Strategic Energy Markets & Trading Lead

Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding; İzmit; On-site; TRY 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding in Kocaeli seeks an Energy Markets and Trading Unit Manager to oversee market operations, pricing, and portfolio performance across DAM, IDM, and related markets.

The role requires strong analytics, cross-functional leadership, and experience in energy trading; travel may be required, and proficiency in Turkish and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in energy markets or related commercial energy activities.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel with strong analytical and reporting capabilities; VBA is preferred.
• Experience with data analysis, forecasting, automation, or optimization tools is advantageous.
• Fluent in Turkish and English, with strong communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and manage electricity market activities (DAM, IDM, Balancing).
• Follow regulations and report impacts to management; adapt processes accordingly.
• Manage the energy portfolio, monitor consumption, generation, and commercial performance.
• Perform pricing, cost, profitability, tariff, and risk analyses for trading decisions.
• Coordinate with energy portfolio customers and internal teams on forecasting and settlements.
• Develop data-driven analytical tools, dashboards, and forecasting models.

Skills

Energy markets

Electricity trading

Portfolio management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Turkish language

Data analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Excel VBA

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Continuing to write success stories in every field it operates in, Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding, one of Turkey's largest industrial groups with over 5,000 employees, is looking for an "Energy Markets and Trading Unit Manager" to be assigned at its Kocaeli location.

General Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline,
• Minimum 6 years of professional experience in energy markets, electricity trading, portfolio management, or related commercial energy activities,
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly Excel, with strong analytical and reporting capabilities; knowledge of Excel VBA is preferred,
• Preferably experienced in Python, R, SQL, Power BI, VBA, or similar analytical tools for data analysis, forecasting, automation, or optimization,
• Excellent command of written and spoken Turkish,
• Fluent in written and spoken English,
• Experienced in managing existing energy portfolio customers and capable of managing customer relationships from both commercial and operational perspectives,
• Experienced in managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, market participants, regulatory bodies, and senior management,
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate teams, manage priorities, and ensure effective cross-functional collaboration,
• Detail-oriented, organized, responsible, and capable of managing multiple processes simultaneously,
• Strong planning, organization, coordination, decision-making, and representation skills,
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical, problem-solving, creative, and innovative capabilities,
• Strong presentation and reporting skills, with the ability to translate analytical findings into actionable commercial and management recommendations,
• No restrictions on domestic or international travel,
• Knowledge or experience in carbon markets, emissions trading mechanisms, CBAM, I-REC, YEK-G, GO, and related green energy markets is considered an advantage but is not mandatory.

Job Description

• Monitor, analyze, and manage electricity market activities including the Day-Ahead Market (DAM), Intraday Market (IDM), Balancing Power Market, settlement, imbalance, tariffs, and related market operations,
• Follow regulations and legislative developments related to electricity and energy markets, assess their commercial and operational impacts on company processes, and report findings and recommendations to management,
• Manage and analyze the company’s energy portfolio by monitoring consumption, generation, market positions, imbalance exposure, energy costs, and commercial performance,
• Perform energy pricing, cost, profitability, tariff, and commercial risk analyses to support energy trading and portfolio management decisions,
• Manage relationships with existing energy portfolio customers, coordinate their consumption forecasting, pricing, settlement, imbalance, and other energy market-related operational processes, and ensure timely resolution of customer needs in coordination with relevant internal teams,
• Monitor actual and forecasted energy consumption and generation across the company’s domestic and international facilities and manage their impact on portfolio positions and imbalance exposure,
• Continuously monitor market positions, consumption and generation forecasts, tariffs, imbalance exposure, and energy costs to identify trading and portfolio optimization opportunities,
• Perform and/or manage DAM/MCP, YEKDEM, consumption, and renewable generation forecasting for energy trading and portfolio optimization purposes using Python, R, Excel, or similar analytical tools,
• Monitor forecast accuracy and forecast deviations, analyze their financial and operational impacts, and develop actions to minimize imbalance costs,
• Monitor and manage relevant EPİAŞ, EPDK, TEİAŞ, settlement, collateral, and other electricity market operational processes,
• Develop and improve data-driven analytical tools, forecasting models, automated reporting systems, dashboards, and decision-support processes for energy trading and portfolio management,
• Monitor market developments, supply-demand dynamics, energy prices, tariffs, and other factors affecting the company’s short-, medium-, and long-term energy costs and trading strategies,
• Prepare regular and ad-hoc energy market, portfolio, forecasting, cost, risk, and performance reports for senior management and provide actionable recommendations,
• Coordinate energy trading and portfolio management activities with group companies and relevant internal departments, ensuring effective information flow and operational alignment,
• Follow developments in renewable energy certificates and green energy markets such as I-REC, YEK-G, GO, and similar mechanisms where relevant to the company’s energy portfolio,
• Follow developments in carbon markets, emissions trading systems, CBAM, and the European Green Deal where they may have an impact on energy costs, trading activities, or the company’s energy portfolio.