Market Strategist, North America Power

July 22, 2026

Other Jobs To Apply

Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Supply & Trading Group

Job Description:

About Us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

About the role

The Market Strategist role resides in the Gas and Power Strategist team (part of the larger analytic function). One of the core elements of this discipline is to identify changes in supply and demand fundamentals within different regions of the market and communicate the likely impact on price action to the trading and origination teams. This key role will work alongside the bench to provide such analysis in service of creating models, foundational views and trading strategies in line with changing market dynamics. Analysis performed by the individual and team will have a direct linkage to commercial value creation and assist in keeping traders, originators, and management informed of underlying fundamental views that affect the markets. In addition to the above, this role will involve the creation of market and fundamental views that drive the valuation of long-term deals in the markets covered. These views will require the development and maintenance of models, data and assumptions to provide a quantitative and fundamental framework for valuation in the long-term space as well as a deep understanding of the short-term view. The role will involve communicating these views externally to customers and counterparties as well as internally to originators, structurers, traders and other strategists.

The role will also involve influencing strategy at the group level to help meet bp’s broader ambitions.

The role involves supporting our North American power trading and origination team based in Houston or New York (location is flexible). The primary focus will be the coverage of the ERCOT power markets. This will involve working in a squad to develop, maintain and continuously improve the tools and reports necessary to provide a real time view of fundamentals that drive market dynamics that focus on the team’s main exposures and opportunities.

This role will also involve working closely with the gas team to ensure an alignment of views on areas of overlap as well as working with other teams as required to ensure the correct flow of information.

Applicants should have experience with the ERCOT markets and their analysis in a commercially focused role. They should possess experience with the market dynamics, fundamental drivers and analysis tools used for similar roles across the industry. They should also possess some level of understanding of the US gas markets in as much as they impact power prices.

Given how important regulatory changes are in Texas, applicants must also be familiar with the regulatory environment that drives power markets in the region.

Key Responsibilities

Work closely with the Power Trading & Origination teams to deliver analysis and data on a day-to-day basis.
Develop and/or maintain the models and reports required to provide the framework for trade and/or deal management in ERCOT and other markets as they come up.
Track regulatory developments in Texas and communicate it to the business in a timely way.
Help contribute to and maintain views and toolkits used across all US power and gas markets.
Manage a two-way information flow with the gas and low carbon teams to ensure areas of overlap are aligned.
Work to constantly evolve modelling approaches to utilize emergent technologies and ideas.
Provide ad hoc team and the wider BP group.

Essential education, experience and requirements

Hold a degree in a quantitative, economics, statistical, mathematical, engineering or similar discipline
Experience with North American power markets as either a trader or an analyst on a trading/origination team.
Experience with the fundamental analysis of the ERCOT markets as well as their associated regulatory frameworks.
Experience working in Python, SQL and excel in a professional setting.
Experience developing, interpreting and improving models to analyze and report power markets. A commercial focus and experience applying models to commercial decisions is extremely important.
Experience working with a nodal Power systems model eg Dayzer, Uplan etc
Independent thinker; creative in finding alternative solutions.
Proa

Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...