Senior Asset Trader

Alpiq; Lausanne; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Training and development

Flexible work models

Career growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Alpiq in Lausanne seeks a senior trading lead to drive active trading and risk management across an asset portfolio. You will own positions, deliver disciplined execution, and partner with Asset Management, Origination, Risk, and senior leadership to shape strategy and outcomes.

The role requires 10+ years in European gas & power markets, a quantitative finance background, and in-depth knowledge of options. Fluency in English is essential; other languages are a plus.

Qualifikationen

• Must have strong leadership potential and ability to coach teams.
• Proven track record in asset trading and risk management with P&L ownership.
• Fluent English; other languages advantageous.
• Advanced knowledge of options and quantitative finance background.

Aufgaben

• Lead active trading and risk management of asset portfolio with clear ownership of outcomes.
• Drive growth by unlocking optimization opportunities and portfolio enhancements.
• Interface with Asset Management, Origination, Risk, Quants, Structuring, and other desks for alignment.
• Develop and empower team members, strengthening accountability and technical skills.
• Foster a culture of learning, ownership, transparency, and execution.
• Lead transformation initiatives to elevate trading and risk standards.
• Maintain full P&L accountability.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Risk management

P&L ownership

Communication

Asset trading

Options knowledge

Ausbildung

Financial Engineering

Tools

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Lausanne - 100% | Permanent

In this role, you help bring our value “We learn and grow together” into everyday practice by continuously challenging trading approaches, strengthening risk capabilities, and learning from outcomes. By sharing the steering wheel with Assets and taking clear ownership of risk, performance, and value creation, you ensure robust results while enabling sustainable growth. Your work is highly collaborative. You act as a strategic sparring partner to Asset Management, Origination, Risk, and senior leadership, focusing on outcomes while translating strategy into execution, driving transformation, developing talent, and reinforcing a culture of ownership and accountability across the desk.

Your accountabilities

• Lead the active trading and risk management of the Asset portfolio, ensuring disciplined execution and clear ownership of positions and outcomes.
• Drive business growth by unlocking optimization potential, new trading opportunities, and portfolio enhancements.
• Act as the primary interface to Asset Management, Origination, Risk, Quants, Structuring, Asset Optimisation, Market Analysis, Middle Office, other trading desks and other key stakeholders, ensuring strong alignment and fast decision‑making.
• Develop, coach, and empower team members, strengthening individual accountability, technical skills, and leadership capabilities.
• Foster a strong performance culture anchored in learning, ownership, transparency, and outcome focus.
• Lead transformation initiatives across processes, tools, and ways of working to elevate trading and risk standards.
• Full P&L accountability

Your profile

• Strong motivation and capability to grow into a leadership role.
• Passion for developing people, fostering learning, and building high‑performing, empowered teams.
• Comfortable driving transformation in processes, tools, and ways of working in a complex environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate risks, performance, and strategic choices to senior management.
• Proven experience in asset trading and risk management, with a strong track record of P&L ownership in energy markets.
• Quantitative / Financial Engineering background – Advanced knowledge of options is required
• 10+ years’ experience in trading European Gas & Power markets
• Language: English Fluent, Other languages is a strong advantage
• Programming skills: advanced level (python)

Your benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Market-oriented salary
• Training and development
• Diverse opportunities for career growth
• Flexible work models
• Various flexible work models