Lead AI Strategist - Trade & Data Platforms

Lead AI Strategist - Trade & Data Platforms

NextEra Energy Marketing is one of the nation's leading electricity and natural gas marketers, and a key player in the energy markets in the United States and Canada. As a part of NextEra Energy Resources, we specialize in innovative energy strategies that maximize market value for our customers and stakeholders. Our team is skilled in market analysis, trading, risk management and delivering tailored customer solutions across North America. If you are a strategic thinker eager to make a significant impact in the fast-paced energy industry, join our team today.
Position Specific Description:
We are seeking a highly technical and entrepreneurial Lead AI Strategist to design, build, and scale data and analytics solutions that power front-office trading, risk management, and operational workflows. This role sits at the intersection of AI development, trading, data engineering, and quantitative analytics, enabling accurate, high-quality data flows and real-time insights across the organization. The ideal candidate will partner directly with traders and business stakeholders to deliver low-latency, scalable, and high-impact solutions, while modernizing legacy processes and reducing reliance on manual Excel-driven workflows. Experience developing applications using low-code
o-code platforms and AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude, Codex, Devin, Windsurf) is highly preferred.
Key Attributes for Success:
Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
Strong problem-solving skills and creativity in applying technology solutions
Proven ability to build trust with traders and stakeholders in fast-paced environments
Focus on delivering practical, high-impact solutions quickly
Comfortable working across both technical and business domains
What Success Looks Like:
Reliable, automated pipelines replacing manual processes
Improved data quality, transparency, and timeliness across trading workflows
Faster and more accurate P&L, position, and risk visibility
Increased trader productivity through automation and analytical tools
Strong adoption and trust from front-office stakeholders
Key Responsibilities:
AI Development: Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications, agents, and workflow automations that solve business problems and improve operational efficiency.
Data Engineering & Platform Development: Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines supporting trade, position, and market data ingestion and transformation.
System Integration: Integrate front-office trading systems with mid- and back-office platforms (risk, settlements, finance).
Market Data Management: Manage market data subscriptions, ingestion, and vendor integrations.
Analytics, Reporting & Visualization: Develop dashboards and reporting for: P&L and attribution, position and exposure monitoring, risk metrics and performance tracking.
Quantitative Support & Trading Enablement: Partner with traders to: Develop and backtest trading strategies, analyze historical and forward market data, optimize market entry/exit signals.
Automation & Tooling: Design and deploy lightweight, headless applications to automate manual processes currently performed in Excel.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted partner to front-office trading teams, build strong relationships, and proactively identify opportunities to deliver value.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
Strong experience building and maintaining ETL pipelines and data platforms
Proficiency with: Python (data manipulation, automation, scripting) and SQL (data extraction, transformation, and optimization)
NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.
NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.