Head of Power Analytics and Strategy - North America (based in London)

Head of Power Analytics and Strategy - North America (based in London)

Responsibilities

• Define the analytics strategy and priorities for North America power markets (primarily PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, ISO NE), aligning with trading and commercial objectives.
• Hire, coach, and manage a team of fundamental analysts and model developers; set performance goals, development plans, and quality standards.
• Ensure 24/7 coverage readiness around critical market windows and major events.
• Oversee development and maintenance of fundamental views on Eastern interconnect supply-demand, seasonal outlooks, and price drivers.
• Ensure team analysis of load patterns, weather impacts, demand trends, and regional drivers supports desk positioning.
• Supervise tracking of thermal and renewable generation fleets (outages, additions, retirements, fuel cost dynamics) and integration into price views.
• Incorporate hydro, nuclear availability, and storage penetration into scenario analysis.
• Synthesize fuel market fundamentals (natural gas, coal) and assess pass through effects on power prices across hubs/zones.
• Act as the senior research partner to the Head Trader and trading desk: deliver timely, actionable fundamental analysis and trade ready insights.
• Oversee production of daily, weekly, and seasonal market summaries framing supply-demand balances, price risks, and material developments.
• Identify and communicate emerging themes (generation mix shifts, weather setups, regulatory changes, transmission projects) that create trading opportunities or risks.
• Provide fundamental context for forward curves, seasonal spreads, and inter zonal relationships to support trade ideas.
• Lead development and quality control of fundamental dashboards, price forecasting models, and supply-demand trackers.
• Drive use of Python/SQL/R/Excel (and other appropriate tools) to build scalable models and automate recurring workflows.
• Work closely with data engineering to improve data pipelines from ISO portals, EIA, and proprietary sources.
• Promote application of statistical techniques and scenario analysis to uncover structural drivers and weather relationships.
• Present analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders (traders, risk, origination, senior management).
• Establish documentation, model validation and version control best practices; maintain auditability of assumptions and outputs.
• Coordinate cross desk and cross region inputs where NA views impact global portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, or related quantitative field. Advanced degree (MSc, MA, MBA) preferred with related commodity concentration.
• 6-10+ years in energy markets, trading analytics, fundamental power research, or system operations, with at least 2-4 years in a people leadership role.
• Demonstrable experience covering North American power markets (Eastern interconnect) for energy trading merchants is essential and where candidate has had direct reporting lines to Head of Trading.
• Strong quantitative and modeling skills. Proficiency in Excel and at least one programming language (Python, SQL, R, MATLAB, or C++).
• Experience with Market Data vendors, ISO portals, EIA data preferred.
• Knowledge and prior experience implementing machine learning to analytics is essential.
• Proven track record of delivering an integrated, cloud based platform that provides visualization of market characteristics to traders and utilizes power market simulation/optimisation tools (PROMOD, AURORA, DAYZER, UPLAN NPM or similar) to illustrate expected congestion trends.
• Successful candidate has designed, built and implemented such a cloud based platform for multiple stakeholders across all North American ISOs.
• Excellent ability to translate complex analysis into concise, actionable insights for traders and senior stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, ambiguous market environment.
• Role based in London; willingness to travel to North America periodically for stakeholder engagement.

Logistics

Prior experience supporting a trading desk in a high frequency decision environment. Track record of building automated analytics pipelines and scalable forecasting systems. Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and transmission planning processes across major North American ISO markets.