European Natural Gas Trader — Strategy & Impact

Manpower, Inc.; Ticino; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Competitive compensation

International exposure

Learning culture

Job summary

Our client, powered by Manpower, Inc., seeks a Natural Gas Trader to manage proprietary trading across European gas markets. You will identify opportunities, develop strategies, and monitor risk within defined mandates in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with risk management and internal stakeholders, contributing to performance, positioning and decision-making at a growing international trading company. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in European natural gas trading or closely related energy markets.
• Strong understanding of physical and financial gas markets.
• Solid analytical and quantitative skills with a disciplined approach to risk management.
• Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Fluency in English.
• Knowledge of German, French, Italian or Spanish is considered an asset.
• Good IT skills and familiarity with trading and market analysis tools are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a proprietary trading portfolio within approved risk limits and trading mandates.
• Develop and execute trading strategies across European natural gas markets.
• Identify and capture trading and optimization opportunities in both physical and financial gas markets.
• Monitor market developments, liquidity dynamics and counterparty exposure to effectively manage risk.
• Actively manage positions, exposures and maturities to optimize portfolio performance.
• Prepare and present regular reports on trading performance, market positioning and risk exposure.
• Collaborate closely with Risk Management and other internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with risk policies and procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Decision making

English fluency

Tools

Trading tools

Market analysis tools

Job description

Our client, powered by Manpower, Inc., seeks a Natural Gas Trader to manage proprietary trading across European gas markets. You will identify opportunities, develop strategies, and monitor risk within defined mandates in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with risk management and internal stakeholders, contributing to performance, positioning and decision-making at a growing international trading company. Fluency in English is required.