Senior Trader, Continental Europe & UK Power

Application deadline31st of August , 23:59 CEST

Country Denmark Location Gentofte WorkplaceHybrid (office and home-working) Working hours full-time Employment type Permanent Legal entity Ørsted Salg & Service A/S

Why join?

Proven very high employee satisfaction and motivation

Continuous development opportunities for all employees

Competitive salary, pension scheme, and attractive holiday package

A wide range of health benefits, such as health insurance, nutritious food, and fitness facilities in our office locations

Join us in this role where you have ownership of trading strategies across Continental European and UK power markets, generating value through fundamental and quantitative insights while contributing to the transition to a renewable energy future.

As a Senior Trader, you'll operate within a defined risk mandate, identify and capture opportunities across the power curve, and help shape the future direction of our discretionary and systematic trading strategies. You'll work at the intersection of market intelligence, analytics, and technology, combining deep market understanding with innovative trading approaches to deliver strong commercial results.

Welcome to Market Trading

You'll become part of Continental & UK Trading, where we generate value through trading across European power, carbon, and gas markets. The team combines experienced traders, analysts, quants, and developers, creating an environment where market insights, data-driven decision making, and innovation come together.

In this role, you'll focus on Continental European and UK power curve products, leveraging your understanding of market fundamentals, cross-commodity relationships, and risk dynamics to identify and execute profitable trading opportunities.

As a team, we're ambitious, collaborative, and highly performance-oriented. We challenge each other's thinking, share knowledge openly, and continuously adapt to changing market conditions. This creates an exciting environment for experienced traders looking to make an impact while continuing to develop professionally.

You’ll play an important role in:

• delivering strong trading performance across Continental and UK power markets within an allocated risk mandate
• developing and executing trading strategies across forward and futures markets, with a particular focus on curve products
• identifying market opportunities through analysis of power fundamentals, weather, cross-border flows, fuel markets, carbon pricing, and broader macroeconomic developments
• helping shape and enhance systematic trading capabilities by collaborating closely with quantitative analysts and algorithmic developers
• actively managing risk and ensuring disciplined position management under changing market conditions
• translating market developments into actionable trading decisions and commercial outcomes.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have significant experience trading European power markets, especially Continental European and/or UK markets
• have a proven track record of delivering results within a delegated trading mandate and managing risk effectively
• possess a strong understanding of power market fundamentals and the key drivers influencing curve valuations
• can develop clear market views and translate them into profitable trading strategies
• combine strong analytical and numerical capabilities with sound commercial judgement
• are comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where decisions must be made under uncertainty
• thrive in close collaboration with traders, analysts, quants, and developers
• communicate openly, challenge constructively, and contribute positively to a high-performing team culture.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr53,360.00- kr80,040.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:

For this position, employees who meet eligibility requirements have access to: employer‑paid pension (11% contribution), full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance); five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year; a 3% holiday allowance; access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and wellbeing programmes; a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, internet); staff club membership with sport and cultural activities; and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets).

Pre-employment background check:

Certain positions may require a background check as part of the hiring process. If applicable, you will be informed during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.