Elexon
Service Lead, Settlement and Insights
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Service Lead, Settlement & Insights (Global Grade 11) to join our Settlement and Insights team on a 12-month FTC.
This role is central to ensuring the effective day-to-day delivery of settlement services that underpin the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), while driving operational excellence and continuous service improvement.
You’ll play a key role in leading operational services, managing a small team of Service Analysts, and acting as a subject matter expert across settlement processes. Working closely with colleagues, customers, and industry stakeholders, you’ll help ensure the accurate delivery of settlement services, mitigate operational risk, and support industry change initiatives that are shaping the future of Great Britain’s electricity market on the journey to Net Zero.
What you’ll do:
- As Settlement Service Lead, you’ll lead the day-to-day operation of one or more settlement services, ensuring we continue to deliver high-quality, customer-focused services while meeting our legal obligations under the BSC.
- Lead and develop a small team of Service Analysts, providing coaching, guidance, and performance support.
- Oversee the day-to-day delivery of settlement services, ensuring operational excellence and compliance with BSC obligations.
- Champion an outstanding customer experience by resolving complex operational issues and supporting customers effectively.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert, providing technical leadership on settlement processes, industry rules, and operational procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve services, reduce operational risk, and enhance customer outcomes.
- Support Service Owners with prioritisation, backlog management, and continuous service improvement.
- Deliver business readiness activities for industry change, including operational documentation, training, and transition into service.
- Analyse operational data and trends to provide insight, recommendations, and reporting to senior stakeholders, committees, and industry groups.
- Build strong relationships across Elexon, industry participants, regulators, and service providers to deliver collaborative solutions.
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What you’ll bring:
We’re looking for someone who combines strong operational leadership with excellent stakeholder management and technical expertise.
- Experience leading or mentoring teams in an operational or service delivery environment.
- Strong knowledge of operational processes, continuous improvement, and customer service management.
- The ability to interpret complex technical or regulatory information and communicate it clearly to different audiences.
- Excellent analytical skills with experience using data to identify trends, solve problems, and support decision-making.
- Confidence building relationships with senior stakeholders, customers, and external partners.
- A proactive approach to managing priorities, improving processes, and driving positive change.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Desirable experience:
- Knowledge of the Balancing and Settlement Code and GB electricity market arrangements.
- Experience with industry change programmes, such as Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS).
- Experience using SQL, Python, R, or data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
- Experience presenting to industry forums or senior governance groups.
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What’s in it for you:
- Up to £69,550 salary
- Excellent benefits including bonus, private medical insurance, and generous pension scheme
- The opportunity to work within a thriving organisation which can support your growth and development
- We operate a hybrid working approach with 2 days in our London office
Our culture
We believe a diverse and inclusive culture allows innovation and creativity to flourish. We are committed to continuously improving our culture for our colleagues and stakeholders. Through our hugely successful Diversity Forum, Mental Health First Aid network, and regular programme of activities and events, we celebrate difference and recognise the value of employee wellbeing, which is a consistent outcome from annual employee surveys that we conduct. Likewise, as a community, we like to support each other, and all agree Elexon is a great place to work with a great workspace too!
At Elexon, we want to:
- Provide true equality of opportunity
- Attract and retain diverse talent
- Listen to all voices
- Be representative of the communities we work in
- Be a role model for Diversity and Inclusion in the industry
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Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape the future of energy services.
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