Energy retailer and trading platform for net-zero transition
SmartestEnergy operates a multi-market energy retail and trading business across the UK, US, and Australia, selling renewable electricity, power purchase agreements, and renewable certificates to customers and generators. The tech stack is Microsoft-native (Workday, Salesforce, Azure, Power BI, .NET), with active hiring across operations, finance, and engineering—particularly concentrated in operations and finance roles—signaling a transformation-heavy phase focused on scaling back-office systems and market operations rather than product velocity.
Notable leadership hires: Compliance & Regulation Head
SmartestEnergy is a privately-held energy company serving customers, generators, and commercial partners seeking renewable electricity and net-zero transition pathways. The business model spans retail energy sales, power purchase agreements, renewable certificate trading, and advisory services. With 501–1,000 employees across offices in London, the United States, and Australia, the company is undergoing significant operational transformation, including a Workday finance system implementation and process redesign initiatives aimed at improving hedging strategies, customer onboarding, and compliance reporting.
Primary stack: Workday, Salesforce, Azure (functions, service bus, logic apps, synapse analytics), .NET, ASP.NET Core, Python, C#, SQL, Power BI, Terraform, and Microsoft Office suite. Workday is currently being adopted for finance transformation.
Core initiatives include Workday finance implementation, financial month-end close redesign, energy trading agreement origination, market entry expansion, hedging strategy optimization, and process automation to improve reporting efficiency and customer onboarding.
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