At OptiGrid, we're building the technology to significantly improve the economics of grid-connected batteries and accelerate the clean energy transition. Our proprietary market forecasting and battery optimisation platform outperforms the status quo, with strong customer traction in a short span of time. Backed by prominent deep-tech and clean-tech investors, our team of software engineers, data scientists, and power system modellers is growing.
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We are hiring an Energy Trading Specialist as our in-house trading expert. You sit between the market, our engineers and our customers: analysing the NEM, tuning the bidding and dispatch strategies applied to client battery and hybrid assets, and setting the direction for what our trading tools should do next.
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What you will do
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- Monitor NEM energy and FCAS prices, dispatch outcomes and their drivers, and form a transparent view on what they mean for bidding behaviour
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- Analyse trading and dispatch performance, identify missed opportunities and quantify the drivers using OptiGrid's market data and backtesting tools
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- Test, tune and recommend improvements to automated bidding and dispatch strategies against each client's risk profile
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- Review high price events and volatility episodes and turn the findings into internal development priorities and customer insights
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- Own the trading product roadmap: write specifications, sketch mock-ups,
work directly with data scientists and frontend engineers, and test what ships against real market behaviour
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- Be the trading subject matter expert in customer and prospect meetings, translating asset performance and backtest results into a clear commercial story
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- Guide customers through onboarding, strategy configuration, risk management and bidding compliance
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- Build relationships across the NEM trading community and represent OptiGrid at industry events
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What you bring
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- 3+ years of NEM trading experience covering spot market analysis, bidding and asset optimisation
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- Strong grasp of NEM fundamentals: dispatch and pricing mechanics, bidding and rebidding behaviour, FCAS markets, and the drivers of asset revenue
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- Good understanding of price forecasting and battery optimisation mechanics
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- A track record of turning large market datasets into decisions
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- Working knowledge of bidding compliance obligations under the National Electricity Rules
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- Clear communicator with technical teams and non-technical customers alike
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- Self-directed and accountable, comfortable delivering without heavy process
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- SQL and Python sufficient to explore data independently; experience writing specs and working with designers or engineers; a client-facing analytical or advisory role; hands-on experience intervening on autobidding platforms during high price events or market disruptions.
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📌 Energy Trading Specialist (New South Wales)
🏢 OptiGrid
📍 New South Wales
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