Quantitative Analyst

Austin Office | On-Site | Full-Time Role 

 

About the Role 

We are looking for a Quantitative Analyst to join our growing Austin office. As a Quantitative Analyst at TrailStone, you will be working closely with our Front Office traders to analyze, value and risk manage trading opportunities and structured customer transactions. You will have exposure to new projects and the chance to work on ever-changing challenges and priorities. The role provides exposure in a fast-growing international commodity trading and asset company and includes an attractive compensation package and bonus scheme. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with trading and origination teams on analysis, valuation and risk management of trading opportunities and structured customer transactions. 
• Develop, maintain and apply models for valuation and management of energy assets and trading positions. 
• Apply appropriate optimization techniques to energy market problems, including power flow, hydro, battery storage, gas storage and portfolio optimization.   
• Develop and maintain, together with Technology, analytical and trading tools. 

 
About you

This person will have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment with the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across different levels of the global business. In addition, we are looking for somebody with the following: 

• BS, MS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or a related technical field.  
• PhD or other doctoral degree in a related technical field is desirable but not essential. 
• Strong working knowledge of data analytics and Python. 
• 5+ years of experience as a quantitative analyst in traded energy markets in Europe and/or North America. 

 

About Trailstone 

Trailstone is a global energy and technology company, operating at the intersection of renewable and conventional power. We trade energy in global markets, and we provide a best-in-class service to manage the inherent intermittency of renewable power generation across the short, medium and long term. 

As an energy trader, we buy and sell electricity and gas which is physically delivered on the grids, and we leverage our physical market knowledge to trade financial commodities. 

As a provider of renewable energy management services, we take on the complexity of managing renewable power across different countries so that our customers can focus on their core mission of investment and growth. Trailstone offers an efficient, fully automated front-to-back renewable power management platform underpinned by our long-standing market experience, proprietary technology, data analytics and meteorology. 

 

We’re different, and we like it that way!  

Here at Trailstone, we value our differences. In fact, our success depends upon them. 

Differences in backgrounds, identities and experiences lead to differing views of the world. Different world views lead to healthy differences in opinions. Different opinions are essential to creating a robust marketplace of ideas. And it is our ideas that will make Trailstone a market leader in energy innovation and disruption! 

By our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce, Trailstone is creating value for our employees, our investors, and our communities. 

So regardless of your gender, race, ethnicity, orientation, physical limitations, how you identify, how you pray, who you love, where you went to school, who you consider family, or how old you are… you can belong here!