Senior Short Term Trader

Orsted Asia Pacific; Gentofte Kommune; On-site; DKK 635,000 - 897,000; Full time

Job summary

Orsted Asia Pacific invites you to join our Short-Term Gas Trading team, where you’ll help run European gas trading and balancing operations. You’ll identify market opportunities, analyze data, and make informed decisions to support reliable performance.

This role emphasizes collaboration across functions, ownership of tasks, and a 24/7 shift rotation. We value quick learners who thrive in fast-changing markets and are motivated to contribute to value creation while developing professionally in

Qualifications

• Experience from energy markets, ideally gas, commodities or related commercial environment.
• Ability to analyse data and use insights to support decisions.
• Collaborates effectively with colleagues across functions.
• Takes ownership of tasks and contributes to team success.
• Stays focused and adaptable in fast-changing markets.
• Communicates clearly and builds positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• trading intraday and day-ahead gas markets across Europe to balance the portfolio and create value
• optimising the value of flexible assets and positions within our gas portfolio
• monitoring, developing, and executing short-term trading strategies
• improving our operational and analytical capabilities through automation and digitalisation
• collaborating with colleagues across functions to support trading, balancing, and portfolio optimisation activities
• participating in a 24/7 shift rotation covering all days of the year.

Skills

Energy markets experience

Analytical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership mentality

Communication skills

Adaptability

Job description

Join us in this role where you'll contribute to the performance of our European gas portfolio through short-term trading and balancing activities. You'll identify market opportunities, make informed trading decisions, and help ensure operational excellence while working with experienced colleagues in a collaborative and supportive environment where learning and development are encouraged every day.

Welcome to Gas

You’ll be part of the Short-Term Gas Trading team where you, together with your colleagues, will provide the route to market for our European gas portfolio. The team executes trading strategies, and captures opportunities across short-term gas markets. Working closely with specialists across the business, you'll contribute to value creation while helping ensure reliable operations and effective risk management.

As a team, we support each other's growth, share knowledge openly, and succeed together by combining diverse perspectives, strong collaboration, and a passion for delivering results.

You'll play an important role in:

• trading intraday and day-ahead gas markets across Europe to balance the portfolio and create value
• optimising the value of flexible assets and positions within our gas portfolio
• monitoring, developing, and executing short-term trading strategies
• improving our operational and analytical capabilities through automation and digitalisation
• collaborating with colleagues across functions to support trading, balancing, and portfolio optimisation activities
• participating in a 24/7 shift rotation covering all days of the year.

To succeed in the role, you:

• bring experience from energy markets, ideally within gas, commodities, financial markets, or a related commercial environment
• enjoy analysing data and using insights to make well-informed decisions
• collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders in an international environment
• take ownership of your work while actively contributing to team success
• remain focused and adaptable in fast-changing market conditions
• communicate clearly and build positive working relationships across different functions.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].