Trading and Operations Analyst

Summary

Join Sympower as a Trading and Operations Analyst and contribute to the company's mission of accelerating the global transition towards 'net-zero' by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. You will be responsible for day-ahead trading and real-time bid monitoring, optimizing revenues and minimizing operational costs. You will also monitor customer assets, ensure uptime, and act as the central point of contact for customer operations. This role offers a competitive compensation package, including paid time off, wellness leave, remote office budget, development plan, stock appreciation rights, and volunteer leave.

Requirements

• Fluent in English
• Availability and willingness to work full time (40 hours) across different shifts (day, evening and weekends). Mainly starting with the evening shift
• Analytical and quantitative skills with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, e.g. Excel and at intermediate level programming languages e.g. python, sql, etc
• Detail-oriented aptitude; a high degree of accuracy is required
• Self-starter: ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively in a high paced environment
• Interest in (short-term) energy markets
• Quantitative background: e.g. finance, engineering, maths

Responsibilities

• Optimising Sympower's assets and portfolio management
• Daily trade operations
• Monitor and analyze the market
• Trade adjustments, corrections, optimization of revenues, minimizing costs and fines
• Obtain information from customers required to bid (get forecasts, etc)
• Monitoring the availability of assets
• Create reports to show the results of trading and monitoring
• Working scheduled hours on the trading desk, approx 60% of your working time (as of current structure, that could potentially change). There are three shifts you will be working on together with your team mates
• Morning: 06-14:30 CET 30 min lunch weekdays
• Evening: 14:00-22:00 CET
• Weekends: 4 flexible hours Saturdays

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of energy and/or demand response markets
• Knowledge of BESS and/or RES markets
• Proficiency in another EU language (SE, GR, FI, ES, NL)
• Experience in finance processes/ invoicing
• Work or internship experience at a utility company, TSO, DSO or similar

Benefits

• 30 Days Paid Holiday Leave
• 1 Day Paid Wellness Leave
• 1 Day Paid Birthday Leave
• Paid Maternity and Partner Leave
• Pawternity Leave
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Remote Office Budget
• Internet Allowance
• Development Plan & Budget
• Stock Appreciation Rights
• 2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave