Advisory Software Solutions Lead, GB & Ireland
Department: Advisory
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Oxford, UK
Reporting To: TBC
Description
Based in Oxford, you will be a senior member of Aurora’s GB & Ireland advisory team, playing a leading role in a rapidly expanding software-enabled advisory offering. You will help shape and deliver advisory mandates that integrate Aurora’s proprietary software, models, and datasets as core infrastructure for client decision making.
You will take ownership of complex, commercially important engagements — from originating opportunities to delivering high-quality outputs — working closely with both the advisory and software commercial teams. A key focus of the role is identifying and converting software adjacent advisory opportunities, particularly across BESS, renewables, and corporate PPA structures, and positioning Aurora’s integrated software–advisory model as a differentiated alternative to traditional consultancies.
You will have outstanding knowledge of the GB power market, which will enable you to manage and mentor junior colleagues, guiding analytical work and ensuring insights are robust, strategic, and clearly communicated to senior stakeholders across developers, investors, lenders, and corporates. You will also represent Aurora externally, contributing to thought leadership and senior client conversations at the intersection of software and advisory.
This role suits an experienced consultant (typically 5–10 years’ experience) from a top tier consultancy, energy company, financial institution, or software enabled commercial environment. Successful candidates will combine strong analytical capability with commercial fluency, stakeholder confidence, and a track record of delivering high-quality strategic work in team-oriented settings.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading advisory projects for our clients, across a diverse range of energy transition technologies, business models and strategies, including planning out the work of the team and ensuring we maintain rigorous standards of analysis and clear communication of insights
* Line management of junior analysts in the team to help them develop and coaching/managing analysts within a project
* Business development
* Originate and convert software enabled advisory mandates — lead client conversations that position Aurora’s integrated software–advisory model as a compelling alternative to traditional consultancy, with a particular focus on BESS, renewables, and PPA structures across developers, investors, and lenders.
* Build a pipeline of software adjacent advisory opportunities — proactively identify where Aurora’s existing software client base represents untapped advisory potential; partner closely with software commercial teams to convert platform users into advisory clients and expand overall account value.
* Represent Aurora at the software advisory frontier — attend industry events, contribute to client facing thought leadership, and engage in senior commercial discussions articulating how Aurora’s proprietary models and datasets deliver a structurally differentiated advisory offering.
* Project delivery
* Lead delivery of software enabled advisory mandates — take end-to-end ownership of complex engagements, embedding Aurora’s power market models and datasets as core infrastructure for valuations, revenue forecasts, and transaction support.
* Set and maintain Aurora’s quality standard — act as the senior signoff on client deliverables, ensuring analysis is rigorous, well communicated, and reflective of Aurora’s market credibility across BESS, renewables, and corporate PPA asset classes.
* Scale delivery through replicable, software backed frameworks — collaborate with the wider advisory team to create standardised analytical approaches and repeatable project templates that leverage Aurora’s platform, improving delivery efficiency and reducing reliance on bespoke modelling.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Required attributes:
* Experience at a major consultancy, energy company, financial services company, or other knowledge-focused firm or institution
* First-class or high second-class university degree
* Demonstrated success in taking responsibility for project and process management in team-oriented environments
* Proven ability to interpret and derive insight from complex quantitative data and information
* Ability to communicate clearly and co-operate effectively with both technically and non-technically minded people
* Self-starting, entrepreneurial mind-set, and desire to grow the business
Desirable attributes:
* Previous experience working on energy-related projects or policy – particularly in a GB/European context
* Leadership, management or mentoring experience demonstrated by previous roles of professional responsibility or extracurricular activities
* Demonstrated success in working together with clients
* Competence in advanced data analytics (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, Advanced Excel)
* Strong academic record, such as a Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant discipline
What we offer
Some of the benefits we include are:
* Private Medical Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Parental Support
* Salary-Exchange Pension
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Local Oxford Discounts
* Cycle-to-work Scheme
* Flu Jabs
At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.
The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.
To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.
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