Senior Product Development Analyst - Climate Risk

Rhodium Group is recruiting a Senior Product Development Analyst to join the company’s Energy & Climate team and help develop products for the Climate Risk Service. Preferred location is Rhodium’s Oakland, CA or New York area offices.

Position Description

Rhodium is looking for an entrepreneurial and talented senior product development analyst to join our Energy & Climate practice. You will work with Rhodium and Climate Impact Lab climate experts, economists, and data engineers in tackling some of the most challenging climate impact and risk issues facing society. Rhodium has recently launched the Climate Risk Service, which provides the investment and financial services communities with critical information about the financial impacts of climate change. As a vital member of the Climate Risk Service team, you will help drive Rhodium’s effort to implement groundbreaking academic research on the economics of climate change into new data products and support clients applying those insights.

Position Responsibilities

Develop methods that implement new climate science and econometric relationships into product development workflows for the Climate Risk Service, which offers the opportunity to engage directly with Climate Impact Lab specialists
Be hands-on with the implementation of new methods as well as oversee implementation by analysts on the Climate Risk Service team
Manipulate and analyze climate and economic data sets using a suite of analytic tools, including Python
Work within a cross-functional team focused on client consulting projects, including analysis of client portfolios and reporting results
Partner with Climate Risk Service leadership to communicate methods and results, and provide technical support to clients.
Evaluate existing products and modeling workflows and recommend improvement, particularly via product development best practices

Qualifications

Attractive candidates will have the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in earth sciences, data sciences, applied economics, engineering or related fields, plus 5 years of relevant work experience
Experience developing and implementing methods that translate academic research to scalable product.
Strong statistics background and proficiency in manipulating and analyzing large data sets.
Experience developing products via object-oriented programing workflows, preferably in Python.
Ability to work within cross-functional teams, as well as independently.
Professionalism and intellectual curiosity.
Organized and self-directed with proven problem-solving skills.
Experience working with climate, catastrophe, financial, energy, or economics models is advantageous.
Experience with direct client engagement is advantageous.

Location and Travel Requirements

Occasional domestic travel (<10%>
The location for this role is Rhodium's office in Oakland, CA or New York, NY but will be remote until in-office work resumes.
The role may require a small number of virtual meetings outside of regular working hours, to accommodate colleagues in other time zones.

Compensation, Benefits, and Recruiting Process

Rhodium Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to fostering an environment that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Rhodium Group offers competitive compensation, a progressive benefits package, and opportunities for intellectual and professional advancement while working with a talented and entrepreneurial group of colleagues.

About Rhodium

Rhodium Group is a leading independent research provider. We combine economic data analytics and policy insight to help decision-makers in both the public and private sectors understand global trends.