Location: Bucharest (hybrid within Bucharest)

About Capalo AI

Capalo AI is on a mission to accelerate the green energy transition.

We build advanced AI and optimization technology that helps large-scale batteries and other flexible energy assets operate smarter, more profitably, and more reliably. Our flagship product, Capalo Zeus VPP™, is a virtual power plant platform that uses self-learning AI models and real-time data to decide when to buy, sell, or store electricity across multiple markets.

We operate batteries and other assets in real time, participate in ancillary and wholesale markets, and manage complex regulatory and compliance requirements as a Balance Responsible Party (BRP) and Balancing Service Provider (BSP). 

By enabling more energy storage on the grid, we help integrate renewables, stabilize electricity systems, and ultimately lower carbon emissions and energy costs for consumers. If you want to see your work directly contributing to a more sustainable energy system, Capalo AI is where you can do it.

Role Mission

As a Trading Operations Analyst at Capalo AI, you will be at the heart of our real-time trading operations.

Your mission is to ensure the safe, compliant, and high-performance execution of our intraday trading strategies, with a particular focus on OPCOM (spot and intraday) and ancillary services market. You’ll sit at the intersection of trading, technology, and operations,  monitoring live activity, spotting anomalies early, and coordinating with our engineering and trading teams to keep everything running smoothly.

This is a role for someone who loves live markets, thrives under time pressure, and takes pride in operational excellence and precision.

Key Responsibilities

As a Trading Operations Analyst, you will:

• Real-Time Trading Monitoring: Monitor live trading activity and execution performance, track key metrics, ensure systems operate within defined thresholds

• Protocol Adherence & Control: Ensure trading follows internal protocols, client mandates, and limits, execute predefined actions when thresholds are breached, verify operational safeguards function correctlyIncident Detection & Response: Identify trading anomalies or system issues, respond according to escalation procedures, coordinate incident resolution with engineering teams

• Operational Reporting & Documentation: Maintain incident logs and action records, contribute to post-incident analysis, document operational procedures and escalation paths

• Performance Feedback & Improvement: Provide feedback on live trading behavior to technical teams, help refine monitoring, alerts, and operational processes

• Change & Release Support: Support go-live monitoring for new strategies or system changes, validate production behavior and assist with controlled rollback if needed

• Stakeholder & Client Support (as applicable): Act as an operational point of contact during trading incidents, communicate clear status updates to internal stakeholders or clients

What Are We Looking For?

You don’t need to have done this exact role before, but you should bring a strong mix of trading operations mindset, market understanding, and rigorous attention to detail.

• 3+ years of experience in energy trading, dispatch, operations, or trading support (power markets experience strongly preferred)

• Experience with spot and intraday trading at OPCOM, you understand how the market works, its products, timing, and operational realities

• Comfort working with live systems, real-time data, and dashboards

• Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and risk awareness

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize in fast-moving situations, and follow escalation protocols precisely

• Solid communication skills in English and Romanian. 

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working with automated / algorithmic trading systems

• Experience of trading and dispatching flexible assets for provision of balancing services to TSO

• Background in engineering, economics, finance, mathematics, or a related field

• Experience collaborating closely with engineering or data teams (e.g., providing feedback, testing changes, or supporting releases)

If you recognize yourself in most of the above, we’d like to meet you, even if you don’t tick every single box.

Why Join Capalo AI?

• Real impact on the energy transition
  Your daily work will directly influence how batteries and other flexible assets operate in real markets, supporting grid stability and renewable integration.

• Cutting-edge AI & trading technology
  You’ll work alongside a highly skilled team building and running self-learning AI models and advanced optimization tools for real-time trading.

• Ownership, not bureaucracy
  We are a lean, fast-moving company. You’ll have real responsibility from day one and direct access to decision-makers.

• Learning & growth
  You’ll be exposed to the full lifecycle of algorithmic trading operations: from strategy deployment and monitoring to incident management and continuous improvement.

• Aligned incentives
  Our profit-sharing business model means we grow when our partners succeed. Everyone is focused on long-term value, not short-term optics.

• International, mission-driven environment
  Join a team of people who care deeply about both technology and climate, and who enjoy solving complex problems together.

Now We Want to Hear From You

If this sounds like a role where you’d thrive, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply by submitting your application through our recruitment system. We review applications on a rolling basis and may begin the process as soon as we receive them.