About this role
Aurora is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Research team. The position suits an experienced analyst or associate from a top-tier strategic or economic consultancy, a renewables or BESS developer, optimiser, trader, a financial services company, or another knowledge-focused firm or institution. The successful candidate will combine deep technical ability with a strong track record of leadership and dependable performance in team-oriented environments. You will be a senior member of Aurora’s Great Britain (GB) Research team, playing a key role in delivering high-quality market analysis, forecasts and insight to our subscribers and bespoke clients. You will manage and mentor junior colleagues, take ownership of multiple workstreams in parallel, and contribute to the development of our research products. You will deepen your expertise in a specialised area of the power, storage and flexibility markets, becoming a trusted voice both internally and with senior client stakeholders such as heads of market analysis, strategy and trading. You will work in a dynamic, stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment, applying your interpersonal skills to build connected, collaborative project teams. You will be given the responsibility to chart the path of your team through complex analyses, and the opportunity to substantially influence the thinking of organisations across the energy sector. Over time, you will grow into an industry expert at the world’s leading electricity market modelling firm. Lead and deliver rigorous quantitative analyses of power, storage and flexibility markets, taking responsibility for multiple parallel workstreams and the quality of the team’s output Develop deep expert knowledge in a specialised area of energy research and act as a go-to voice for that topic both internally and externally Manage and develop a team of junior colleagues: setting clear direction, coaching them through their analyses, integrating client feedback into their work, and supporting their progression to Associate level Build and maintain senior client relationships, communicating insights clearly to heads of market analysis, strategy and trading through workshops, webinars and major Aurora events Take ownership of one or more Aurora research products: shaping product strategy, identifying improvements to research processes, and working with our software and modelling teams to translate analytical priorities into client-facing tools Champion Aurora externally and contribute to recruitment, including leading interviews for Analyst and Associate roles