Director of Research, Renewable Energy Markets

About:

Karbone Inc. is an award-winning financial services platform for renewable energy and decarbonization markets. Since 2008, we have offered integrated and innovative Commodity Solutions, Market Research, and Financing to a global suite of clients. Our teams are proudly ranked first amongst their peers and are all dedicated toward our core mission of providing our clients and partners with the necessary data, market access, and financing options to help them succeed in the new energy transition.

Due to growth-driven expansion of its Research team, Karbone is currently seeking a Director of Research.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee content direction and creation for bespoke market research engagements on behalf of clients and for in-house usage
• Compose ongoing and bespoke deliverables for in-house and client usage
• Coverage may include any combination of subscription and or ad-hoc project based research products covering various Power, Renewable Fuel, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), and/or sustainability markets
• Direct the product strategy for a subscription-based data product, inclusive of content and feature updates
• Build and maintain multivariate models for all classes of environmental commodity, power, capacity, and renewable fuels markets across the US and Canada.
• Track and analyze pertinent legislation, policy, and regulation impacting energy and environmental markets.
• Guide and perform quality control, and identify new product/methodology growth opportunities.
• Assist go-to-market team with marketing and sales strategy to secure new clients for bespoke engagements and data product subscriptions, while supporting the management and expansion of existing client relationships and partnerships.
• Build and maintain relationships with key regulatory and market players, as well as third-party media and market watchers.

Qualifications:

• ~8-10+ years’ experience within power, renewables, and/or environmental commodity research and analysis
• Demonstrated track record in creating content and building multivariate models within the power, clean fuels, and/or environmental markets space.
• 2+ years’ experience managing a team of analysts
• Excellent written, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor and/or graduate degree in Energy Markets, Business Analytics, Economics, Statistics, Environmental Science, Mathematics, or related fields
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and coding skills skills (i.e. VBA, Python, C++, SQL, etc.)

The estimated base salary for this position is $175k-$250k, to commensurate with experience. Total compensation includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package.