Senior Energy Market Analyst

About the Position

As a member of the APAC Solutions team, the Senior Energy Market Analyst will be responsible for engaging directly with both potential and existing clients to increase sales and deliver technical work. The successful candidate will help drive Energy Exemplar’s growth in markets across the APAC region, by working with the sales team to identifying relevant customer use cases and assist in the development of the go to market strategy. The Senior Energy Market Analyst will act as an energy markets subject matter expert, responsible for thought leadership towards customers. They will seek to understand the customers challenges, identify solutions within the Energy Exemplar product offerings, and articulate the value proposition within the marketplace. The role has a heavy modelling focus.

The successful candidate will be expected to heavily contribute to the building of energy market models for those regions, using Energy Exemplar’s flagship PLEXOS software tool (the role does not require programming/software development). The candidate should have a good understanding of fundamental market price drivers, and ideally have experience in stochastic optimization techniques.

This Senior Energy Market Analyst works in close collaboration with a team of technical subject matter experts. The position is supported by strong training, coaching, and mentoring and provides opportunity for professional growth and career advancement, as well as international travel to customer sites. Successful candidates will have a strong background in modelling, and good customer facing skills; as well as being outgoing, professional, driven, and able to multi-task in a dynamic and often changing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical discussions and provide strategic modeling insights to clients.
• Develop and validate complex optimization models tailored to customer needs.
• Guide junior analysts and provide mentorship in modeling best practices.
• Conduct in-depth research on policy impacts, market developments, and emerging technologies.
• Manage project lifecycles, from scoping to delivery, ensuring customer success.
• Collaborate with the product development team to enhance software capabilities.

Candidate Requirements:

• Deep knowledge of energy markets & associated economics
• Expertise in model setup, custom configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Experience in scripting, automation, and integrating market datasets.
• Project management experience, with the ability to lead and manage energy market modelling and implementation projects across the full project lifecycle, including scoping, planning, stakeholder coordination, delivery, and successful project completion.
• Ability to communicate complex subject matter in an easy to understand manner
• Strong commercial awareness
• Top down approach to problem solving – ability to see the big picture
• Strong interpersonal presence and skills - demonstrated ability to build rapport
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong listening and presentation skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
• Self-driven, results-orientated with a positive outlook and a focus on quality
• Thorough knowledge of standard Microsoft programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Sense of urgency for goal achievement
• Strong desire for personal and career advancement

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in energy market modeling, forecasting, or optimization.
• Extensive experience in PLEXOS or similar optimization software.
• Strong leadership, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.