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About the Role

Develop profitable trading strategies and assist with managing the execution of those positions. Work with the Head of Trading to identify growth opportunities for the business and partner with other departments, affiliates, and EDF group companies providing support as required. Maintain a professional approach and set high standards in all responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of the Gas Trading strategy.
• Help identify and develop the medium and long term business plan.
• Help identify structured opportunities and participate in closing those transactions when necessary.
• Work closely with the Origination team to help guide their efforts to provide opportunities that are aligned with trading ideas.
• Execute the Gas Trading Strategies in consultation with the Head of Gas Trading, including risk management, VAR utilization, and position management.
• Identify, define, backtest and implement trading strategies in a fast route to market approach.
• Develop and maintain various analytical tools to help identify strategies and their implementations.
• Pro-actively interact with gas analyst teams to identify trading opportunities daily.
• Actively participate into daily and weekly trading meetings for the team for the purpose of sharing ideas and aid in coordinating trading activities.
• Participate when necessary in other EDFT trading meetings to facilitate cross commodity opportunities.
• Assist with maximizing trading asset performance.
• Support origination strategy for Europe in conjunction with Origination department.
• Assist with processes to maintain effective coordination between trading and origination.
• Assist with the processes necessary to support the day-to-day management of the gas trading business.
• Provide commercial solutions for EDF group and co-controlled entities consistent with maximising value for the EDF Group.
• Work with the 24 hour operations team to increase commercial knowledge and out of hours trading opportunities.
• Adhere to Front Office Supervision Procedures at all times and attest to reading and understanding them annually.

Requirements

• Several years of gas trading with positive outturn or 8 years+ of experience as gas trading strategist/analyst.
• Experience of proprietary trading is valuable.
• Deep knowledge and quantitative experience of the gas fundamentals especially on conti<>uk and European location and time spread.
• Strong understanding of effective risk management knowledge.
• Experience of optimising Storage, Swing and Cross Border Capacity would be beneficial.
• Solid quantitative and coding knowledge.
• Motivated, business oriented person.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Appetite to learn and develop within the EDFT structure.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive.
• Team player.

Skills

• Gas trading
• Trading strategy development
• Risk management
• VAR utilization
• Position management
• Quantitative analysis
• Coding
• Gas fundamentals
• Storage optimization
• Swing optimization
• Cross Border Capacity optimization
• Communication
• Analytical skills

Location

• London
• Paris
• Singapore
• Houston

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Several years of gas trading experience
• 8+ years of experience as gas trading strategist/analyst

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Personal pension plan
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Bi-annual health assessments
• Corporate gym memberships
• Electric car lease programme
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Volunteering opportunities

About the Company

• EDF Trading is part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.
• Energy markets evolve rapidly, requiring agility, flexibility, and the ability to spot opportunities.
• EDF Group and customers trust EDF Trading to manage their assets effectively and efficiently through expert risk management.
• Trading for over 20 years, EDF Trading is a leader in the field.
• Employees are self-disciplined, hard working, inquisitive, trustworthy and truthful.
• Employees make choices based on what is best for the team and seek opportunities to make a difference.
• The company offers a wide range of technical and personal development courses.
• EDF Trading is proud of its work ethic and cultural diversity.
• It is a high-performing environment where colleagues work together to achieve common goals.
• The company is innovative and flexible in its thinking, able to adapt and change.
• Issues are met with feedback, solutions and discussion; mistakes are seen as experiences, not failures.
• It is a fast-paced and dynamic working environment where each day is interesting and challenging.
• There is an incredible pool of talent and skills within EDFT, fostering continuous learning from colleagues.

Equal Opportunity

• Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading.