Quantitative Market Analyst - EU Power

TotalEnergies; Genf; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies Gas & Power (TGP) in Geneva is seeking a trading-oriented analyst to join the European power desk. You will combine market fundamentals, models and data to deliver timely insights, identify opportunities and support trading decisions.

Your work will keep the fundamental view current, explain what is changing, identify the market edge and help translate it into trading decisions. Fluency in English is required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in European power markets.
• Strong knowledge of power fundamentals, price formation and market modelling.
• Ability to turn analysis into actionable trading insights and engage with traders.
• Advanced Python, data analysis and modelling skills, with cloud development experience.
• Familiar with AWS, Databricks, ML/AI technologies.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and enhance the European power forecasting framework with models, inputs and assumptions, translating results into actionable trading insights.
• Develop and communicate short- and mid-term market views across European power markets, combining fundamentals, weather, fuels and interconnections.
• Generate and assess trading ideas derived from quantitative models and market analysis, back-test signals and monitor performance.
• Develop high-impact analytical tools, dashboards and research using diverse data sets to support traders.
• Contribute to automation and cloud-based data pipelines with IT and data-engineering teams, exploring AI solutions to improve market intelligence.

Skills

Master's degree in quantitative field

Power markets experience

Power fundamentals knowledge

Python and data analysis

Cloud development

AWS

Databricks

English fluent

French welcome

Education

Master's degree or higher in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

AWS

Databricks

Job description

Contexte et environnement

TotalEnergies Gas & Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low-carbon energies. With more than 550 employees, TGP operates in Switzerland, the United States, Singapore, France, Germany and Spain. It evolves in fast-changing market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation. TGP is responsible for optimizing the purchase and sales portfolios of gas, electricity, CO ₂ emissions, dry bulk and LNG across global markets, in compliance with the Company’s trading guidelines.

Contexte et environnement

TotalEnergies Gas & Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low-carbon energies. With more than 550 employees, TGP operates in Switzerland, the United States, Singapore, France, Germany and Spain. It evolves in fast-changing market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation. TGP is responsible for optimizing the purchase and sales portfolios of gas, electricity, CO ₂ emissions, dry bulk and LNG across global markets, in compliance with the Company’s trading guidelines.

Join a commercially focused role at the heart of European power trading in Geneva. Working closely with traders, combine market fundamentals, models and data to deliver timely insights, identify opportunities and support trading decisions.

Your impact will be immediate: keep the fundamental view current, explain what is changing, identify the market edge and help translate it into trading decisions.

Activités

• Operate, maintain and continuously enhance the in‑house European power fundamental forecasting framework, including stack, optimisation and delta models, asset‑valuation tools, model inputs and market assumptions; challenge outputs and rapidly translate deviations into actionable insights for trading desks.
• Develop and communicate clear short‑ and medium‑term market views across European power markets, combining fundamentals, weather, fuels, CO₂, interconnections, outages, flows and positioning indicators, while actively contributing to and challenging the desk’s collective market view.
• Generate, structure and assess trading ideas and strategies derived from quantitative models and market analysis, defining catalysts, scenarios, timing and risks; back‑test signals, monitor live performance and use market feedback to continuously refine the analytical framework.
• Develop high‑impact analytical tools, dashboards and quantitative research, leveraging large and diverse datasets to uncover new signals, explore scenarios and sensitivities, and deliver commercially relevant insights to traders.
• Contribute to the automation and industrialisation of analytical workflows, working closely with IT and data‑engineering teams to build robust and scalable cloud‑based data pipelines, models and applications, while exploring pragmatic AI and agentic‑AI solutions to improve market intelligence, model monitoring and operational efficiency.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver timely, reliable and decision‑ready analysis in a fast‑paced trading environment.
• Transform fundamental data and proprietary models into market views and trading opportunities.
• Ensure the quality and reliability of analytical tools and processes.
• Balance daily operations, urgent trading requests and longer‑term developments.
• Communicate complex quantitative insights, uncertainties and risks clearly.

We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose‑driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.

Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.

We look for passion, ambition and open‑mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

Profil du candidat

What You Bring

• You hold a Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• You have 3–5 years’ experience in European power markets, ideally on or alongside a trading floor.
• You have strong knowledge of power fundamentals, price formation and market modelling.
• You can turn analysis into actionable trading insights and confidently engage with traders.
• You have advanced Python, data analysis and modelling skills, with experience in cloud development.
• You are familiar with AWS, Databricks, machine learning and/or AI technologies.
• You are fluent in English; French is a plus.

Who You Are

• You are commercially minded and curious, with a strong focus on value creation.
• You are rigorous and responsive, and perform well in fast‑paced environments.
• You communicate complex insights clearly and effectively.
• You are a pragmatic innovator, using the right technology and methods for the business need.