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Director Asset Management Jobs in United States at BrightNight
Title: Director Asset Management
Company: BrightNight
Location: United States
Company Overview
BrightNight is a high-growth renewable power developer and Independent Power Producer (IPP) with a 30-gigawatt portfolio spanning 20 U.S. states. The company develops innovative, dispatchable, and hybrid energy solutions that deliver reliable, cost-efficient renewable power to utilities, data centers, and other high-demand customers across fast-growing energy markets. Supported by strong financial partners, including Goldman Sachs, experienced industry leadership, and proprietary capabilities such as PowerAlpha®, BrightNight is scaling rapidly while differentiating itself through an AI-enabled, automation-driven approach to project development and operations. For candidates, BrightNight offers the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility, work directly with experienced industry leaders, and grow alongside a company with real momentum and ambitious plans for the future. We’re building a company where intelligence is built in, not bolted on. It is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where smart, curious people can make an outsized impact, grow quickly, and help shape the future of reliable clean energy
Position Summary
The Director, Asset Management is responsible for the overall commercial, financial, and operational performance of BrightNight's operating portfolio. Acting as the business owner for assigned assets, this individual will drive value creation, optimize financial returns, manage commercial relationships, and lead cross-functional efforts to maximize asset performance throughout the lifecycle.
This role requires a strategic, entrepreneurial leader with strong commercial acumen, a bias for action, and the ability to influence decisions across operations, finance, power marketing, development, and executive leadership. We are targeting someone hybrid in our Houston office but open to remote.
Key Responsibilities
- Own asset-level business performance, including revenue, profitability, cash flow, risk management, and long-term value creation.
- Develop and execute asset strategies that optimize commercial outcomes, operational performance, and portfolio returns.
- Lead management of key commercial agreements, including PPAs, tolling agreements, O&M contracts, interconnection agreements, warranties, and financing-related obligations.
- Partner with power marketing and commercial teams to maximize market opportunities and revenue optimization strategies.
- Oversee asset budgets, forecasts, business plans, and performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
- Drive resolution of commercial, operational, and contractual issues while maintaining strong relationships with counterparties, lenders, investors, and service providers.
- Identify and mitigate operational, financial, regulatory, and market risks across the portfolio.
- Support acquisitions, financing activities, asset transitions, and strategic initiatives that enhance portfolio value.
- Collaborate across Operations, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Development, and Commercial teams to achieve business objectives.
- Help build and scale best-in-class asset management processes, tools, and organizational capabilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in asset management, commercial management, power markets, infrastructure, project finance, or renewable energy.
- Demonstrated success managing the commercial and financial performance of operating energy or infrastructure assets.
- Strong understanding of renewable energy, energy storage, power markets, and asset valuation drivers.
- Experience managing complex commercial agreements and external stakeholder relationships.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong financial, analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
What Sets You Apart
- Commercially minded with an owner-operator mentality.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Strategic thinker who balances long-term value creation with near-term execution.
- Skilled at building relationships, influencing stakeholders, and driving results.
- Passionate about scaling businesses and creating value in a rapidly evolving energy market.
Why BrightNight
- Opportunity to lead and shape the performance of a rapidly growing renewable energy portfolio.
- High-visibility role with direct impact on company strategy and financial performance.
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with strong executive engagement.
- Mission-driven company accelerating the energy transition through innovation and operational excellence.
