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Quant Analyst

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Shell

Aug 5

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior (5-8 years)
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You need extensive Gas and Power market experience, strong quantitative skills, the ability to seize opportunities quickly, and effective stakeholder management. A proactive, decisive mindset is essential.
  • You will develop quant models for trading, support decision-making, automate processes, document models, analyze market trends, and collaborate with IT to enhance systems for gas and power markets.

Requirements

  • The successful candidate would be required to:
  • Be precise and execute flawlessly to maximise value captured.
  • Significant experience in commercial /quantitative roles, specifically in the Gas and Power market, with a strong track record of performance.
  • Prior work with widespread and diverse Gas and Power asset portfolio, including optimisation, automated operation, function, and trading across all European markets.
  • An external focus, with expert knowledge of the market, and ability to quickly understand commercial opportunity, and its value drivers.
  • A broad and agile, but precise thinker, capable of building trust and credibility.
  • This role requires an ability and willingness to quickly understand and act upon commercial opportunities, often under significant time pressure.
  • Proactive approach and mind set to propose and drive improvement and changes.
  • Sound understanding of credit, market and financial risk, and Life of a Deal.
  • Experience and appreciation of purposeful collaboration.
  • Prioritisation skills, distinguishing between urgent, important, and essential.
  • A “can do” attitude is a must.
  • Stakeholder management: the role will engage with a large pool of stakeholders, with whom effective communications and relations are essential. These include:
  • Gas and Power: GM / RTL / Traders
  • Origination, Business Development
  • Structuring

Responsibilities

  • Build pricing, modelling, and aid in automating execution across the Gas and Power space (Trading, Business Development and Origination), but with a lens across the entire Life of a Deal
  • Direct key “pre- and post-trade” quant support for the desks for all sort of quant solutions, trading and hedging decision support, analytics, and pricing activities as well as tooling, creating UI/dashboards as business-as-usual (BAU) activities
  • Build all sort of bespoke quant models and methodologies for the Trading space as well as building blocks of models
  • Expertise and track record in forward curve modelling in power and gas as well as substantial understanding of fundamentals/drivers influencing the curve modelling
  • Standardize (and if necessary, refactor) them in the Quant Library and make them ready for deployment in available execution engines across SE-EA space as well as Ada++ complex valuation deal engines
  • Internal model documentation of mature quant models and making them ready for model validation
  • Build tactical solutions as well as support for the establishment of strategic (target state) solutions for EoD hPFCs as well as intraday curve and PnL positions to optimize real-time power and gas positions and pricing accordingly
  • Be able to contribute to enable high quality, shared understanding of market opportunities, trends, and value potential
  • Understand the gas and power deal funnel to appropriately prioritise new opportunities in the gas and power Trading space
  • Capture and share learnings from both internal and external experiences to Shell to help improve commercial and operational decision making in Shell Energy
  • Partner with IT, Business Excellence / Commercial Delivery to select and implement (full lifecycle; scope, design, build test & deploy) new IT solutions and enhancements to existing IT solutions in readiness for new value propositions or enter new markets
  • Bring rigour/governance to the delivery structure and where feasible drive towards full automation

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Quant Analyst role at Shell Energy Europe & Africa?

The primary focus of the Quant Analyst role is to improve analytics and modeling to enhance commercial activities within the SE-EA Gas and Power trading portfolio, including pre-and post-trade capabilities and providing innovative solutions.

Who does the Quant Analyst report to?

The Quant Analyst reports to the Trading Quant Lead.

What kind of models will the Quant Analyst be responsible for building?

The Quant Analyst will be responsible for building pricing, modeling, and bespoke quant models and methodologies for the Gas and Power trading space.

Is experience in the Gas and Power market required for this role?

Yes, significant experience in commercial or quantitative roles, specifically within the Gas and Power market, is required.

What are the key responsibilities of the Quant Analyst?

Key responsibilities include building pricing and modeling, providing quant support for trading decisions, standardizing models for deployment, and partnering with IT for new solutions, among others.

Will the Quant Analyst be involved in stakeholder management?

Yes, the Quant Analyst will engage with a large pool of stakeholders, including traders, origination, and business development teams.

What is the work environment like at Shell?

Shell offers a creative, collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on career development and support for innovative thinking.

Does Shell promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace?

Yes, Shell is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplace, encouraging applicants from various backgrounds and experiences.

Is there a focus on automation in the role?

Yes, the role includes the goal of driving automation where feasible and improving the delivery structure.

What kind of educational background is preferred for this position?

While a specific educational background is not mentioned, a strong quantitative background, likely in fields such as mathematics, finance, or engineering, would be advantageous.

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