Senior Power Strategist - Load

DRW; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

DRW is a diversified trading firm seeking a Senior Quantitative Strategist to join the US Power and Natural Gas trading team. You will develop pricing, risk frameworks, and hedging strategies for load obligations across US electricity markets.

The role requires deep market knowledge, strong quantitative modeling skills, and the ability to collaborate with traders and software engineers in a fast-paced environment. DRW offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in US power trading, quantitative research, structuring, or portfolio management.
• Direct experience pricing or managing load auctions, full-requirements contracts, or load-following portfolios.
• Strong understanding of US wholesale power markets, including energy, congestion, capacity, ancillary services, transmission, and environmental products.
• Solid experience in Python or a similar language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quantitative models for US power load auctions, full-requirements transactions, and load-following products.
• Value complex load obligations by modeling demand, weather sensitivity, hourly shape, customer migration, basis, congestion, losses, capacity, ancillary services, renewable obligations, and other embedded risks.
• Produce bid recommendations and scenario analyses for utility, municipal, cooperative, and commercial and industrial load opportunities.
• Design hedge strategies across power, natural gas, capacity, transmission, and environmental products.
• Work alongside traders to translate market views and portfolio constraints into executable bidding and risk-management strategies.
• Develop tools for portfolio valuation, position reporting, stress testing, and ongoing performance attribution.
• Research structural changes in organized power markets and evaluate their implications for load pricing and hedging.
• Improve market data, forecasting, optimization, and analytical infrastructure in partnership with software engineers and data specialists.
• Communicate model assumptions, limitations, and commercial implications clearly to trading and senior leadership.

Skills

Python

Quantitative modeling

Statistics

Time-series analysis

Monte Carlo simulation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/Doctoral in quantitative discipline

Tools

Portfolio valuation tools

Pricing models

Job description

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it’s how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

Senior Quantitative Power Strategist

DRW is seeking a Senior Quantitative Strategist to join the US Power and Natural Gas trading team. This individual will focus on the valuation, structuring, bidding, and risk management of energy transactions, in particular full-requirements and load-following opportunities across US electricity markets.

The role will work closely with traders, developers, and other quantitative researchers to build pricing and risk frameworks for complex load obligations. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of physical power markets with strong quantitative modeling skills and sound commercial judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quantitative models for US power load auctions, full-requirements transactions, and load-following products.
• Value complex load obligations by modeling demand, weather sensitivity, hourly shape, customer migration, basis, congestion, losses, capacity, ancillary services, renewable obligations, and other embedded risks.
• Produce bid recommendations and scenario analyses for utility, municipal, cooperative, and commercial and industrial load opportunities.
• Design hedge strategies across power, natural gas, capacity, transmission, and environmental products.
• Work alongside traders to translate market views and portfolio constraints into executable bidding and risk-management strategies.
• Develop tools for portfolio valuation, position reporting, stress testing, and ongoing performance attribution.
• Research structural changes in organized power markets and evaluate their implications for load pricing and hedging.
• Improve market data, forecasting, optimization, and analytical infrastructure in partnership with software engineers and data specialists.
• Communicate model assumptions, limitations, and commercial implications clearly to trading and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• At least five years of relevant experience in US power trading, quantitative research, structuring, or portfolio management.
• Direct experience pricing or managing load auctions, full-requirements contracts, or load-following portfolios.
• Strong understanding of US wholesale power markets, including energy, congestion, capacity, ancillary services, transmission, and environmental products.
• Solid Experience in Python or a similar language
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, optimization, time-series analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, physics, economics, or financial engineering.
• Strong commercial judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

The annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $250,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance, 401k (with discretionary employer match), short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts.

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