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Let’s say that your company is running a standard control and variant AB test on a feature to increase conversion rates on the landing page. The PM checks the results and finds a .04 p-value.

How would you assess the validity of the result?

Experiment Validity

In an A/B test, how can you check if assignment to the various buckets was truly random?

In an A/B test, which of the following is a common method to determine if the assignment to the test groups was truly random?

In an A/B test, which of the following is a common method to determine if the assignment to the test groups was truly random?

Random Bucketing

Suppose there exists a new airline named Jetco that flies domestically across North America. Jetco recently had a study commissioned that tested the boarding time of every airline, and it came out that Jetco had the fastest average boarding times of any airline.

What factors could have biased this result, and what would you look into?

What could potentially bias the average boarding time in favor of an airline that only flies domestically?

What could potentially bias the average boarding time in favor of an airline that only flies domestically?

Boarding Times Bias

A new airline came out as the fastest average boarding times compared to other airlines.  What factors could have biased this result and what would you look into?

Entergy Salaries by Position

The incumbent is considered a technical expert in credit risk management and is responsible for providing credit risk analysis and mitigation advice for business-to-business transactions, including securitization of customer obligations. The position is also responsible for ensuring that collateral requirements associated with positions in the wholesale energy markets are appropriately managed. The person in the position provides guidance to less experienced staff members.Job Duties/Responsibilities<ul><li>Assesses the credit worthiness of non-residential customers and collaborates with cross-functional teams to negotiate appropriate amounts and forms of securitization of customer obligations.</li><li>Leads the credit evaluation team for the acquisition of generating resources via a competitive Request for Proposal process. Provide formal credit risk evaluation services in support of the corporate risk committee process, ongoing counterparty research and ad hoc analyses at the request of internal customers.</li><li>Develops and maintains a strong, visible presence where she/he is recognized as a credit risk management expert for the enterprise.</li><li>Actively supports the negotiation of credit terms for standard and nonstandard contracts including standard enabling agreements like NAESB and ISDA.</li><li>Suggests and implements process improvements to benefit the team and/or the organization.</li><li>Assists in managing liquidity, including by ensuring collateral management processes supporting activities in the wholesale energy markets are well developed and executed.</li><li>Participates in special projects to support business processes.</li><li>Trains and develops less experienced staff members and guide their day-to-day activities. Ensure the group timely executes its processes and delivers on its work product. Ensures robust procedures for the group’s processes are in place and properly documented.</li></ul>Minimum education required of the position<ul><li>Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience</li></ul>Minimum experience required of the position<ul><li>7 years of experience in a related field</li></ul>Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position<ul><li>Extensive credit risk management knowledge, preferably in a business-to-business setting</li><li>Ability to analyze and extract information from financial statements to assess the creditworthiness of counterparties</li><li>High level of familiarity with the types of third-party transactions inherent in the electric utility or other capital-intensive industries</li><li>Proficient knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel</li><li>Ability to work within a team environment and lead a team with minimal supervision</li><li>Ability to prioritize and handle multiple time sensitive projects effectively</li></ul>Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position<ul><li>Preferred: CPA or CFA</li></ul>Primary Location: Texas-The WoodlandsJob Function: ProfessionalFLSA Status: ProfessionalRelocation Option: No Relocation OfferedUnion description/code: NON BARGAINING UNITNumber of Openings: 1Req ID: 116609Travel Percentage: Up to 25%Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
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Please Note: Only US Persons considered for the role. This position is subject to ITAR/EAR regulations. “US Person” includes US Citizen or US National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSEAs a member of an agile development team, the Business Analyst will define, plan, track, and report on the progress of platform enhancements Entergy’s ServiceNow platform. The BA is reliable, capable of writing user stories, planning sprints and releases, and can lead all agile ceremonies. They track and communicate progress, and escalate to leadership as necessary. They use their familiarity with IT systems and the utilities business to lead conversations and gather requirements for their scrum team. They may also draw on user experience or quality assurance experience to build durable systems that delight their customers.JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES<ul><li>Has ownership and oversight of their user story backlog, for which they define, refine, plan, and prioritize with the help of the multi-disciplinary scrum team.</li><li>Supports creating the overall roadmap and shapes demand for enterprise platform consumption by directly interfacing with end-users, stakeholders, and process owners and helping to document desired business outcomes, identifying solutions, and verifying that project deadlines and objectives are met.</li><li>Lead all scrum ceremonies to achieve the desired outcome; use Agile/Scrum practices to facilitate the growth of a highly effective team.</li><li>Maximizes value by identifying additional business outcomes the platform allows.</li><li>Work as a part of a team of ServiceNow engineers, developers, QAs, and architects to deliver platform enhancements.</li><li>Support Organizational Change Management and Continual Service Improvement initiatives.</li></ul><h3>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Minimum education and experience required of the position. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or business related field and 3+ years of relevant experience is required, or in lieu of a degree 6+ years of relevant experience is required.</h3>Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position<ul><li>Solid analytic and problem-solving skills with excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Agile Scrum Master experience working with development teams.</li><li>Ability to interface with team members at all levels, including business operations, technology, and management. Especially with regards to coaching, influencing, and gap analysis.</li><li>Product backlog understanding, definition, and management.</li></ul>Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities<ul><li>ServiceNow Experience is desired.</li><li>3+ Years working as a scrum master, business analyst, or similar for an enterprise platform.</li><li>Understanding of design thinking techniques including Persona's, Journey Maps, and Business Model Canvas.</li><li>Hands-on experience in the software product development and tracking process and their related governance.</li></ul>Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position<ul><li>Any ServiceNow, Certified Scrum Master, or ITIL certifications are a plus.</li></ul>WORKING CONDITIONS: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
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Job Title:   Senior IT Business Analyst

Work Place Flexibility:   Hybrid

Legal Entity:   Entergy Services, LLC

This position is a hybrid role, requiring reporting to the ofifce up to 3 days a week, will be filled as an IT Business Analyst - IT Business Analyst, SR depending on related experience. The successful candidate will be required to reside in Entergy's Corporate Service Territory (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, or Mississippi.

JOB SUMMARY

The IT Business Analyst is responsible for understanding the business, aligning IT strategy with overall business strategy and Entergy strategic imperatives, assisting in project prioritization, and ensuring that projects align with the IT standards.This position will serve as liaison between Meter to Cash (M2C) business unit and M2C support teams, working with the business to understand future goals and objectives in order to develop strategic plans, transform them into investment proposals and facilitate budgetary schedule and cost estimation processesin support of Entergy's Customer System application portfolio. This role will support execution of approved projects in support of Entergy's project Service Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC) and associated project deliverables such as Requirements Document, Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test Management Plan. Additionally, this role will support key day to day operations in understanding, documenting and identifying continuous improvement opportunities in the Meter to Cash value stream (including metering, billing, rates) and day to day operational Support to ensure customer incident/service requests are handled in a timely manner and there are no impacts to daily operations.

This role is critical in ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of our system controls, particularly for systems associated with SAP Industry Solution for Utility (IS-U) and SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, and Controls).

Furthermore, this role will be key in achieving 100% compliance of our SOX and Operational controls, as well as identifying areas of non-compliance or discrepancies and recommend corrective actions and work with both our Internal Audit and Regulatory Compliance teams on a regular basis. They use reports to evaluate the strength and thoroughness of compliance preparations, security policies, user access controls and risk management procedures over the course of a compliance audit.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The position includes documenting and reviewing system controls and procedures, with a strong emphasis on precision and promptness to prevent deficiencies.
Additionally, this role serves as a backup for SAP Security, helping to enhance our security processes and procedures. This includes assisting in updating our System User Documentation (SUD) and maintaining detailed, up-to-date control review process documentation. They will save and evaluate data using pre-defined reports in SAP GRC.
Engage business to review vision, goals, strategies, risk mitigation, and objectives to develop and maintain IT roadmaps for capital planning.
Serve as an expert in business needs and maintaining context for improving business and IT alignment.
Maintain awareness of business objectives, including critical business problems and business goals.
Keep abreast of industry trends and innovations in technology.
Work with the Service Delivery Managers and Business Unit leaders to maintain an understanding of business/client priorities and functional processes.
Provide Operational Support (through Incident Management, Service Request Oversight, Problem Management, Change Request/Enhancements, Compliance Support, and Application Environment Management) to achieve service excellence.
Create and maintain all work products related to the project management process (e.g., business case, use case, functional specification, solution design specifications, requirements traceability matrix, and financial models) to ensure they the work products are comprehensive for transition to the development teams for detailed design and the creation of test scripts.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education Required for the position:      Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or experience equivalent
Experience Required for the position:      Required: 1+ years general Process Controls and Audit experience
Required: 1+ years general User Security, Roles, and Permissions experience
IT Business Analyst:     Required: 1+ years general IT project experience
Preferred: 3+ years general IT directly relevant to the position
Preferred: 1 - 3 years in the Energy Industry and IT Service Delivery
IT Business Analyst Sr Level:     Required: 5+ years general IT project experience
Preferred: 6+ years general IT experience directly relevant to the position
Preferred: 3 + years in the Energy Industry and IT Service Delivery
Minimum knowledge and/or skills required:       Software Development Life Cycle, Change Management, Project Management, Conflict Management, Vendor Management, Test Management including knowledge of HP ALM, Business Analysis, Experience with Microsoft Office products (specifically MS Excel with pivot tables and charts), Communication skills (written/verbal), Business case development, Stakeholder engagement, Requirements writing, Organizational skills, Operational/Problem Management, and Control and Audit Management
Experience with Meter to Cash business processes is a preferred, but not required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES ETC., REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION       PMP (desired, not required)
CBAP (desired, not required)
IT Technical Certifications (as needed)
Business Process Modeling (training)

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Primary Location:  Texas-The WoodlandsArkansas : Little Rock || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option:  No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID:  116647
Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf.If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click  here  and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).   Equal Opportunity   and Pay Transparency  .

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contactHRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

EEI Testing:

One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session, we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test. The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and numberof questions. Also, keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website, http://www.eei.org/practicetests , Logon ID: entergy, password: practice test (2 words).Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.

In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing, the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note:  Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

The Business Analyst (Business Intelligence) reports to the Manager, Supply Chain Applications & Insights, and often works closely with the Chief Supply Officer and his/her team to help drive continual improvements across Entergy and within Entergy S Intelligence, Business, Supply Chain, Business Analyst, Senior Analyst, Analyst, Technology

Work Place Flexibility:   Hybrid

Legal Entity:   Entergy Services, LLC

**This position may be domiciled in The Woodlands, TX; New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; or Little Rock, AR**

**This position will be filled as aBusiness Analyst Senior, Senior Lead, or Senior Staff and the level will be dependent on experience and qualifications.**

Job Summary/Purpose

The Business Analyst (Business Intelligence) reports to the Manager, Supply Chain Applications & Insights, and often works closely with the Chief Supply Officer and his/her team to help drive continual improvements across Entergy and within Entergy Supply Chain.

Performance data must be transparent, deliver insight and underpin forward looking business decisions so that Entergy can grow a world class energy business. To support this goal the position will be responsible to process timely, relevant, and accurate data along with developing and implementing an enterprise-wide supply chain performance planning, measurement, and management framework.

Key Responsibilities
At all times put safety first, actively promote safety in both the office environment and on-site/off-site visits at Entergy or supplier sites.
Architect, build and publish Supply Chain metrics, analytics, and reporting for inclusion in Supply Chain and business communications.
Extract and aggregate data sets from various sources, including both databases and flat files.
Apply data analytics practices and the right tools (e.g. Power BI, Python, SQL, dbt, Airflow, PySpark, AWS).
Gather requirements, formulate metrics and synthesize analytics into dashboard and reports.
Present data and information, in technical and business terms, with a compelling final product that tells a story to management.
Analyze data sources, taxonomies and methodologies regularly to ensure data integrity from all relevant data sources.
Identify statistically significant patterns, correlations, and compelling questions raised by such analysis.
Effectively manage relationships and can create rapport with others. Anticipate customer/stakeholder needs and accept ownership.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum  education  required of the position     Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field required or equivalent work experience.
Advanced degree in a related specialty is preferred.
Minimum  experience  required of the position      Senior Analyst:  At least 6+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 10+ years without degree
Senior Lead Analyst: At least 8+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 12+ years without degree
SeniorStaff Analyst: At least 10+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 14+ years without degree
Desired  knowledge, skills and abilities  required of the position

Technical      Experience with SQL, Python, GitLab
Experience with Power BI or other Business Intelligence tools
Mastery in gathering requirements, formulate metrics and convert data analysis into tangible reporting products.
Mastery in report design, data visualization and presentation techniques.
Experience in application of data management, control and data mining applications and systems.
Deep level proficiency at providing data driven insights and key recommendations on findings.
Deep proficiency at sharing key insights with department staff and analytics team to promote continuous learning.
Partners with executives to define key findings and establish actions plans.
Has knowledge and understanding of existing and evolving Supply Chain systems.
Identifies the need for new systems and offers strategic input on the utilization of current systems.
Professional      Deep expertise to advise on the application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of assignments, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery.
Deep expertise leading the development of data/information analyses to assist the business in decision making; provide business insights and data trends through detailed reports.
Ability to communicate autonomously with Supply Chain stakeholders, including executive level, delivering key messages concisely, supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes.
Continually seeks sources of business intelligence on company imperatives, industry trends and emerging capabilities that will drive a world-class supply chain.
Deep proficiency at understanding and recognizing opportunities for change and creating strategies. Leads organization through the preparation and execution. Is at the forefront of aligning change with organizational impact.
Deep proficiency at building extensive relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders.
Mastery in developing strategies to improve capabilities relative to business objectives and impactful industry trends.
Deep understanding of change management relative to reporting and analytics for the business.
Leadership      Decisive leadership abilities, with the skill to influence others to action, and to successfully implement strategies and process improvements
Extensive knowledge of change management and continuous improvement methods, and the application to daily activities to drive performance improvement.
Mastery at providing direction on appropriate change to enable business objectives and ensures consistent application across all initiatives and stakeholder interactions.
Ability to communicate complex scenarios and data, clearly articulate the organization's strategy, and translate organizational strategy into departmental strategies and plans
Mastery at technical and professional coaching/mentoring on contract provisions, commercial analytics, etc., to project teams, other SC personnel and Entergy customers.
Ability to lead others through ambiguity and support functional leadership of small teams.
Capability to be the trusted advisor; leader/coach in identifying what is important to the customer base.

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Primary Location:  Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands
Job Function : Professional
FLSA Status : Professional
Relocation Option:  No Relocation Offered
Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings : 1
Req ID:  116600
Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf.If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click  here  and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).   Equal Opportunity   and   Pay Transparency   .

Pay Transparency Notice:

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contactHRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note:  Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC **This position may be domiciled in The Woodlands, TX; New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; or Little Rock, AR** **This position will be filled as aBusiness Analyst Senior, Senior Lead, or Senior Staff and the level will be dependent on experience and qualifications.** Job Summary/Purpose The Business Analyst (Business Intelligence) reports to the Manager, Supply Chain Applications & Insights, and often works closely with the Chief Supply Officer and his/her team to help drive continual improvements across Entergy and within Entergy Supply Chain. Performance data must be transparent, deliver insight and underpin forward looking business decisions so that Entergy can grow a world class energy business. To support this goal the position will be responsible to process timely, relevant, and accurate data along with developing and implementing an enterprise-wide supply chain performance planning, measurement, and management framework. Key Responsibilities <ul> <li> At all times put safety first, actively promote safety in both the office environment and on-site/off-site visits at Entergy or supplier sites. </li> <li> Architect, build and publish Supply Chain metrics, analytics, and reporting for inclusion in Supply Chain and business communications. </li> <li> Extract and aggregate data sets from various sources, including both databases and flat files. </li> <li> Apply data analytics practices and the right tools (e.g. Power BI, Python, SQL, dbt, Airflow, PySpark, AWS). </li> <li> Gather requirements, formulate metrics and synthesize analytics into dashboard and reports. </li> <li> Present data and information, in technical and business terms, with a compelling final product that tells a story to management. </li> <li> Analyze data sources, taxonomies and methodologies regularly to ensure data integrity from all relevant data sources. </li> <li> Identify statistically significant patterns, correlations, and compelling questions raised by such analysis. </li> <li> Effectively manage relationships and can create rapport with others. Anticipate customer/stakeholder needs and accept ownership. </li> </ul>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Minimum education required of the position <ul> <li> Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field required or equivalent work experience. </li> <li> Advanced degree in a related specialty is preferred. </li> </ul>Minimum experience required of the position <ul> <li> Senior Analyst: At least 6+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 10+ years without degree </li> <li> Senior Lead Analyst:At least 8+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 12+ years without degree </li> <li> SeniorStaff Analyst:At least 10+ years of professional experience with Bachelor's Degree; 14+ years without degree </li> </ul>Desired knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position Technical <ul> <li> Experience with SQL, Python, GitLab </li> <li> Experience with Power BI or other Business Intelligence tools </li> <li> Mastery in gathering requirements, formulate metrics and convert data analysis into tangible reporting products. </li> <li> Mastery in report design, data visualization and presentation techniques. </li> <li> Experience in application of data management, control and data mining applications and systems. </li> <li> Deep level proficiency at providing data driven insights and key recommendations on findings. </li> <li> Deep proficiency at sharing key insights with department staff and analytics team to promote continuous learning. </li> <li> Partners with executives to define key findings and establish actions plans. </li> <li> Has knowledge and understanding of existing and evolving Supply Chain systems. </li> <li> Identifies the need for new systems and offers strategic input on the utilization of current systems. </li> </ul>Professional <ul> <li> Deep expertise to advise on the application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of assignments, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery. </li> <li> Deep expertise leading the development of data/information analyses to assist the business in decision making; provide business insights and data trends through detailed reports. </li> <li> Ability to communicate autonomously with Supply Chain stakeholders, including executive level, delivering key messages concisely, supported by relevant data; influencing skills to develop best outcomes. </li> <li> Continually seeks sources of business intelligence on company imperatives, industry trends and emerging capabilities that will drive a world-class supply chain. </li> <li> Deep proficiency at understanding and recognizing opportunities for change and creating strategies. Leads organization through the preparation and execution. Is at the forefront of aligning change with organizational impact. </li> <li> Deep proficiency at building extensive relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders. </li> <li> Mastery in developing strategies to improve capabilities relative to business objectives and impactful industry trends. </li> <li> Deep understanding of change management relative to reporting and analytics for the business. </li> </ul>Leadership <ul> <li> Decisive leadership abilities, with the skill to influence others to action, and to successfully implement strategies and process improvements </li> <li> Extensive knowledge of change management and continuous improvement methods, and the application to daily activities to drive performance improvement. </li> <li> Mastery at providing direction on appropriate change to enable business objectives and ensures consistent application across all initiatives and stakeholder interactions. </li> <li> Ability to communicate complex scenarios and data, clearly articulate the organization's strategy, and translate organizational strategy into departmental strategies and plans </li> <li> Mastery at technical and professional coaching/mentoring on contract provisions, commercial analytics, etc., to project teams, other SC personnel and Entergy customers. </li> <li> Ability to lead others through ambiguity and support functional leadership of small teams. </li> <li> Capability to be the trusted advisor; leader/coach in identifying what is important to the customer base. </li> </ul> #LI-NC1 #LI-HYBRID Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : New Orleans || Arkansas : Little Rock || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 116600 Travel Percentage:Up to 25% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below. EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Accessibility:Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf.If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request. Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties. Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement:The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. 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Job Summary/PurposeThis position is responsible for a deep understanding of the MISO market along with the generation and capacity opportunities and challenges within the market. The role is responsible for providing strategic guidance to Management with respect to market opportunities and challenges as well as managing a team of professionals that execute on the opportunities to meet the resource needs of the Utility.This position will be required to develop strategic plans, negotiation strategy, and lead a team that will diligence, negotiate, execute, and then manage power purchase agreements, acquisitions, co-owner arrangements and other capacity and energy related products along with other MISO registration/financial delivery mechanism requirements. The position is responsible for ensuring contracts are appropriately developed and managed to ensure the full recovery and realization of benefits to all Entergy Stakeholders. The position provides commercial guidance to senior management, compliance, regulatory staff, various subject matter experts, and other stakeholders. The position also maintains market contacts and relationships internally and externally to ensure current energy product and market knowledge and effectively implement corresponding strategic supply initiatives.Job Duties/Responsibilities<ul><li>Provide strategic guidance to senior management with respect to the market for capacity and energy products including conventional generation and renewable products along with MISO auction revenue rights/financial transmission rights, as applicable. This requires a deep understanding of the MISO market and monitoring the changes in the capacity and generation market, including supply chain issues, tariff impacts, environmental requirements, and changes in law.</li><li>This role will manage changes to model contracts in response to market/legal developments and will provide recommendations to Entergy Operating Companies on MISO policy changes that may affect MISO Commercial Model registration options or financial congestion hedging opportunities, including but not limited to broad oversight of the annual MISO ARR/FTR process and strategy.</li><li>Monitor MISO operations of existing long-term power agreements in order to mitigate commercial risk and assure full recovery and benefits to Entergy stakeholders. Participate in relevant industry meetings, as needed, to provide strategic feedback concerning commercial issues and maintain market knowledge.</li><li>Develop and manage a team of professionals to support strategic opportunities to transact on capacity and generation resource opportunities to meet the needs of the Utility.</li><li>Resource agreements can include the following: power plant acquisitions, physical and financial power purchase agreements including storage, technical scope documents, unsolicited offers, amendments, renewals, request for proposal bid development or resource evaluation, and other energy agreements. May be requested to serve as lead negotiator with counterparties for complex transactions.</li><li>Lead and support the necessary analysis and risk assessment to develop solution-based options for complex contractual obligations which often requires cross-functional input. Develop, recommend, and implement strategy and process improvements that support the company vision and resource procurement strategy.</li><li>Serve as the primary liaison between the counterparties and internal Entergy business units. In the liaison role, lead and work with internal teams to manage accounting issues, price structures, contract terms, delivery constraints, regulatory requirements and any and all other risks that increase market opportunities or remove barriers to deal execution.</li><li>Will develop and maintain relationships with developers, marketers, and owners of generation to understand market opportunities and ensure open communication for contractual negotiations.</li><li>Support all internal approval requirements, including review of extensive documents and presentations for executive management including the Entergy Board of Directors.</li><li>Provide support for Entergy's regulatory and legal proceedings, including the drafting of formal requests for information and testimony. Sponsor testimony as requested.</li><li>Serve as the Entergy management representative in strategic co-owned units. Develop and maintain internal and external customer relationships in support of this function which includes management meetings, budget controls, operational performance reviews, and other contractual obligations which vary by contract.</li><li>Responsibilities and complexity of contractual assignments commensurate with position held and/or team experience.</li></ul>Minimum education required of the position.<ul><li>Bachelor's degree with related energy work experience</li><li>Preferred: advanced degree</li></ul>Minimum experience required of the position.<ul><li>At least 7+ years of relevant utility work experience</li><li>Desired experience: experience managing power contracts in a regulated utility environment; experience participating in regulatory proceedings or filings; experience managing large project implementation; experience with commercial transaction negotiations; experience in stakeholder management/leading cross functional project teams or direct reports providing both detailed and high-level communications sensitive to respective audience.</li></ul>Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position.<ul><li>Knowledge of ISO/RTOs, with a preference for MISO</li><li>Working knowledge of key contractual risk terms in power purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, WSPP and bilateral power agreements</li><li>Negotiation experience and experience presenting complex issues to senior management</li><li>Ability to train, develop, and manage a team of professionals</li><li>Ability to research and learn industry/market with the skills to influence the market to support operating company resource needs</li></ul>Technical expertise preferred, including high-level understanding of plant and transmission operations; long and short-term planning strategies in a regulated utility environment.Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the positionNonePrimary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 116885 Travel Percentage: Up to 25%An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.
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