Remote Energy Trading Analyst — Data-Driven Markets

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Annual bonus structure

Private medical insurance

Career growth opportunities

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an Energy Trading Analyst for a fully remote role, ideally near Durban. You will monitor global and regional energy markets, build predictive models, and provide insights to optimize trading performance.

Collaboration with traders, risk managers, and analysts is essential to identify opportunities and ensure compliance. The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, model development, and timely market reporting to support strategic decisions in a fast-paced energy trading

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of experience as a trading analyst or similar quantitative role in energy.
• Strong understanding of commodity markets, derivatives, and trading strategies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze global and regional energy markets (electricity, gas, coal, oil, carbon).
• Develop and maintain quantitative models to forecast market prices, supply, and demand.
• Identify and evaluate trading opportunities and provide recommendations to the trading desk.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Python

R

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics/Finance/Math/Statistics

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

Placements24 seeks an Energy Trading Analyst for a fully remote role, ideally near Durban. You will monitor global and regional energy markets, build predictive models, and provide insights to optimize trading performance.

Collaboration with traders, risk managers, and analysts is essential to identify opportunities and ensure compliance. The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, model development, and timely market reporting to support strategic decisions in a fast-paced energy trading