Financial Trader, LNG

Excelerate Energy, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelerate Energy, Inc. is seeking an LNG Financial Trader to join the LNG commercial team. The role focuses on building capabilities to trade global LNG and downstream gas assets, with emphasis on value creation through execution quality and disciplined asset-backed strategies.

The candidate will develop trading capabilities across LNG and gas markets, manage portfolio risk, and support pricing for physical opportunities while expanding exchange-cleared and OTC trading access.

Qualifications

• Background in the Gas/LNG markets and global gas derivatives markets.
• 5+ years’ experience with LNG/global gas financial trading.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to develop market views using data sources such as traded volumes, liquidity, MOC activity and shipping indicators for physical and financial gas markets.
• Proficiency with tools including Excel, Kpler, ICE, Trayport, Bloomberg and Reuters.

Responsibilities

• Execute financial trades, including futures and swaps, within approved limits and risk policies.
• Provide execution support to the commercial team for LNG sales and purchases.
• Support Risk team in monitoring portfolio exposure within limits and durations.
• Accurately capture trades and manage P&L and exposure within compliance frameworks.
• Lead a project to onboard Excelerate to exchange-cleared trading and expand OTC trading partners.
• Assist in pricing for physical spot/term opportunities for new deals.

Skills

LNG trading

Gas/LNG markets knowledge

Analytical skills

Risk management

Tools

Excel

Kpler

ICE

Trayport

Bloomberg

Reuters

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Excelerate Energy is seeking a LNG Financial Trader to join the LNG commercial team to build our capabilities. This role will be to develop global gas and oil financial trading capabilities (JKM, TTF, HH, Brent) to manage the global LNG portfolio and downstream gas assets. The Financial Trader will have a crucial role in creating value through execution quality, risk management, and disciplined asset-back approach to support the continued long-term growth of Excelerate Energy’s physical LNG portfolio.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Executing financial trades, including futures, swaps, and other products, within approved limits and risk management policies.
• Providing execution support to commercial team for the pursuit of new LNG sales and purchase opportunities.
• Support Risk team in monitoring and managing portfolio exposure within specific limits and durations.
• Accurately capturing trades and maintaining position, profit and loss, and exposure within compliance frameworks.
• Lead project to onboard Excelerate to exchange cleared trading activity and expand OTC trading partners to expand tradable products and improve liquidity.
• Support pricing for physical spot/term opportunities for new deal capture.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Background in the Gas/LNG markets with significant experience in global gas and oil derivatives markets.
• 5+ years’ experience with LNG/global gas financial trading.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in high impact, fast-paced environment.
• Confidence in developing market view integrating variety of data sources– traded volumes, liquidity, MOC activity, shipping indicators – for physical and financial gas markets.
• Capable with variety of tools – Excel, Kpler, ICE, Trayport, Bloomberg, Reuters.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Candidates must be authorized to work in assigned location.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of Excelerate Energy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Excelerate Energy is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and employment processes. If you need an accommodation to apply for a role or to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail]. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis consistent with applicable laws.