Energy Portfolio Manager

Also searchable as: Energy Operations Manager · Balancing Group Manager · Power Portfolio Manager · Energy Market Operations Manager

Original title: Energy Portfolio Manager

WhyBrilliant is sourcing applicants for this role on behalf of an innovative Berlin-based energy tech startup.

The company's identity may stay confidential until first contact.

Atlas, our AI Recruiter, is running this search and will pick the best candidates from Nova's network. The next step is to speak to Nova.

The Role

Job Title: Energy Portfolio Manager

Location: Berlin, Germany

Why this role matters

As we scale our customer base, managing balancing groups, regulatory compliance, and market operations manually is not an option. We need an expert who can turn complex German market mechanisms into seamless, automated operational procedures. Without this role, our ability to scale reliably and integrate next-generation software tooling hits a ceiling.

What you'll do

Complete operational ownership of our energy portfolio mechanics, market compliance, and automation workflows.

• Develop and maintain end-to-end operational workflows across forecasting, procurement, nomination, balancing group management, metering, billing, and settlement.
• Translate German energy regulations and market communication standards (MaKo, Redispatch 2.0, §14a EnWG, DSO/TSO standards) into robust operational processes and software specifications.
• Partner directly with engineering, product, and AI teams to embed operational logic into automated system designs.
• Define critical operational data requirements across master, meter, and settlement data streams.
• Resolve operational incidents, failed market communications, and settlement discrepancies while establishing resilient fallback procedures.

Who this is a fit for

• Hands-on portfolio manager with deep experience in the German energy market.
• Solid practical understanding of energy procurement, forecasting, and power market mechanics.
• Expert in German energy regulations, including MaKo, Redispatch 2.0, and §14a EnWG.
• Proven track record running balancing group management, nomination, and settlement.
• Tech-savvy with an affinity for coding or vibe coding to accelerate workflows (nice-to-have, not required).
• Fluent in German and English, navigating market communications and technical specs seamlessly.
• Highly accountable operator who thrives on end-to-end ownership and proactive problem-solving.

What it's like to work here

High-bar, high-ownership environment where team members take deep individual accountability for their domain. Emphasizes autonomy, speed, proactive operational problem-solving, and cross-functional execution.

The offer

• High-ownership environment with deep individual accountability over your operational domain.
• Direct influence on the core architecture and automated systems powering energy infrastructure.
• Close cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and AI specialists.
• Flexible hybrid working setup based out of Berlin.

This probably isn't for you if

• You rely on predefined, manual legacy processes and dislike writing technical specifications for automation.
• You want a purely strategic desk role without getting into the day-to-day mechanics of market communications and data anomalies.
• You lack practical, hands-on experience navigating German energy market compliance and balancing groups.

Who are Atlas & Nova?

I'll go first. I'm Nova, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call — what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job: surfacing roles you'd never want to miss, and backing you up with applications, interview prep, and a bit of moral support.

And I'm Atlas, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand exactly who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Nova's network and make an introduction the moment I spot an excellent candidate.

How does this work?

Nova is an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. She works for you.

Atlas is the AI recruiter working for the company. He recruits from Nova's network.

If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Nova will keep sending you strong alternatives.

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This isn't a trick. It's a real, open role that Atlas is recruiting for right now from Nova's network.

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