Senior Short Term Trader

Ørsted A/S; Gentofte Kommune; Remote; DKK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted A/S is seeking a candidate to strengthen our Short-Term Gas Trading team. You will help route to market for our European gas portfolio, execute trading strategies, and collaborate with specialists across the business to create value while ensuring reliable operations and effective risk management.

You will work with a diverse team in a collaborative environment that supports growth, knowledge sharing, and continuous development, including potential 24/7 duty coverage.

Qualifications

• Ambitious with experience from energy markets, preferably gas trading.
• Strong commercial drive and ability to work in high-performing team.
• Understanding of technical and fundamental analysis in trading.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration in international environment.

Responsibilities

• Trading in within- and day-ahead gas markets in Europe and adding value to the gas portfolio.
• Building and executing short-term asset-backed trading strategies and taking on proprietary positions.
• Conducting ad hoc analysis and participating in various projects.
• Occasionally participating in the 24/7 duty roster, covering 365 days a year for holiday coverage.

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 will play an important role in:

• trading in the within- and day-ahead gas markets in Europe and add value to the gas portfolio
• building and executing short-term asset backed trading strategies and taking on proprietary positions across Europe.
• conducting ad hoc analysis and participating in various projects
• occasionally, participating in the 24/7 duty roster, covering 365 days a year for holiday coverage

To succeed in the role you:

• ambitious with relevant experience from energy markets, preferably gas trading
• have a strong commercial drive and can work in a high performing team with appetite for risk-taking in trading
• have an understanding of technical and fundamental analysis in trading
• are solution oriented and show initiative with excellent communication skills
• show strong responsibility and have proven cross-functional collaboration skills in an international environment.

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.

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

We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.