Energy Markets & Trading, SVP

Spencer Ogden; New York (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden seeks a Senior Vice President for Energy Markets & Trading to lead strategic energy marketing and trading activities across U.S. power markets. You will drive commercial success, overseeing asset management, trading, acquisitions, and risk management with a seasoned leadership presence.

The role requires deep industry expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and a proven track record in power and energy markets, with the ability to mentor teams and shape hedging strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in trading, structuring, and/or analytical leadership within the power industry.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Expertise in market analysis, modeling, and programming.
• Deep working knowledge of trade capture, risk management, and programming systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead market analysis and identify trading opportunities across power and commodities.
• Oversee third parties executing day-to-day commercial strategies for generation assets.
• Apply fundamental and technical analysis to research market dynamics and hedge positions.
• Monitor pricing trends to inform trading strategies.
• Structure and negotiate complex trades with alignment to objectives.
• Provide asset valuation and strategic support for acquisitions and development.
• Lead underwriting of revenue streams for target power facilities.
• Collaborate with acquisition and development teams to implement hedging strategies.
• Develop power generation hedging strategies across regions to maximize profitability and minimize margin volatility.
• Formulate risk management and trading strategies with controls.
• Apply econometric analysis to power and gas data to generate insights.
• Mentor junior team members and share best practices.

Skills

Market analysis

Trading strategies

Leadership

Risk management

Programming

Mentoring

Quantitative analysis

Asset valuation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Programming systems

Trade capture systems

Risk management software

Job description

Our client is a power and infrastructure firm with a multi-decade track record across power generation, renewable energy, energy storage, natural gas, and transmission. The firm invests across the energy transition and broader power markets, combining an investment platform with extensive development and operating capabilities

About the Role:

As Senior Vice President, Energy Markets & Trading, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for our client's energy marketing and trading activities. You will drive commercial success, lead high-impact initiatives, and shape the firm’s approach to asset management, trading, acquisitions, and risk management across U.S. power markets. This role requires deep industry expertise, advanced analytical capabilities, and a proven track record of leadership in the power and energy sector.

Responsibilities:

• Lead market analysis to identify and evaluate short- and long-term trading opportunities across commodity markets (Power, FTRs, emissions, RECs, natural gas, oil, coal, basis products).
• Oversee and guide third parties executing day-to-day commercial strategies for generating facilities (bidding, fuel procurement, outage coordination, etc.).
• Apply advanced industry fundamental and technical analysis to research market dynamics and assess trade and hedge positions.
• Monitor and interpret market, industry, product, and pricing trends to inform trading strategies.
• Structure and negotiate documentation for complex trades, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Provide asset valuation and strategic support for acquisition and development activities.
• Lead assessment and underwriting of revenue streams for target power generation facilities.
• Collaborate with acquisition and development teams to evaluate and implement strategic hedging alternatives.
• Develop and optimize power generation hedging strategies across market regions to maximize profitability and minimize margin volatility.
• Formulate and implement risk management and trading strategies, ensuring compliance with strategic objectives and risk controls.
• Apply advanced statistical and econometric analysis to power and gas data sets to generate actionable insights and predictive models.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the development of best practices within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in trading, structuring, and/or analytical leadership within the power industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in market analysis, modeling, and programming (writing, reading, and editing code).
• Deep working knowledge of trade capture, risk management, and programming systems.