Are you passionate about driving the transition to renewable energy through innovative quantitative trading? Do you want to become a part of revolutionizing the energy sector by optimizing trading strategies for battery storages and renewables? Finally, do you want to actually make a difference and create a greener, more sustainable world?
Join us at suena energy as a Senior Quant Power Trader (F/M/X) and support us in taking ownership of the trading, playing a vital role in expanding our trading potential and driving our success. We’re looking for an experienced trader, who can lead our trading team.
suena energy is a green tech startup specializing on energy trading software for Energy Storage Systems. The focus lies on maximizing profits and reducing risks on short-term electricity and balancing markets for grid-scale energy storage asset owners through our AI-based optimization and trading software. At suena, we're shaping the future of battery trading, optimizing energy storages to maximize value in dynamic power markets.
As a member of our Trading team, you will shape our trading strategies by developing and refining quantitative models, helping us maximize performance across different power markets. We expect you to maintain a regular presence in our Hamburg office, while also taking advantage of hybrid work options.
What you will be doing:
- Conduct Quantitative Analysis
- Analyze and optimize trading operations by utilizing Python and other data analysis tools
- Analyze trading performance, power markets and assist in improving and testing new trading strategies and forecasts by identifying our strengths and weaknesses
- Handle Trading Operations
- Monitor market prices, grid conditions and our live trading results
- React swiftly to any anomalies or disruptions, ensuring smooth and efficient trading operations and improving our automated reactions and alerts
- Manage associated risks and ensuring we are equipped for all disaster scenarios
- Develop and optimize Trading Strategies
- Enhance trading processes and tools
- Develop and refine quantitative models
- Strategize, work on and finetune new trading strategies and improvements
- Work closely with the quant trading team, data scientists and software developers, ensuring our strategies remain innovative in an evolving energy landscape
Requirements:
- Robust analytical skillset - you love tackling analytical challenges using data and quantitative tools to uncover trading opportunities.
- Strong strategic & logic thinking - you can think of new strategies and enjoy doing so
- Deep understanding of power markets and trading ideally covering the full spectrum of pre- / during / and post-trade operations - at least 3 years of experience within the field of power trading
- Trading knowledge and proven experience of developing and setting trade lifecycle processes, resolving obstacles, improving status quo i.e. via development of tools etc. (ideally, in trading renewables)
- Ability to work under pressure/high stress situations - you’ve got a good level of resilience to stay focused and rational in such contexts and are able to quickly prioritize and act.
- Attention to details and passion towards mathematics, trading and energy markets is in your DNA
- Python or at least SQL knowledge is a strong plus, but can be remedied with more hands on trading experience
- Fluent English and German proficiency
- Start-up mindset: you thrive in a start-up environment, embracing change, and proactively seizing opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset
What we offer:
- VSOPs & Boni opportunities
- An opportunity to help build up the team without constant guidance
- An opportunity to brainstorm and work on new trading strategies and see them at work
- Room for improving the trading department in the way you find it more efficient
- High level of responsibilities from day 1 in a fast-paced environment
- Fast communication and decision-making processes
- A unique opportunity to join our dynamic, innovative startup with focus on sustainable energy
- Agile and team oriented working
- Good-vibe team enthusiastic about renewable energy and ready to grow with you!
We look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations. Earliest start is as soon as possible.
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Suena is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and reject any form of discrimination. It is important to us to create an inclusive environment for all our team members.
We want to particularly emphasize that our call for applicants is addressed to all genders.
The integration of people with disabilities is an opportunity and not a problem for us, and we, therefore, welcome their application.