Junior Renewable Energy Data Analyst (Intern/Working Student)

Location: Zürich
Employment Type: Part-Time or Full-Time
Workplace Type: Hybrid

About Pexapark

The journey began in August 2017, when energy traders Michael Waldner and Luca Pedretti, together with software entrepreneur Florian Müller, set out to do their share in shaping the renewable energy transition.

Our Purpose – We make renewable energy markets more efficient to accelerate the energy transition.

Our Vision – Be the global leader in market data, insights and services, enabling customers to succeed in renewable energy markets.

Our Mission – Empower clients with transparent, accessible market intelligence, innovative analytics, and facilitation of energy transactions.

Pexapark is now looking to further expand its success story on the back of a recent 20 million EUR Series C funding round.

The Role

As a Junior Renewable Energy Market Data Analyst you will help shape Pexapark’s collection of renewable market data, support the operation of the monthly PPA price poll, and play a vital part in the expansion and positioning of our PPA price polling activities. This will help us achieve our mission to become the leading provider of renewable price benchmarks (PPA prices).

The position offers the opportunity to be on the frontline of evolving renewable energy markets and to make a meaningful contribution to increasing price transparency in the renewables market.

We are looking for someone with a growth mindset who is eager to build the foundation for a strong career in the renewables industry within a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

How will you help:

• Operate Pexapark’s monthly renewable market data/PPA price poll: Manage interactions with market participants (renewable asset developers, renewable energy buyers, etc.), produce reliable market feedback results on a monthly basis, and contribute to automating work processes to improve efficiency.
• Analyse renewable market data: Use collected market data to analyze trends and collaborate closely with the Quant team and Price Reporters to write insightful market commentaries, and to create automated graphs and visualizations.
• Process and visualize renewable market information: Analyze and provide commentary on trends in data such as balancing prices, Guarantees of Origin, and capture rates, ensuring high-quality outputs.
• Support market research and intelligence products: Contribute to Pexapark’s market research activities by providing well-written insights and analysis.

What you’ll bring:

• Previous exposure to renewables or power markets, ideally with previous PPA experience, with a good understanding of the functioning of power markets and trading
• Good numeracy skills, research and analytical capabilities, with the capability of handling and interpreting data, and conducting thorough checks for data accuracy and completeness
• Programming skills in Python desirable, including experience with libraries for data visualisation such as Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn
• Reliable working style, with excellent attention to detail.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to always strive to deliver quality within tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and accurately, additional languages are an advantage
• Legal eligibility to work in Switzerland
• A good sense of humour

How We Work

At Pexapark, we have our own way of doing things. The secret sauce that makes up Pexapark’s culture is made up of six ingredients:

• Be an entrepreneur – We have a bias to action
• Deliver “WOW” – What we do, we do well
• Put the customer interest first – We help our customers succeed
• Be accountable – Everyone at Pexapark is responsible for success, “If it is to be, it is up to me”
• Systematic and data-driven – We evaluate our decisions for biases and overcome them through data and reflected processes
• Be humble – We admit when we’re wrong and don’t blame each other

We Offer

• The opportunity to substantially influence major decisions in the energy sector, supporting the transition to net zero
• A highly flexible environment with hybrid working possibilities
• Opportunity to travel to company and industry events
• A fun scale-up culture made up of an internationally diverse team of renewable energy experts and seasoned professionals

We’re proud to have a truly international team where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. Inclusive teams help to ensure every employee feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission, and able to progress in their careers. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.