The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) is an alliance of more than 140 utilities and energy efficiency organizations working on behalf of more than 13 million energy consumers to increase the adoption of energy-efficient products, services and practices. To do this, the alliance identifies and removes market barriers to energy efficiency to drive permanent change throughout the supply chain. This formalized, lasting approach is known as Market Transformation.

Since 1997, NEEA and the region have saved enough energy to power more than 900,000 homes each year. Energy efficiency can satisfy more than half of our new demand for energy, saving us money and keeping the Northwest a healthy and vibrant place to live.

NEEA has ranked in the top 100 non-profits and green companies to work for in Oregon, and we “walk our talk” in our LEED-certified headquarters in Portland, Oregon. Come join our team of smart, passionate, and experienced professionals to achieve our mission. If you are looking for a challenging career in an industry with booming potential, you've found the right place!

NEEA offers a generous healthcare package, professional development funds, retirement savings with employer matching, remote work options. In addition, we offer a flexible 9/80 schedule to help our employees achieve a better work-life balance.

Position Summary

The Market Analyst serves as a key, cross-functional member on program teams delivering quantitative decision support, generating market insights through data analysis, and contributing to program design and efficiency analysis. The incumbent will learn new markets and translate strategic objectives from program teams to a quantitative business forecast. Communication and project management are critical to success in this role to ensure teams stay aligned and informed with respect to program analytics.

The Market Analyst will support investment decisions by assessing the program potential and risks and influencing strategy and program design to ensure the results are measurable. The Market Analyst will partner with the research and evaluation team to improve market knowledge and related modeling and forecasting. Analytical leadership and curiosity are pivotal strengths of the Market Analyst to advance program success.

Additionally, this person will demonstrate strong leadership and communications skills. Developing relationships with important external stakeholders and the ability to present information and collaborate across many disciplines is critical to success in the role. They will partner with the Principal Analyst to ensure defensible reporting and documentation of assumptions for bi-annual portfolio and funder-level reporting for regulatory reporting purposes.

Your Experience, Education, and Skills:

An equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that would provide the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the successful performance of the essential job duties.

Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business, data science, or a closely related field required.

3+ years of professional experience in financial planning or analysis, operations research or economic analysis and modeling required.

Proven analytical track record including expert-level Excel skills and experience with programming in Python or R.

Ability to synthesize complex information from a variety of sources.

Experience identifying stakeholder needs and recommending and developing actions/plans to meet those needs.

Proven expertise in developing well structured, documented, and easily understood analytical models.

Ability to analyze, interpret and explain statistical data, estimates and projections; and to present results with clarity and precision to technical and non-technical audiences.

Proven success as a team player and a leader representing an analytical function on a cross-functional team.

Knowledge of how to analyze markets, pricing, or sales data for consumer products or other efficiency‑focused product categories is preferred.