Data Analyst - Flexibility Team

Octopus Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading green energy company in Greater London is seeking a Data Analyst to evaluate performance and develop trading strategies across various market opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a quantitative degree and over 5 years of experience, with strong skills in Python and SQL. Responsibilities include performing data analysis and building simulation models. Join a unique culture focused on sustainability and flexible working practices, where your contributions are valued and rewarded.

Benefits

Competitive salary flexibility

Unique company culture

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Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a relevant field, preferably with a PhD.
• Ability to respond to complicated briefs.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform regular analysis on internal and external data sets.
• Use data analysis to inform product and trading strategy.
• Build simulation models for optimisation challenges.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Commercial awareness

Agile mindset

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

DBT

Job description

Octopus Energy is at the forefront of the energy transition, making energy cheaper and greener through its cutting‑edge technology. The Flexibility team is building the next generation of products and tools to make energy more flexible, including automating electric vehicle charging, saving customers money by demand shifting through Saving Sessions and Free Electricity, and managing large grid‑scale batteries to balance the system. The team develops products that are used by millions of customers, helping boost renewables use and decarbonise energy systems worldwide.

As we continue to grow our product portfolio, we are looking for a Data Analyst to lead on investigations evaluating our performance and determining the best trading strategies across a wide range of market opportunities.

What you will do

• Perform regular analysis on internal and external data sets. For example understanding customer charging behaviour, and exploring bidding strategies in Flexibility markets
• Use data analysis, modelling, and first‑hand research to help inform product and trading strategy and deliver key business insights
• Build and develop simulation models to inform key optimisation challenges and lead deep investigations
• Use Python to conduct rapid analysis, build dashboards and automate data retrieval
• Use SQL and DBT to build data transformation pipelines including creating intermediary tables available for deeper analysis
• Incorporate technical and commercial objectives and constraints into investigations
• Translate complex problems and solutions into results that can be understood by a broad stakeholder group across the business

What you will need

• A quantitative degree and 5+ years’ experience in a relevant field. If some of this time was spent completing a PhD in a relevant area that works too
• Commercially aware, with an understanding of how to represent uncertainty in findings when informing business decisions
• Skilled in Python and SQL. Experience with DBT would be a bonus
• An ability to respond to complicated and poorly defined briefs from stakeholders, e.g. conducting preliminary investigations to scope out the appropriate strategy
• A strong eye for data visualisation and ability to communicate findings at various levels of detail to different stakeholders
• An agile mindset, understanding when a fast and simple approach is best vs a deep and thorough investigation
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a clear bias for informed action and a talent for solving problems independently
• An ability to relate to individuals and engage with other team members
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• An interest in sustainability, green energy and Net Zero power systems
• Energy markets knowledge is a bonus

💚 Why else you'll love it here 💚

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co‑owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.
• 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. 🚀

P.S. Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [e-mail] and we’d love to help!

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