Aurora Energy Research Limited

Product Lead - Asset Performance & Benchmarking Department: Software Solutions Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Oxford, UK Description Aurora is expanding its asset benchmarking capabilities to create the industry's most trusted performance intelligence for energy transition assets. We are looking for a Product Lead - Asset Performance & Benchmarking to build and scale a world-class benchmarking product for asset owners, investors, and operators across technologies - with an immediate focus on batteries. This is a strategic, cross-functional product leadership role that brings together domain expertise, data strategy, design, and software execution. You will own our benchmarking offering end-to-end: defining the vision, shaping the product roadmap, building the data foundation, ensuring best-in-class visualisation, and driving thought leadership in a rapidly evolving market. You will work closely with engineering, research, UX, commercial teams, and the product managers for our asset valuation tools - Chronos, Amun, and Solaris - to deliver a comprehensive asset analytics toolkit seamlessly integrating historical asset performance and forward-looking valuation metrics. Key Responsibilities Own and Evolve Aurora's Asset Benchmarking Offering Lead Aurora's strategy for benchmarking BESS, solar, wind, and emerging asset classes Define a compelling value proposition for asset owners, operators, investors, and optimisers Develop a clear roadmap to deliver a scalable, global benchmarking product Build a World-Class Product for Asset Owners & Operators Design an intuitive, powerful user experience for comparing asset performance across portfolios, markets, and technologies Ensure benchmarking outputs meet the highest standards of transparency, completeness, and analytical rigour Collaborate with UX and engineering to deliver industry-leading visualisations Develop the Global Asset Performance Data Foundation Work with the Head of Data and data team to build the most comprehensive, accurate database of energy transition assets globally Drive creative strategies for data acquisition, inference, and enrichment - especially in markets where transparency is limited Ensure robust integration of operational data, market data, metadata, geospatial layers, and proprietary Aurora analytics Integrate Historical Performance with Forecast Valuation Partner with the product managers of Chronos, Amun, and Solaris to align benchmarking data with Aurora's asset valuation outputs Ensure users have a seamless, consistent view of both historical and future asset performance Feed historical operational data into calibration workflows to improve the accuracy of Aurora's analytical engines Thought Leadership in Asset Performance, Especially BESS Act as Aurora's expert in battery performance, benchmarking methodologies, and optimiser behaviour Work directly with optimisers and asset owners to iterate best practices for transparency and comparability Contribute to Aurora's market-leading research into BESS operations, degradation, revenue strategies, and market evolution Cross-Functional Product Leadership Lead a cross-company team spanning Engineering, Research, Data, UX, and Customer Success Translate market needs into clear product requirements, technical specifications, and design briefs Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of product increments in collaboration with dev teams Support commercial teams with product narratives, demos, and client engagement Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Domain Expertise Deep understanding of the energy transition asset landscape, with hands on experience in BESS (analytics, optimisation, operations, investment, trading, or development) Strong familiarity with asset performance drivers: cycling patterns, degradation, dispatch strategies, market revenue streams, constraints, and operational KPIs Product & Leadership Skills Experience leading large, complex, cross functional initiatives - ideally in a product context Ability to turn ambiguous market problems into clear product architectures and roadmaps Comfort balancing speed, quality, and analytical precision Strong communication skills with both technical and commercial stakeholders Technical & Analytical Strength Comfortable working with data driven products, quantitative outputs, and multi layered datasets Ability to partner effectively with engineering, data science, data engineering, and UX teams Strong intuition for how to present and visualise complex performance metrics clearly Mindset Curious, analytical, and deeply plugged into market developments Motivated to push boundaries in a fast evolving field Excited to build something from the ground up at scale What we offer Ownership of a flagship, strategically important product area. Opportunity to shape the industry's standard for asset performance intelligence. High visibility and direct impact across Aurora's product and research portfolio. A collaborative, mission driven environment focused on transforming the global energy transition. A fun, informal, collaborative, and international work culture A competitive salary package Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions, and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals 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.

Programme Manager Department: Internal Technology Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Oxford, UK Description We are seeking an experienced and forward thinking Programme Manager to lead Aurora's enterprise wide transformation of our core business processes and systems. This role will be pivotal in delivering a programme that will streamline and digitise our lead to cash operations, remediate and enhance our CRM and ERP estates, strengthen data foundations, and drive sustainable scalability across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Internal Technology, you will work closely with technology teams, business leaders, and external partners to translate strategic objectives into an actionable, well sequenced delivery programme. You will oversee multiple workstreams spanning process redesign, systems optimisation, data and reporting enablement, and integration/automation, ensuring alignment, effective prioritisation, and timely execution. This role is the internal programme leadership, taking responsibility for coordinating all internal activities and working closely with our strategic delivery partner project team to orchestrate the entire programme. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future architecture, processes, and operating model of a fast growing global organisation. You will join a highly collaborative environment and take a leading role in a transformation that will underpin our continued expansion, improve operational efficiency, and enable future innovation-including AI, automation, and advanced analytics. We are looking for someone who has a high attention to detail and can hit the ground running. This is a chance to have a significant impact an organisation where individuals thrive on change and to work within an innovative and growing SME. Key Responsibilities Programme Leadership & Governance: Lead the end to end delivery of Aurora's enterprise transformation programme, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, target state design, and business priorities Establish and maintain robust governance structures, reporting mechanisms, RAID management, and decision making processes across all workstreams Manage programme level timelines, scope, budget, dependencies, and critical paths to ensure successful and sustainable delivery Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Build strong relationships with senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders across Commercial, Advisory, Finance, Technology, Legal, and People & Culture Communicate progress, risks, and change impacts clearly and proactively to executive sponsors and programme steering committees Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and roadmap discussions to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared ownership Partner and Vendor Management: Coordinate external consultancy partners, ensuring effective mobilisation, clear deliverables, strong performance, and value for money Ensure partner proposals, methodologies, and designs align with Aurora's strategic intent and long term technology roadmap Change, Adoption & Continuous Improvement: Ensure programme outputs translate into measurable business outcomes, including efficiency gains, improved data quality, and enhanced user experienceWork closely with the Change Manager to drive organisational readiness, training needs assessment, and adoption planning in partnership with business functions Promote a culture of continuous improvement, future proofing processes and systems to enable innovation and ongoing evolution Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Required attributes: Proven experience leading complex, multi workstream transformation programmes within technology enabled business environments Strong background in enterprise systems delivery, ideally including CRM (Salesforce) and ERP (Dynamics 365 F&O) or similar platforms Experience working with external consultancies or delivery partners Demonstrable ability to orchestrate process redesign programmes across multiple business functions Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders and cross functional teams Highly organised with excellent time management, prioritisation, and programme structuring capability Strong communication skills, with experience preparing clear executive updates, roadmap materials, and governance documentation Ability to work independently and collaboratively, taking full ownership while fostering teamwork and shared accountability A proactive, pragmatic, and solution oriented mindset with a passion for delivering tangible business value Desirable attributes: Formal programme or project management qualifications (e.g., MSP, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certifications) Experience delivering large scale transformation in high growth or multi entity global organisations Familiarity with enterprise data strategies or modern data platform concepts (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, enterprise data layers) Understanding of integration architecture, API driven design, and automation tooling Exposure to lead to cash transformation programmes or back office systems modernisation 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.

Programme Manager - Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months) Department: Internal Technology Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time Location: Oxford, UK Description We are seeking an experienced and forward thinking Programme Manager to lead Aurora's enterprise wide transformation of our core business processes and systems. This role will be pivotal in delivering a programme that will streamline and digitise our lead to cash operations, remediate and enhance our CRM and ERP estates, strengthen data foundations, and drive sustainable scalability across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Internal Technology, you will work closely with technology teams, business leaders, and external partners to translate strategic objectives into an actionable, well sequenced delivery programme. You will oversee multiple workstreams spanning process redesign, systems optimisation, data and reporting enablement, and integration/automation, ensuring alignment, effective prioritisation, and timely execution. This role is the internal programme leadership, taking responsibility for coordinating all internal activities and working closely with our strategic delivery partner project team to orchestrate the entire programme. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future architecture, processes, and operating model of a fast growing global organisation. You will join a highly collaborative environment and take a leading role in a transformation that will underpin our continued expansion, improve operational efficiency, and enable future innovation-including AI, automation, and advanced analytics. We are looking for someone who has a high attention to detail and can hit the ground running. This is a chance to have a significant impact an organisation where individuals thrive on change and to work within an innovative and growing SME. Key Responsibilities Programme Leadership & Governance: Lead the end to end delivery of Aurora's enterprise transformation programme, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, target state design, and business priorities Establish and maintain robust governance structures, reporting mechanisms, RAID management, and decision making processes across all workstreams Manage programme level timelines, scope, budget, dependencies, and critical paths to ensure successful and sustainable delivery Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Build strong relationships with senior leaders and cross functional stakeholders across Commercial, Advisory, Finance, Technology, Legal, and People & Culture Communicate progress, risks, and change impacts clearly and proactively to executive sponsors and programme steering committees Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and roadmap discussions to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared ownership Partner and Vendor Management: Coordinate external consultancy partners, ensuring effective mobilisation, clear deliverables, strong performance, and value for money Ensure partner proposals, methodologies, and designs align with Aurora's strategic intent and long term technology roadmap Change, Adoption & Continuous Improvement: Ensure programme outputs translate into measurable business outcomes, including efficiency gains, improved data quality, and enhanced user experience Work closely with the Change Manager to drive organisational readiness, training needs assessment, and adoption planning in partnership with business functions Promote a culture of continuous improvement, future proofing processes and systems to enable innovation and ongoing evolution Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Required attributes: Proven experience leading complex, multi workstream transformation programmes within technology enabled business environments Strong background in enterprise systems delivery, ideally including CRM (Salesforce) and ERP (Dynamics 365 F&O) or similar platforms Experience working with external consultancies or delivery partners Demonstrable ability to orchestrate process redesign programmes across multiple business functions Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leaders and cross functional teams Highly organised with excellent time management, prioritisation, and programme structuring capability Strong communication skills, with experience preparing clear executive updates, roadmap materials, and governance documentation Ability to work independently and collaboratively, taking full ownership while fostering teamwork and shared accountability A proactive, pragmatic, and solution oriented mindset with a passion for delivering tangible business value Desirable attributes: Formal programme or project management qualifications (e.g., MSP, PMP, PRINCE2, Agile certifications) Experience delivering large scale transformation in high growth or multi entity global organisations Familiarity with enterprise data strategies or modern data platform concepts (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, enterprise data layers) Understanding of integration architecture, API driven design, and automation tooling Exposure to lead to cash transformation programmes or back office systems modernisation What we offer 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.

A global research organization in Oxford is looking for a Programme Manager to lead their enterprise transformation initiatives. This role requires managing complex programmes, ensuring alignment with strategic goals while building strong relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in technology-driven environments, particularly with CRM and ERP systems. The organization offers a hybrid working model with flexible arrangements, providing a collaborative environment aimed at driving operational efficiency and innovation.

Solutions Engineer Department: Internal Technology Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Oxford, UK Description Based in our Oxford office, you will join the Modern Workplace Team within Internal Technology. The team is responsible for the design, delivery, continual improvement, and support of the core services that provide Aurora's staff with the tools and technology needed to perform their best work. Reporting to the Head of Architecture and Engineering, you will focus on the Power Platform, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, and related automation and integration technologies. Your role will be to design and deliver solutions that improve productivity, streamline business processes, and enhance collaboration across the organisation. We have an existing suite of Power Platform solutions that require ongoing development and support. In addition, Aurora is adopting Logic Apps as part of its enterprise integration strategy - migrating existing Power Platform integrations and introducing scalable, well-governed automation patterns. You will help shape this transition, ensuring Power Platform remains a valuable tool for citizen developers while establishing strong governance and best practices. You will work directly with business users and Internal Technology colleagues to understand requirements, design effective solutions, and help drive automation and efficiency throughout the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to join Aurora at a key stage of growth, as we continue to expand internationally and mature our technology landscape to meet the needs of a dynamic, data-driven business. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) and Azure Logic Apps to support automation and integration Maintain and enhance existing Power Platform applications used across the business Implement and support Power Platform governance principles defined by the Head of Architecture and Engineering Work directly with business users to capture requirements, design solutions, and deliver measurable improvements Collaborate with other Internal Technology teams (Data, System Specialists, Service Delivery, Information Security) to ensure cohesive delivery and ongoing supportability Support citizen developers and promote best practices in solution design. Take ownership of governance defined in conjunction with the Head of Architecture and Engineering and senior engineers Migrate system-to-system integrations from Power Platform to Logic Apps where appropriate Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Required attributes: Minimum 2 years' experience designing and developing solutions with Microsoft Power Platform Experience working directly with business users to gather requirements and deliver solutions Proven experience integrating systems via APIs Excellent time management, organisational skills, and attention to detail Strong communication and interpersonal skills Flexible, proactive, and positive - a collaborative team player Able to work independently to manage priorities and deliver to deadlines Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the business Delivery-oriented with a "roll up your sleeves" approach Exceptional problem-solving skills A passion for technology and how it can be used to solve real business challenges Desirable attributes: Demonstrable experience working with Azure Logic Apps Demonstrable experience working with Power BI Microsoft Certifications in relevant areas Familiarity of event driven software architecture, integration patterns and serverless solutions Experience administering or governing Power Platform environments Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tooling to manage configurations across environments Experience working with any of our Tier 1 systems: Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, SAP SuccessFactors, or Dynamics 365 F&O 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.