POWER MARKET ANALYST

Cobblestone Energy; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An energy trading company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Power Market Analyst to own the European power market stack for their Forward Power desk. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of European power markets, proficient skills in Python and SQL, and a possess an analytical mindset suited for a fast-paced trading environment. This is a full-time position with competitive remuneration, performance-based bonuses, and international relocation support.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Performance-based bonus

Employee share scheme

International relocation support

Fast progression for strong performers

Challenging work environment

Qualifications

• Understanding how short-term regimes influence the forward curve.
• Ability to build reproducible pipelines in a cloud environment.
• Ability to work with revised data releases.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end market stack.
• Build and maintain canonical data models.
• Convert data into explicit drivers of spreads.
• Develop feature layers linking fundamentals.
• Translate trading questions into analytics.
• Partner with engineering for reliability and performance.

Skills

Strong understanding of European power markets

Strong Python skills

Strong SQL skills

Analytical judgement

Commercial mindset

Ownership mindset

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time & Permanent

Location: Dubai, UAE (Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance provided)

Competitive salary DOE+ performance-based bonus - 0% tax environment + opportunity to join our employee share scheme

About Cobblestone Energy

Cobblestone Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the European Gas, Power and Emissions markets. Established in 2017, we combine deep analytics, advanced data science and agile technology to drive profitable trading decisions. Our flat organisational structure empowers every team member with autonomy and ownership. Our diverse global team of extraordinary talent is united by a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Cobblestone Values

• Lifelong learning with continuous reflection
• Independent thinking through a meritocracy of ideas
• The team is more important than the individual.
• Relentless pursuit of excellence
• Hiring and keeping only the most effective people
• Others must benefit from our existence.

The Role

We are hiring a highly commercial Senior Power Market Analyst to own a European power market stack for our Forward Power desk. You will connect short term market dynamics across the day ahead all the way out to Y +3.

What we offer in this role

• Competitive remuneration, with fast progression for strong performers.
• A challenging but exciting, open, and fun work environment.
• An opportunity to work with remarkably talented colleagues.
• Vast growth potential in every aspect.
• Performance based bonus.
• Employee share scheme participation
• International relocation support
• Opportunity to be embedded within a commercial team for those with strong commercial interest

Key responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end stack
• Build and maintain canonical data models for European power markets
• Convert data into explicit drivers of spreads and implied flows
• Develop feature layers linking fundamentals
• Translate trading questions into durable analytics, monitoring, and research inputs
• Partner with engineering to ensure reliability and performance of the stack

Requirements

• Strong understanding of European power markets and how short-term regimes influence the forward curve
• Strong Python and SQL skills and comfort building reproducible pipelines in a cloud environment
• Strong analytical judgement, data quality discipline, and ability to work with revised data releases
• Commercial mindset, able to explain drivers clearly and turn analysis into trade conviction
• Ownership mindset suited to a fast-paced trading environment