Commercial Modelling Data Scientist
Manchester, UK
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Octopus Energy
Octopus customers pay less: Cheaper than price-cap prices, rewards for using less when the grid is stressed, and smart tariff savings for your home, car or battery
The energy industry is undergoing the largest transformation since industrialisation at an unprecedented rate of change and we are positioning ourselves to be at the heart of that change.
Our aim is to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers release £30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs). We are building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of £2.4 billion per annum, by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.
We have already attained a market leading position and KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.
This role would involve working day-to-day with the commercial team to construct and adapt models, source data, and visualise/interpret results. They would be responsible for using a mix of existing and novel models to produce meaningful, trustworthy results for commercial quotes at short timescales.
If this all sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
At Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
Our aim is to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers release £30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs). We are building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of £2.4 billion per annum, by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.
We have already attained a market leading position and KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.
This role would involve working day-to-day with the commercial team to construct and adapt models, source data, and visualise/interpret results. They would be responsible for using a mix of existing and novel models to produce meaningful, trustworthy results for commercial quotes at short timescales.
What you'll do
- Work closely with the commercial team to answer customer queries and provide revenue forecasts describing innovative new power products;
- Develop and refine models for calculating customer revenue and market outcomes in the energy sector;
- Visualise and explain model outputs to technical and non-technical stakeholders;
- Work with cross-disciplinary teams to develop new methods and tools for commercial modelling of energy systems, responding to new services and markets in a fast-growing company
What you'll need
- Rapid development/prototyping and experience creating interactive tools to process commercial/financial information (e.g. python, excel)
- Ability to self-manage and maintain a small rapidly-changing codebase autonomously to a high standard
- Ability to work within a larger organisation, alongside development teams and product managers
- Experience with some key components of a conventional data science toolchain: notebooks, Python, pandas, numpy, et al
- Experience deriving insights from data in a curious, observation-driven manner
- Great communication skills; an interest in storytelling with data, and a desire to explain and craft a clear message from findings
- A drive to get things done in a collaborative, agile development environment
- A proven ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
Technologies
- Experience with some key components of a conventional data science toolchain: notebooks, Python, pandas, numpy, et al
- Experience working with rapid prototyping and visualisation packages such as Excel and tableau (others are acceptable!)
- CLI / unix literacy
- Familiarity with machine learning or operational research (optimisation) techniques
- Experience deriving insights from data in a curious, observation-driven manner
- An interest in storytelling with data, and a desire to explain and craft a clear message from findings
- In depth industry experience in software development & design
- A drive to get things done in a collaborative, agile development
It would be great if you had
- Experience with operational research and optimisation techniques
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers
- Experience analysing large volumes of data
Why else you'll love it here
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
If this all sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
At Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
* Salary range is an estimate based on our AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index 💰
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