Solution Engineer - Energy​/Quantitative Analytics

Location: UK based, ideally London, but open to other locations across the UK.

Position Type: Full‑time, Permanent.

Founded in 1995, Zema Global Data Corporation empowers organizations to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results. Over the past two years, Zema Global has accelerated its growth through strategic investment and acquisition to strengthen our global leadership, helping our customers gain a Decisioning Advantage – one bold idea at a time.

With a presence across global energy, commodity, and financial markets, we thrive on collaboration, creativity, and respect, united by a shared drive to innovate and deliver meaningful impact for our customers and communities.

The Solution Engineer sits at the intersection of energy markets, quantitative finance, and technical sales. The role translates cQuant.io’s advanced risk analytics into clear, client‑specific solutions, leading complex client engagements from discovery and solution design through demos, proof‑of‑concepts, and technical proposals.

• Collaborate with the sales team to understand client requirements and tailor cQuant.io’s solutions.
• Prepare and deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations highlighting features, benefits, and unique advantages.
• Develop customized technical presentations, proof‑of‑concepts, and demonstrations tailored to client objectives.
• Engage with prospective clients to understand their business challenges, risk‑management needs, and technical requirements.
• Provide detailed and accurate technical responses to RFPs, RFIs, and other client inquiries.
• Collaborate with clients to identify and articulate their needs, ensuring solutions meet or exceed expectations.
• Work with product management and analyst teams to refine solution strategies based on client feedback and market trends.
• Develop detailed technical proposals, including solution architecture, integration plans, and implementation strategies.
• Offer input on product enhancements and new features based on client interactions.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and the competitive landscape in energy risk analytics.
• Continuously enhance technical knowledge of cQuant.io’s products and the broader energy risk‑management ecosystem.
• Share insights and best practices with the sales team to improve overall sales effectiveness and client engagement.
• Act as a liaison between the sales team, clients, and internal technical teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of the sales strategy.
• Collaborate with marketing and product teams to create sales collateral, case studies, and other supporting materials.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of presales processes, tools, and methodologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree or certifications is a plus.
• Finance‑oriented profile with strong knowledge in computational finance, statistics, time‑series analysis, option pricing, and stochastic simulation‑based analysis.
• Expertise in commodities and energy markets, with a background in at least one of:
  Trading/Front Office, Risk Management/Middle Office, or Energy Contract Evaluation, Procurement, and Management.
• Solid understanding of how software works from a statistical and analytical perspective, with the ability to interpret and apply quantitative models.
• Hands‑on experience in energy risk management and analytics.
• Strong ability to explain complex technical and financial concepts to non‑technical stakeholders, adapting language for client‑facing discussions.
• Proven track record of collaborating with sales teams to understand client requirements and tailor effective technical solutions.

• Good knowledge of wholesale Power & Gas markets within the US and Europe.
• Experience in other commodity markets (fuels, metals, agriculture, etc.).
• Exposure to financial markets and products (banking, derivatives, or capital markets).

• Proven experience in a technical presales or solution engineering role, ideally…