Sales Trader - Carbon Compliance

Caely Renewables; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation budget

Competitive salary and bonus potential

LifeTime Gym Membership

18 paid vacation days + 10 holidays

Health Insurance coverage

401K after 2 months

Open and entrepreneurial environment

Development program

Industry conference participation

Opportunity to impact carbon markets

Company relocation support

Job summary

Caely Renewables in Houston seeks a Sales Trader – Carbon Compliance to originate, structure, and execute transactions in North American carbon markets. You will build long‑term client relationships, monitor regulations, and identify opportunities to grow our carbon trading activities.

You will collaborate with risk, legal, operations, and commercial teams to navigate compliance obligations and trading strategies, while representing the company at industry events and supporting business

Qualifications

• Fluent in English; another language is a plus.
• Authorized to work in the United States of America.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, economics, finance, business administration or related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in carbon markets, environmental commodities, energy markets, emissions trading, sales trading, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of North American carbon compliance programs.
• Experience with environmental commodity trading is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management abilities.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect regulatory developments to commercial opportunities.
• Willing to relocate to Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Originating, structuring, and executing transactions within regulated carbon markets across North America.
• Build and maintain long‑term client relationships and identify market opportunities.
• Monitor evolving regulatory programs, pricing trends, and policy developments.
• Communicate daily with trading, risk, operations, and management teams.
• Engage with counterparties to understand market needs and commercial objectives.
• Transform market intelligence into actionable trading opportunities.
• Contribute to business development and growth initiatives.
• Assist with post‑trade logistics and transaction management.
• Support product development based on regulatory and market developments.
• Represent the company at industry conferences and stakeholder events.

Skills

English fluency

Work authorization

Bachelor’s degree

2–5 years carbon markets experience

Regulatory carbon programs knowledge

Environmental commodities trading

Analytical abilities

Communication & negotiation

Strategic mindset

Willing to relocate to Houston

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Candidate

Are you passionate about carbon markets and believe compliance programs are essential for accelerating the global energy transition? We are seeking a motivated and commercially driven professional to join our Houston office and help clients navigate the increasingly complex world of environmental commodities.

As a Sales Trader – Carbon Compliance, you will combine market expertise, relationship-building skills, and a deep understanding of compliance carbon markets to help shape the future of emissions trading. You will focus on regulatory carbon programs across North America while supporting clients in identifying opportunities, managing risks, and achieving their sustainability objectives.

The Role

As a Sales Trader – Carbon Compliance, you will be responsible for originating, structuring, and executing transactions within regulated carbon markets across North America. Working alongside experienced professionals in environmental commodities, you will help grow our carbon trading activities by building long‑term client relationships, identifying market opportunities, and developing new business channels. You will monitor evolving regulatory programs, analyze market fundamentals, and help clients navigate compliance obligations and trading strategies.

You will take ownership of the complete trading process from market analysis and client engagement to deal execution and post‑trade management while collaborating closely with risk, legal, operations, and commercial teams. Your market insight will help identify new products and services, drive commercial growth, and strengthen our position as a trusted partner in environmental commodities.

The role will consist of, but not be limited to, the following actions on a daily basis:

• Cold calling and prospecting new market participants
• Building and maintaining long‑term client relationships
• Monitoring carbon market regulations, policy developments, and pricing trends
• Identifying and executing carbon compliance trading opportunities
• Communicating daily with trading, risk, operations, and management teams
• Engaging with counterparties to understand market needs and commercial objectives
• Transforming market intelligence into actionable trading opportunities
• Conducting market research across carbon and environmental commodity markets
• Contributing to business development and growth initiatives
• Assisting with post‑trade logistics and transaction management
• Supporting product development efforts based on regulatory and market developments
• Representing the company at industry conferences, workshops, and stakeholder events

The Requirements

In order to be considered for the role, you will meet the following:

• Fluent in English; another language is a plus
• Authorized to work in the United States of America
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, economics, finance, business administration or related discipline
• 2–5 years of experience in carbon markets, environmental commodities, energy markets, emissions trading, sales trading, or a related field
• Strong understanding of North American carbon compliance programs.
• Experience with environmental commodity trading is strongly preferred
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management abilities
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect regulatory developments to commercial opportunities
• Willing to relocate to Houston, Texas

The Offer

• Inspirational work environment in one of the fastest-growing commodity sectors
• Competitive market salary and bonus potential
• Relocation budget
• Open and entrepreneurial working environment
• Personal and professional development program
• Opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of carbon markets and the global energy transition
• LifeTime Gym Membership
• 18 Paid Vacation Days, plus 10 paid national holidays
• Health Insurance coverage
• 401K plan after 2 months with Caely