Qcells North America · 9 hours ago
Manager, Asset Performance and Value Assurance
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expQcells North America is a leading manufacturer and provider of solar photovoltaic products and solutions. The Manager, Asset Performance and Value Assurance is responsible for maximizing the economic value of third-party owned assets by overseeing performance obligations and ensuring compliance with contractual commitments.
Renewables & Environment
Responsibilities
Own ongoing performance oversight for TPO assets post-onboarding, ensuring assets perform in line with contractual, programmatic, and financial expectations
Establish and maintain performance benchmarks, variance thresholds, and escalation protocols at both the asset and portfolio level
Quantify and monitor financial exposure associated with asset underperformance and missed value opportunities
Own end-to-end participation in VPPs and other grid services or incentive programs for eligible TPO assets, including enrollment, maintenance, and retirement
Serve as the primary point of contact with utilities, VPP aggregators, and incentive administrators
Ensure accurate settlement, reconciliation, and reporting of VPP revenues payments
Prevent value leakage by ensuring assets are only enrolled, billed, and settled when eligible and owned
Own performance guarantee obligations across the TPO portfolio, including contractual interpretation, tracking, and enforcement
Monitor asset performance against guaranteed thresholds and identify root causes of underperformance
Coordinate remediation efforts with servicing teams, O&M providers, installers, insurers, and asset owners
Manage performance guarantee claims, including documentation, validation, submission, recovery tracking, and resolution
Design and maintain scalable, well-documented processes and controls related to asset performance, incentives, and performance guarantees
Produce regular reporting for senior leadership covering performance trends, financial exposure, recoveries, and unresolved risks
Partner with Risk, Legal, Finance, and Compliance to ensure alignment with contractual obligations, regulatory expectations, and accounting treatment
Ensure processes are audit-ready and capable of supporting portfolio growth
Act as the internal subject matter expert for asset performance obligations, incentives, and value assurance mechanisms
Coordinate closely with Servicing, Asset Management, Operations, Finance, Legal, and external vendors
Support continuous improvement initiatives such as programs, counterparties, and portfolio complexity evolve
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field with a minimum of 8+ years of professional work experience including 5-8 years of work experience in asset management, operations, risk, finance, or energy services
Experience managing performance driven contractual obligations (e.g., guarantees, SLAs, incentives, and/or revenue-sharing structures)
Ability to lead and manage a team while meeting operational and business goals and objectives
Strong analytical and financial acumen with demonstrated ability to quantify exposure and prevent value leakage
Proven ability to build and operate process-driven programs with clear controls and accountability
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills
Preferred
Experience with distributed energy resources (DERs), VPPs, or utility-facing programs
Familiarity with TPO solar portfolios (leases, PPA, managed assets)
Experience with insurer-backed guarantees, claims processes, or risk transfer structures
Advanced Excel and reporting skills; familiarity with asset monitoring or servicing platforms is a plus
Company
Qcells North America
Qcells is a renowned complete energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail.
501-1000 employees
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