Trader US Power
Join Northpool’s US Power Trading team and work in one of the fastest-moving energy markets. Learn to develop trading strategies, analyze market trends, and make data-driven decisions alongside experienced traders.
Grasp the opportunity
You think you have the trading skills to thrive in one of the most volatile markets at the heart of the energy transition. A highly competitive mindset is required to succeed in the US power markets, where prices across thousands of nodes change every five minutes. As a trader, you will become part of our US Power Trading team — a young and ambitious team within Northpool — with the opportunity to distinguish yourself quickly. Together with your colleagues, you will focus on continuously changing market drivers and develop strategies to profit from the opportunities presented by these markets.
Your goal? Outperforming the competitive market, making the deals that count, and becoming the best power trader, you can be. You will learn how to operate our trading tools in detail and develop profitable trading strategies together with experienced traders, backed by heaps of data. After the first couple of months, you will begin testing your strategies in the market to gain hands-on experience and learn directly from the results.
No two days will ever be the same. A good trader needs the mental flexibility to adapt to constantly changing market situations. You must also be resilient - "thick-skinned", as losses are part of trading and not every strategy will succeed. The key is to learn from setbacks, move forward, and stay focused on executing your next trades.
Your challenge? Becoming a master in trading by understanding the fundamental outlines of the market circumstances, correctly assessing risk versus reward, and identifying and capturing market opportunities.
What we ask
- Demonstrable experience in and knowledge of US power markets
- Outstanding analytical and mathematical skills and logical reasoning
- Comfortable with interpreting and working with large quantities of data
- An analytical or quantitative degree
- Good social and communication skills, team player
- Willing to work on weekends and (European) evenings
- Ambitious, responsible & self-sufficient
What we like
- Interest in trading
- A competitive mindset
- Affinity for meteorology
- A fast learner
- Pro-active and flexible work mentality
- Experience in programming languages (e.g. SQL and/or Python)
What we offer
- Training, continuous learning, and development opportunities
- Competitive compensation package
- Annual performance-based bonus
- A career in trading
- A non-hierarchical workplace
- Steep learning curve and ownership in your work
- Free daily fresh-made lunch at our office
- Young and highly motivated teammates
- A new laptop
- A fun, international, and energetic workplace, where no two days are ever the same
- Plenty of social events
The location of this vacancy is in the Netherlands. The application procedure contains an assessment, 1st interview with the Head of US Power Trading, and 2nd interview with two Medior or Senior Spot Traders.
Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated.
Apply for this vacancy
Do you want to apply for this position?
Please submit your CV, motivation letter, and grade list (for junior positions), or contact us at +31 (0)88 2400 300.
We will respond to your application within two weeks.