Power Trading Manager

Description

• Identify new commercial opportunities, market inefficiencies, and product expansions.
• Represent the desk in management meetings and strategic discussions.
• Set trading objectives, ensure disciplined risk-taking, and maintain high performance standards.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of traders and analysts.
• Manage market, credit, and operational risks in line with limits and policies.
• Monitor PnL, understand risk exposures, and optimise overall desk returns.
• Oversee trading across intraday, day-ahead, forward, and structured markets.
• Develop, challenge, and refine desk-level trading strategies.
• Act as the main point of contact for senior leadership, risk, and compliance teams.
• Supervise the analysis of UK and European fundamentals: supply/demand, weather, interconnection flows, outages, RES forecasts, and cross-border spreads.
• Work closely with asset optimisation, analytics, structuring, and commercial strategy.
• Drive a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement.
• Provide input into budgeting, long-term strategy, and portfolio development.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory/market rules (UK and EU).
• Collaborate with quant, data, and automation teams on model-driven and algorithmic initiatives.
• Ensure robust valuation models, forecasting tools, and reporting processes.

Requirements

We are seeking an experienced Power Trading Manager to lead a growing trading desk operating across UK and European power markets. The role combines team leadership, commercial strategy, and oversight of daily trading activity, with responsibility for PnL delivery and risk management.

This position is ideal for a senior trader ready to step into leadership or an established manager seeking broader responsibility in London’s fast-paced trading environment.

• Experience leading a team or mentoring junior traders.
• Strong PnL track record and deep understanding of UK/EU power market dynamics.
• Proficiency in English required.
• 5–10+ years experience in UK or European power trading (intraday, DA, forward, structured or optimisation).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; comfortable with data-driven trading.
• Advanced tools, high-quality analytics, and a strong collaborative culture.
• Ability to perform under pressure while managing complex risk exposures.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with strong performance-based bonus.
• Clear progression to Head of Desk / Head of Trading / Commercial Manager.
• Opportunity to grow a desk, shape strategy, and influence company-wide commercial decisions.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance