Senior Power Strategist - Load

Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including Fixed Income, ETFs, Equities, FX, Commodities and Energy across all major global markets. We have also leveraged our expertise and technology to expand into three non-traditional strategies: real estate, venture capital and cryptoassets.

We operate with respect, curiosity and open minds. The people who thrive here share our belief that it’s not just what we do that matters–it's how we do it. DRW is a place of high expectations, integrity, innovation and a willingness to challenge consensus.

DRW is seeking a Senior Quantitative Strategist to join the US Power and Natural Gas trading team. This individual will focus on the valuation, structuring, bidding, and risk management of energy transactions, in particular full-requirements and load-following opportunities across US electricity markets.

The role will work closely with traders, developers, and other quantitative researchers to build pricing and risk frameworks for complex load obligations. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of physical power markets with strong quantitative modeling skills and sound commercial judgment.

• Develop and maintain quantitative models for US power load auctions, full-requirements transactions, and load-following products.
• Value complex load obligations by modeling demand, weather sensitivity, hourly shape, customer migration, basis, congestion, losses, capacity, ancillary services, renewable obligations, and other embedded risks.
• Produce bid recommendations and scenario analyses for utility, municipal, cooperative, and commercial and industrial load opportunities.
• Design hedge strategies across power, natural gas, capacity, transmission, and environmental products.
• Work alongside traders to translate market views and portfolio constraints into executable bidding and risk-management strategies.
• Develop tools for portfolio valuation, position reporting, stress testing, and ongoing performance attribution.
• Research structural changes in organized power markets and evaluate their implications for load pricing and hedging.
• Improve market data, forecasting, optimization, and analytical infrastructure in partnership with software engineers and data specialists.
• Communicate model assumptions, limitations, and commercial implications clearly to trading and senior leadership.

• At least five years of relevant experience in US power trading, quantitative research, structuring, or portfolio management.
• Direct experience pricing or managing load auctions, full-requirements contracts, or load-following portfolios.
• Strong understanding of US wholesale power markets, including energy, congestion, capacity, ancillary services, transmission, and environmental products.
• Solid Experience in Python or a similar language
• Strong foundation in statistics, probability, optimization, time-series analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science, physics, economics, or financial engineering.
• Strong commercial judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.