Carbon Market Research Analyst

Company

Rubicon Carbon is a next-generation carbon solutions provider. Led by a world-class management team, Rubicon is an innovative platform that channels capital to unlock at-scale decarbonization projects and delivers trusted, enterprise-grade solutions for carbon credit purchases. Rubicon strives to deliver greater scale, confidence, and innovation across all facets of the carbon market and meet the growing demand for end-to-end, high-integrity emissions reduction solutions. 

Position Overview

In this role , you will report to the Head of Portfolio Management to help analyze trade ideas, communicate with traders and brokers to identify trade opportunities and execute trades, and you will work closely and cross-functionally across the entire organization. You will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing market trends, and developing trade recommendations. 

The ideal candidate has knowledge of and a passion for working in carbon markets, with experience working in carbon or commodity markets, or financial securities. The candidate has extensive experience with excel and financial modeling, and experience building supply/demand models and doing fundamental analysis of investment opportunities. 

This is a remote position. Preference for candidates to be based within one hour of our offices in New York City, San Francisco, or Los Angeles. 

Responsibilities

• Analyze compliance and voluntary carbon markets to identify trends to gain deep understanding of the current and future carbon credits in our portfolio
• Make trade recommendations based on your knowledge of the industry, market trends, as well as regulatory changes
• Focus on research and deep dives into Corsia, understanding supply/demand balances, and a price outlook
• Build and maintain broker relationships
• Trade and execute trades with counterparties, including buying and selling carbon credits
• Analyze the portfolio and risk parameters
• Build detailed models using excel

 

Required Skills and Experience

• At least 5 years of experience, including experience in carbon markets and investment analysis
• Solid knowledge of trading and carbon markets, including fundamental drivers of price action
• Strong ability to set, prioritize, and achieve goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and inclusive teamwork skills
• Comfortability working with excel, specifically building financial models
• A passion around climate change and sustainability 

Compensation

The national market compensation range for this role is $150,000 to $250,000. Our approach to compensation consists of starting with market data +/- relevant experience. We take a holistic 'Total Rewards' approach to compensation (cash + long term incentive + excellent benefits package).