Senior Carbon Pricing and Markets Analyst

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 11
**The Role**: Senior Carbon Pricing and Markets Analyst
**The Team**: The Compliance Carbon team is an established part of the Carbon team within the Energy Transition, Sustainability & Services group at S&P Global Commodity Insights. You will work with a highly motivated team of analysts who share the common goals of driving transparency and developing unique insights into compliance carbon markets to create actionable solutions for our customers. You will work with a global team in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
**Responsibilities And Impact**:
Conduct in-depth research into compliance and voluntary carbon markets, with a focus on the APAC region. This includes supply and demand analysis, price forecasting, and policy tracking.
Deliver forward-looking insights to clients by maintaining and enhancing internal datasets and models, and by developing new data sources where needed.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to stay informed on developments in related sectors (e.g., power, steel, crude refining, etc.) that influence carbon markets.
Produce high-quality written content that communicates complex market dynamics clearly. Support insights with compelling visuals such as charts and graphs.
Engage regularly with clients through calls, meetings, conferences, and events - delivering tailored insights, explaining methodologies, and articulating value propositions.
**What We’re Looking For**:
Solid understanding of compliance and voluntary carbon markets and carbon policy drivers (e.g., CBAM), with the ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
A strong grasp of nuances for carbon market design in emerging markets, e.g., choice of ETS systems, domestic crediting systems, and just transition.
Strong research and analytical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Power BI visualizations, APIs, and data scraping is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to engage with clients, understand their needs, and independently present research in a clear and impactful way.
Collaborative mindset with experience working across multicultural teams and commodities. Strong problem-solving skills and a result-driven approach.
A university degree in economics, business, environmental science, public policy, engineering, or a similar related field, along with relevant industry or research experience.
**Additional Preferred Qualifications**:
Familiarity with broader commodity markets, especially in the energy sector. Experience with integrated cross-commodity analysis is a plus.
Experience building forecasts or models, with strong Excel skills.
Proven ability to write clearly, visualize data effectively, and present complex analysis in high-level engagements and public forums.
About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
What’s In It For You?
**Our Purpose**:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.
**Our People**:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
**Our Values**:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership wi