Vice President of Strategic Project Operations

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

The Vice President of Strategic Projects is a senior Operations leader and strategic partner to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). You are the ultimate force multiplier, helping drive the execution, coordination, and operational effectiveness of our 100+ person Operations organization. You will act as a strategic extension of the COO, driving operational effectiveness and execution across the organization, facilitating executive-level reporting and engagement with the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors. You will do this by partnering with leaders throughout Yes Energy to align priorities, resolve complex business challenges, and deliver enterprise-wide outcomes. You will also ensure that priorities are clearly defined, that cross-functional initiatives remain on track, and that Operations leaders are aligned around company objectives. 

Success in this role requires a unique combination of strategic thinking, operational rigor, exceptional communication, and the ability to influence without direct authority. The VP of Strategic Projects operates across the full spectrum of business challenges—from executive planning and organizational design to operational cadence, strategic projects, diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and executive communications.

Position Details

• Salary range:  $230,000 - $260,000
• Location: Hybrid (Boulder, CO) 
• Full-time
• Hybrid - 2 days in the office
• Reporting to: COO

Primary Responsibilities

Operations Team Leadership and Administration

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the COO and leadership team on strategic priorities and key decisions
• Drive decision-making on the COO’s behalf for designated operational and cross-functional matters, escalating when enterprise tradeoffs are required
• Anticipate organizational, process, and technology needs as the company scales, leading initiatives to keep Operations positioned to scale effectively
• Partner with the COO and Ops Leadership to set operational priorities, meeting cadences, and team processes
• Translate company strategy into OKRs/goals, tracking cross-departmental progress to drive ownership, accountability, and measurable outcomes
• Lead the annual budgeting and planning process for Operations, setting timelines, expectations, and partnering with the COO, People Operations, and Finance to ensure resourcing with strategic priorities 

Strategic Initiatives

• Identify and lead enterprise initiatives that improve scalability, operating leverage, customer outcomes, and long-term enterprise value.
• Lead project management for M&A diligence and post-acquisition integration, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, and realized business outcomes

Team Management and Leadership

• Build and lead a high-impact team focused on operational effectiveness, scalability, and cost efficiency with measurable business outcomes.
• Lead change management efforts across Operations, evolving and operating rhythms as the company scales

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience, with progressive responsibility in senior operating, strategy, or corporate development roles.
• Large-scale program and change management experience with distributed, global teams
• Corporate development experience, including M&A diligence and post-acquisition integration
• Strong business and financial acumen, including experience connecting operational decisions to revenue, margin, customer, and enterprise-value outcomes
• Experience supporting C-level executives
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and balance strategic work with hands-on execution
• Strong experience working with market data and SaaS systems
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

What you bring to Yes Energy

• Demonstrated ability to lead and drive outcomes in a matrixed organization, building alignment and accountability through influence, credibility, and trusted relationships. Ability to work in a matrixed organization using influence
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including experience preparing executive and board-level materials
• Exceptional project and program management skills with a proven ability to drive execution and deliver results
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional, enterprise-wide initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization
• An executive presence that instills confidence in prospects, customers, the operations team, and Yes Energy
• Ability to anticipate the needs and challenges of the Operations organization while balancing them against broader enterprise priorities and advocating for solutions that create company value.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or another finance-related field
• Experience serving and supporting SaaS customers
• Knowledge of Yes Energy solutions
• Knowledge of competitive solutions

About Yes Energy

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions.  Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.  The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.  Yes Energy has a team of 400 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company.
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.  This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways. 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.