Head of Energy Markets and Trading

Sympower; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 Days Paid Holiday Leave

1 Day Paid Wellness Leave

1 Day Paid Birthday Leave

Paid Maternity and Partner Leave

Pawternity Leave

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Remote Office Budget

Internet Allowance

Development Plan & Budget

Stock Appreciation Rights

2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave

Job summary

Sympower is seeking the Head of Energy Markets and Trading to lead revenue optimization and trading strategy for a growing international team accelerating the energy transition.

You will own trading revenue, build risk-adjusted returns, mentor traders, oversee day-ahead and intraday trading desks, and drive expansion into new markets and products across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in energy trading or within the trading and operations department of an energy company.
• Deep understanding of energy markets, trading operations, BRP requirements, and ETRM systems.
• Strong decision-making and analytical skills, with trading optimization knowledge.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in scaling up and working with remote, multi-country teams.
• Quantitative mindset with understanding of algorithmic trading and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead revenue optimization and trading strategy across Sympower's portfolio.
• Build and maintain relationships with counterparties, brokers, and market participants.
• Set business strategies for expansion and determine acceptable risk in deal structuring.
• Define governance, risk limits, and controls with the risk team.
• Oversee day-ahead, intraday trading desks, settlements, and revenue maximization per MW.
• Mentor traders and quants, scale trading desks, and develop profitable short-term power strategies.

Skills

Energy trading experience

Trading operations

Analytical skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Data-driven decision making

Tools

ETRM systems

Job description

The position

Sympower is seeking the Head of Energy Markets and Trading to lead Sympower's revenue optimization & trading strategy. Join our growing international team and help us accelerate the energy transition!

What you will do

The Head of Energy Markets and Trading will lead a team and strategy to oversee the following areas:

Lead Sympower's Revenue Optimization & Trading Strategy

• Own trading revenue and risk-adjusted returns across the portfolio
• Lead business cases for expansion into new revenue streams (eg: entering new markets, products)
• Build and maintain relationships with counterparties, brokers, and market participants

Commercial leadership

• Work closely with the commercial team and origination team to set business strategies for expansion, be the final say on the risk that the trading team can take in deal structuring and help defining different counterparty structures

Risk Management

• Ensure proper processes and mandates are in place for Risk management
• Work with risk team to define trading risk - enforce limits, position controls, imbalance risk, and the governance

Trading Operations Management

• Oversee the Energy Trading and Settlement desks, handling day-ahead, intraday trades, and ancillary services.
• Manage reconciliation, nominations, imbalance obligations, and ensure revenue maximization per MW.
• Manage and further develop the short term power trading desk
• Mentor traders and quants, scaling up of trading desk and ensuring trading support systems are in place
• Work closely with quants to develop and implement profitable trading strategies for short-term power products.
• Grow and define the trading operations across multiple jurisdictions and products
• Manage membership access and 3rd party contracts required by the trading desk

What you will need

• 10+ years of experience in energy trading or within the trading and operations department of an energy company
• Deep understanding of energy markets, trading operations, BRP requirements, and ETRM systems.
• Strong decision-making and analytical skills, with trading optimization knowledge.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in scaling up and working with remote, multi-country teams.
• Quantitative mindset, understanding of algorithmic trading, optimization models, and data-driven decision-making. Ability to translate complex quantitative insights into clear commercial and strategic recommendations for senior leadership.

What is in it for you

We are committed to creating an inclusive, values-based culture where everyone feels that they belong and has the opportunity to do meaningful work.

We offer a market competitive compensation package, including but not limited to:

• 30 Days Paid Holiday Leave
• 1 Day Paid Wellness Leave
• 1 Day Paid Birthday Leave
• Paid Maternity and Partner Leave
• Pawternity Leave
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Remote Office Budget
• Internet Allowance
• Development Plan & Budget
• Stock Appreciation Rights
• 2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave

Learn about all of our benefits on our careers page.

Who we are

Sympower is accelerating the global transition towards ‘net-zero’ by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. Using our proprietary software platform, we help balance the supply and demand of electricity across international energy networks.

We help businesses, grid operators, asset owners and other energy stakeholders around the world reduce their carbon emissions, integrate more distributed renewable energy resources, and generate new revenue streams by participating in demand-side response services.

Learn more about us in this video.

Since 2022, Sympower has been a certified B Corp, which shows the company is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency across 5 impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment, and customers.

Sympower is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.

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