Business Intelligence Analyst I

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

We are looking for a curious, detail-oriented data professional who is excited to turn raw data into clear, trustworthy insights for the business.

This role will build semantic views in our Snowflake-based enterprise data warehouse and use them to develop analytics and dashboards in Sigma, our BI platform. You'll work closely with business stakeholders to understand their questions, then translate those questions into clean, well-modeled data and intuitive visualizations.

This is a junior-to-mid level role, ideal for someone who wants to build a strong foundation in data analytics with a clear path toward analytics engineering, including tools like dbt and Dagster, as they grow.

Position Details

Salary Range: $70,000 - $90,000

Location: Boulder, CO or Boston, MA

Full-Time

Hybrid - 2 days in the office

Reporting to: Director of Data Management & Analytics

Primary Responsibilities

Semantic Modeling & Data Prep

• Build and maintain semantic views in Snowflake that make curated data easy to query and understand

• Perform data validation and error analysis to catch and resolve data quality issues

• Collaborate with the EDA team to ensure semantic views meet business reporting needs

• Document data definitions and logic so datasets are self-serve friendly

Analytics & Dashboarding

• Design and build dashboards and reports in Sigma

• Translate ambiguous business questions into clear, structured analyses

• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements and iterate on deliverables

• Communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Collaboration & Growth

• Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team

• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve data and dashboard quality

• Contribute to a learning-oriented team environment

• Pursue growth opportunities into analytics engineering, this could include activities such as working with established tooling such as dbt and Dagster to working on special projects with senior staff from other teams and/or departments.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in data analysis, BI, or a related analytics role

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., economics, computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics) or equivalent experience

• Solid SQL skills, ideally with experience in Snowflake or a similar cloud data warehouse

• Experience building dashboards or reports in a modern BI tool (Sigma experience a plus)

• Comfortable working with large datasets and translating business logic into queries

• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail

• Ability to balance speed and rigor in a fast-paced environment

• Comfortable asking questions and digging into ambiguity rather than waiting for perfect requirements

• Enjoys working on a highly collaborative, fast-paced team

• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders

• Self-directed and able to manage priorities with support from senior team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with version control (Git) a plus

• Exposure to dbt, Dagster, or similar data pipeline/transformation tools

• Interest in Python for data analysis

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.