Comity
energy systems
QuantitativeResearcherforRiskandResearchEngagement
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“Quantitative Researcher for Risk and Research Engagement at Comity. Skills: Quantitative research, Risk management, Portfolio analytics, Machine learning. Analyze U.S. power markets. Identify market opportunities”
Industry & Context.
Dig into messy problems; Drive problems to resolution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
quantitative foundations in statistics, quantitative foundations in optimization, quantitative foundations in probability, quantitative foundations in machine learning, quantitative foundations in applied mathematics, experience developing quantitative models, experience with performance attribution, experience with portfolio optimization, experience with systematic trading analytics, Python programmer, experience building analytical tooling, experience with large datasets, intuition for markets, intuition for portfolio behavior, intuition for risk, communicate quantitative insights clearly, intellectually rigorous, operationally dig into messy problems, drive problems to resolution
Nice to Have
Experience in U.S. wholesale electricity markets, Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline
What You'll Do.
Analyze U.S. power markets
Identify market opportunities
Identify portfolio risks
Identify drivers of performance
Support portfolio construction
Support allocation decisions
Support alpha research
Improve backtesting infrastructure
Improve experimentation infrastructure
Improve simulation infrastructure
Drive research outcomes
Develop quantitative models
Analyze portfolio P&L
Track portfolio exposures
Analyze portfolio exposures
Deliver actionable insights
Support investment decision-making
Support risk decision-making
Combine quantitative analysis
Combine sound judgment
Scale trading platform
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Portfolio Managers; Partner with Risk Managers; Collaborate with engineering teams; Collaborate with research teams; Collaborate with leadership teams
Communication Scope
Communicate quantitative insights
Full Job Description
🎯 WHY WE EXIST We’re on a mission to improve the reliability, transparency, and efficiency of our energy systems, fostering a future with sustainable and abundant energy. To accomplish our aims, we’re leveraging state of the art statistical learning and convex optimization methods (AI) to build the financial rails of our future energy systems that will accelerate the deployment of clean energy resources. We envision energy systems that are efficient, autonomous, resilient, and powered by 100% renewable energy. 🧗 WHO WE ARE Our founders (ex-Apple, Bluevine; ex-Affirm, Square, Google) are Stanford alumni with experience in complex systems, machine learning and structured finance. Our world-class investors, Maverick Ventures https://www.maverickventures.com/ and Caffeinated Capital https://caffeinatedcapital.com/, are aligned to our policy objectives and platform vision. We have hubs in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. THE ROLE This role sits at the intersection of portfolio management, quantitative research, and risk management. You will partner closely with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, and senior leadership to develop risk models, analyze power market dynamics, improve portfolio allocation decisions, and build the analytical infrastructure that supports our trading and risk platform. You will work directly with decision-makers across the organization to deepen our understanding of market structure, portfolio behavior, and risk drivers in U.S. power markets. This role is highly collaborative, analytical, and hands-on, with significant opportunity to shape our risk and portfolio analytics capabilities as the platform scales. In this role, you will: - Analyze U.S. power markets to identify market opportunities, portfolio risks, and drivers of performance - Partner directly with Portfolio Managers and Risk Managers to support portfolio construction, allocation decisions, and alpha research - Improve backtesting, experimentation, and simulation infrastru
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