Are you passionate about carbon markets and believe compliance programs are essential for accelerating the global energy transition? We are seeking a motivated and commercially driven professional to join our Houston office and help clients navigate the increasingly complex world of environmental commodities.
As a Sales Trader – Carbon Compliance, you will combine market expertise, relationship-building skills, and a deep understanding of compliance carbon markets to help shape the future of emissions trading. You will focus on regulatory carbon programs across North America while supporting clients in identifying opportunities, managing risks, and achieving their sustainability objectives.
Sales Trader - Carbon Compliance
Houston
Full-time
Permanent employee
The Candidate
The Role
As a Sales Trader – Carbon Compliance, you will be responsible for originating, structuring, and executing transactions within regulated carbon markets across North America. Working alongside experienced professionals in environmental commodities, you will help grow our carbon trading activities by building long-term client relationships, identifying market opportunities, and developing new business channels. You will monitor evolving regulatory programs, analyze market fundamentals, and help clients navigate compliance obligations and trading strategies.
You will take ownership of the complete trading process from market analysis and client engagement to deal execution and post-trade management while collaborating closely with risk, legal, operations, and commercial teams. Your market insight will help identify new products and services, drive commercial growth, and strengthen our position as a trusted partner in environmental commodities.
The role will consist of, but not be limited to, the following actions on a daily basis:
You will take ownership of the complete trading process from market analysis and client engagement to deal execution and post-trade management while collaborating closely with risk, legal, operations, and commercial teams. Your market insight will help identify new products and services, drive commercial growth, and strengthen our position as a trusted partner in environmental commodities.
The role will consist of, but not be limited to, the following actions on a daily basis:
- Cold calling and prospecting new market participants
- Building and maintaining long-term client relationships
- Monitoring carbon market regulations, policy developments, and pricing trends
- Identifying and executing carbon compliance trading opportunities
- Communicating daily with trading, risk, operations, and management teams
- Engaging with counterparties to understand market needs and commercial objectives
- Transforming market intelligence into actionable trading opportunities
- Conducting market research across carbon and environmental commodity markets
- Contributing to business development and growth initiatives
- Assisting with post-trade logistics and transaction management
- Supporting product development efforts based on regulatory and market developments
- Representing the company at industry conferences, workshops, and stakeholder events
The Requirements
In order to be considered for the role, you will meet the following:
- Fluent in English; another language is a plus
- Authorized to work in the United States of America
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, economics, finance, business administration or related discipline
- 2–5 years of experience in carbon markets, environmental commodities, energy markets, emissions trading, sales trading, or a related field
- Strong understanding of North American carbon compliance programs.
- Experience with environmental commodity trading is strongly preferred
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management abilities
- Strategic mindset with the ability to connect regulatory developments to commercial opportunities
- Willing to relocate to Houston, Texas
The Offer
- Inspirational work environment in one of the fastest-growing commodity sectors
- Competitive market salary and bonus potential
- Relocation budget
- Open and entrepreneurial working environment
- Personal and professional development program
- Opportunity to directly contribute to the growth of carbon markets and the global energy transition
- LifeTime Gym Membership
- 18 Paid Vacation Days, plus 10 paid national holidays
- Health Insurance coverage
- 401K plan after 2 months with Caely
Disclaimer
As part of our hiring process, you will be invited to our office to meet the team and your prospective manager.
Caely only publishes job vacancies through our official platforms: LinkedIn (Caely Renewables: Overview | LinkedIn) and website (Home - Caely Renewables). All communication from Caely will be from a @caely.com email address only.
Caely is not affiliated in any way with third-party recruiters unless authorized.
Please disregard any written or oral request for a job offer or an interview that you believe is or might be fraudulent or suspicious and immediately get in touch with us via email at recruitment@caely.com upon receiving a suspicious invite, offer, or claim.
Caely only publishes job vacancies through our official platforms: LinkedIn (Caely Renewables: Overview | LinkedIn) and website (Home - Caely Renewables). All communication from Caely will be from a @caely.com email address only.
Caely is not affiliated in any way with third-party recruiters unless authorized.
Please disregard any written or oral request for a job offer or an interview that you believe is or might be fraudulent or suspicious and immediately get in touch with us via email at recruitment@caely.com upon receiving a suspicious invite, offer, or claim.
About us
Caely Renewables (Caely) is a solution-driven company committed to tackling climate change—the defining challenge of our era. We combine expert advisory with hands-on execution to support counterparty in environmental commodity transactions, including carbon credits, biofuels, and renewable energy certificates. Our skilled, dynamic team partners with counterparties to not only meet but exceed carbon reduction targets. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Caely is expanding rapidly across Europe and North America, with local offices in Genoa, Houston, and Stockholm to advance the global transition toward a sustainable future.