⚡ Koala Seeks an Energy Market Analyst 🚀
Are you the person who actually knows how a power price is formed — not in theory, but on MGP, on the ancillary services market, in a PPA clause, in an resolution nobody has finished reading yet? Do you possess the curiosity, the instinct, and the "cazzimma" to turn a market that changes every quarter into decisions a company can bet on?
Koala is looking for an Energy Market Analyst to join our team. At Koala, we're building the platform that lets households, energy communities and professionals finally participate in the energy market instead of being priced by it. Before we can build the market we want, we need to read the market that exists — precisely, continuously, and better than others. That's your job.
💡 Your Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyse the Italian power market end to end — day-ahead, intraday, ancillary services and balancing, capacity and storage mechanisms — and maintain a working comparative view of the European markets Italy is coupled to.
- Produce price and scenario analysis: price formation, spreads, volatility, seasonality, and the drivers behind them, with a clear read on where the market is heading and why.
- Evaluate, price and stress-test PPAs and flexibility contracts — physical vs. virtual structures, pay-as-produced vs. baseload, indexation, shape and profile risk, volume and credit risk. Support commercial negotiations with quantitative analysis that holds up under pressure, and with recommendations you're willing to defend.
- Track regulatory developments — ARERA, GSE, GME, Terna, and the European framework behind them — covering dispatching reform, energy sharing rules, aggregation and BSP requirements, and storage procurement.
- Translate regulation into consequences: what a new resolution means for Koala's roadmap, pricing, business model and risk exposure, written so that product and management can act on it.
- Represent Koala in public consultations, position papers and industry working groups, and build the institutional relationships that come with it.
- Build and maintain the economic models behind assets and portfolios — capex, opex, LCOE, revenue stacking, sensitivity analysis — because a market view that ignores what a plant costs is not a market view.
- Make the market legible to the rest of the company: short, usable briefings that turn a complex sector into shared knowledge instead of private expertise.
🎓 What We're Looking For
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in power markets — utility, trading desk, BSP/aggregator, energy consultancy, TSO/DSO, regulator, developer, or infrastructure fund.
- A degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Statistics, Physics, or a related field. We care far more about your command of the subject than about which faculty you came from: a strong non-engineering background is genuinely welcome here.
- Real, operational knowledge of the Italian electricity market: how prices form, who the counterparties are, how dispatching and settlement actually work, and where the rules are moving. Working knowledge of European electricity market design — market coupling, cross-border capacity, and how the main national markets differ from ours.
- Familiarity with PPA structures and contract economics, and with the risks hidden in them. Comfort with data: advanced Excel, and ideally Python or SQL, so you can pull and model market data yourself rather than wait for someone else to.
- Excellent analytical judgement — the ability to reach a defensible answer with incomplete information, and to say clearly how confident you are.
- Ability to communicate complex market and regulatory concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences alike.
- Strong knowledge of the English language; Italian is required to work first-hand with national regulation.
- A proactive, autonomous and collaborative mindset, comfortable in a company where the answer often doesn't exist yet.
- "Cazzimma" — the determination and tenacity to keep pushing until the number, the clause, or the rule finally makes sense!
🌍 Why Koala?
Koala is a forward-thinking, flexible company driven by a simple goal: to revolutionize energy for all. We value every team member for their unique strengths and potential. Here, you'll find a team that believes in collective growth, hard work, deep thinking, and a clear focus on results.
💥 What We Offer
- Full-time position with a competitive salary based on your experience and qualifications (RAL > 40k€).
- Smart working options up to 100% remote (adaptable to the candidate's needs).
- A role with the whole picture in view: you'll sit between product, energy operations and commercial, and your analysis will be used, not filed.
- Direct exposure to strategy at a stage where a single well-argued analysis can change the company's direction.
- A sector whose rules are being rewritten right now — and a mandate to have an opinion about it, publicly.
- A culture of intellectual stimulation, collaboration, respect, and personal growth.
📍 Location
Remote working is welcome, but you'll always find a home base in Benevento, Avellino, Salerno or Torino (so far!).
🚀 Ready to read the market?
If you're an analytical thinker with a feel for regulation and a nose for where value sits in an energy contract, Koala is waiting for you. Apply now and let's build a transparent, democratic and decentralized energy market together.
📢 Tag Your Network — If you know someone who understands power markets, PPAs and regulation better than most, share this opportunity!