Advisor — Utility Strategy (part-time)

The role

This advisor will guide the design and positioning of credit management solutions for electric utilities. You will shape product structures, identify utility stakeholders, and provide perspective on how utilities perceive credit risk and collateral.

What you will do

• Advise on design to align collateral product with utility credit standards
• Guide utility engagement by identifying stakeholders and decision-makers
• Stress-test acceptance by anticipating objections and refining messaging
• Leverage your network to open doors to utility and industry contacts
• Be a sounding board for utility perspectives on credit risk and collateral

Required qualifications

• Former treasurer, CFO, or senior credit/risk executive at a major electric utility
• Direct responsibility for managing credit exposure to counterparties and overseeing collateral instruments
• Strong relationships across the utility sector including credit, treasury, and risk decision-makers
• Knowledge of how utilities think about credit risk, liquidity, and collateral
• Ability to translate experience into concrete recommendations for product adoption

Nice to have

• Managed or oversaw a portfolio of renewable PPAs and/or owned renewable generation assets

About the company

Comity is an entrepreneurial team leveraging statistical learning and convex optimization to build the financial trust layer for the electric age. The founders are Stanford alumni with expertise in energy, complex systems, computational science, and structured finance.