Junior Gas Options Trader

Vor 5 Tagen


Hamburg, Deutschland Vattenfall Vollzeit
Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Business Area (BA) Markets’ role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Within Markets the Business Unit (BU) Trading is the energy trading hub of the Vattenfall Group. BU Trading is responsible for all trading activities around Vattenfall´s asset and customer flows to maximize value creation and improve sourcing costs. It provides market access services for the Vattenfall Group - which means managing all hedging flows, from generation assets or customers, by Market Access. Next to handling our flow business, BU Trading also has a proprietary mandate.

We have a culture of care and growth. You will collaborate with inspiring people around you, on complex and interesting topics. Together, we drive the energy transition and contribute to a journey towards becoming fossil-free.

Job Description

At Vattenfall, we don’t just “do energy”, we exist to help our customers power their lives in ever climate smarter ways and free from fossil fuel within one generation. If you are looking for interesting challenges and the opportunity to be part of this change, then join our diverse and talented team and make a difference.

Our Business Area (BA) Markets is looking for the right person to fill the position as

Junior Gas Options Trader

for our office in Hamburg.

Your key responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement trading strategies for options, storages and structured products
  • Monitor gas and options market trends and dynamics. Employ volatility models to analyze and predict market behavior
  • Execute trades based on identified opportunities while managing associated risks effectively
  • Manage the existing options and structured portfolio with a focus on vanilla options and structured products such as storage
  • Develop and extend our options portfolio and actively pursue additional risk structures
  • Collaborate closely with traders and analysts to share insights, discuss trading ideas, and coordinate trading activities to maximize trading desk performance
  • Adhere to and further develop the company’s trading standards and best practices
  • Be part of the Gas Markets Trading department and contribute to its commercial success
Qualifications

Your profile:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of financial markets, ideally in commodities and derivatives, with a focus on options trading
  • Proficiency in programming, model development and data science skills in Python
  • Understanding of risk management principles and the ability to assess and mitigate trading risks effectively. Demonstrated ability and willingness to take calculated risks in trading activities, coupled with an understanding of risk-reward dynamics
  • Strong analytical abilities with the capability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing environment
  • Sound quantitative analysis and mathematical modeling skills
  • Understanding and knowledge of the whole energy commodity complex, especially gas is a plus
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with various internal stakeholders
  • Fluency in English (both written and spoken); additional languages advantageous, such as German
  • Entrepreneurial mind-set with willingness to grow a new business
  • Result oriented, independent working method with high reliability and readiness to take on responsibility
Additional Information

Benefits

Your development is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.

Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.

Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.

Your colleagues will be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

Additionally, we offer retirement planning with a company pension scheme, a subsidised public transport ticket and a job bike. You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken.

More information
We welcome your application in English, no later than 16th of July 2024. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Carina Böhle via mail carina.boehle@vattenfall.de.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called Validata. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.

We look forward to receiving your application



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