Flexibility Market Innovation Lead
E.ON
Company Overview
E.ON SE
Essen, Germany
2000
Approximately 50,000 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue of €103.4 billion in 2023 (source: eon.com).
What They Do
E.ON focuses on renewable energy, including wind and solar power, energy storage systems, smart grids, and hydrogen production. The company offers a variety of products and services, including electricity and gas supply, maintenance of energy networks, and solutions for electromobility. E.ON serves customers in Europe, particularly in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Turkey, providing comprehensive energy management from production to consulting (source: bitscale.ai). Target markets include both private households and businesses, with innovative products like the E.ON Next Gen Home, which combines solar energy and heat pumps (source: eonnext.com). E.ON differentiates itself through its 61 GW of generation capacity, which is focused on renewable energy following the separation from conventional businesses (source: energy-storage.news).
Projects & Achievements
E.ON has completed a variety of notable projects, including the integration of 3,000 to 3,500 residential storage systems in Germany. The company operates extensive energy networks in Europe and has research collaborations such as the E.ON Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen, which employs over 150 scientists (source: company-histories.com). Ongoing major projects include the cross-border district heating supply for Zgorzelec (Poland) and Görlitz (Germany), as well as the HDV-E project for the electrification of heavy vehicles, which has secured EU funding (source: eon.com). E.ON is also working on further developing the E.ON Next Gen Home, which is set to roll out in the UK by 2026 (source: eonnext.com).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, E.ON has made several significant announcements, including securing EU funding for the HDV-E project and announcing a cross-border heating supply project for Zgorzelec and Görlitz (source: eon.com). The company has also led the Quantum Innovation Index for the energy sector and reported positive financial results for 2025 (source: eon.com). E.ON is pursuing strategic investments in storage and digital technologies to strengthen its market position (source: energy-storage.news).
Working There
E.ON offers a variety of roles in energy networks, renewable energy development, customer solutions, and digital platforms. The corporate culture promotes interdisciplinary innovation and includes a research center with over 150 scientists focused on urban energy systems (source: youtube.com). The headquarters in Essen is a central location for recruitment, while job opportunities also exist in the UK and other European countries (source: privateequityinternational.com). E.ON values the development of its employees and offers skill enhancement programs, although specific information on salaries or benefits is not comprehensively documented (source: linkedin.com).
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Job Description
To make flexibility work across propositions, platforms and markets we hiring a visionary Flexibility Market Innovation Lead. This role is for someone who combines energy wholesale market literacy, a strong customer orientation, technical knowledge and a builder's mindset.
Your Mission
- Market Activation of Flexibility: Connect market opportunities (e.g., spot, balancing, DSO-flex, imbalance) with platform capabilities and customer offerings. Ensure alignment between our solutions and market value drivers.
- Translation Between Domains: Act as the bridge between trading, regional product teams, and platform development. Translate market strategies and asset aggregation logic into actionable platform requirements and customer-focused use cases.
- Support Proposition Rollout: Collaborate closely with regional teams to design, refine, and scale flexibility-enabled propositions. Provide guidance on value potential, market fit, and operational execution-from battery optimization to dynamic EV tariffs.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with trading to define value pools, guide platform development priorities, and collaborate with product leads to shape scalable offers. You'll integrate efforts across teams for effective convergence.
- Bringing External Expertise: Apply hands-on experience from aggregators, VPPs, or DER-tech startups to enhance our execution speed, clarity, and customer-centric approach. Stay agile in the fast-evolving flexibility markets.
You Are
- Fluent in Flexibility Markets: Expertise in Day-Ahead, Intraday, aFRR, and passive imbalance markets, with a deep understanding of DER participation (batteries, EVs, smart heat).
- Digital Platform Proficient: Able to define functional requirements and orchestration logic for digital platforms, facilitating effective market integration.
- Experienced in Dynamic Energy Environments: Background in agile energy sectors (e.g., aggregators, tech-driven energy firms, VPP operators).
- Hands-On and Proactive: Identify barriers, propose solutions, and drive execution without waiting for direction.
- Strong Stakeholder Navigator: Build collaborative relationships across trading, IT, and retail teams to drive aligned execution.
- Passionate about Innovation: Drive ideas from concept to scalable solutions, contributing to E.ON's leadership in the energy market transformation.
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January 14, 2026
Full Time
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January 14, 2026
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- Essen, Germany
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