Senior Intraday Trader I Gas & Power

For our location in Hamburg , we are now looking for a Senior Intraday Trader with focus on proprietary short-term trading in power and gas . Your job as a Senior Intraday Trader: You will work together with highly skilled individuals in a multi-national and dynamic environment, some of which running our 24/7 shift to cover market access, position management and monitoring of algorithmic trading activities. You, in close collaboration with your fellow traders, our analysts and algo developers, will play a key role in creating and improving automated strategies as well as taking ad-hoc trading decisions. This position is outside the 24/7 rotation. However, while strategy development generally happens during normal office hours, flexibility to work early or late hours as well as weekends is going to be part of your job as well. We cover Continental Europe and Great Britain, predominantly on the day ahead and intraday markets, but to some extent also beyond that. Key responsibilities: Develop new and improve existing trading strategies Take positions in intraday and short term power and gas markets Drive our growth ambitions by increasing our existing trading activities, but also exploring new market segments Keep track of the relevant markets and market developments in order to identify trading opportunities Share your knowledge, experience and risk-taking ability with your colleagues: we lift each other to win as one team Ensure compliance with prevailing market regulations as well as internal requirements in all your trading activities Stay sharp and keep learning every day. Continuously question the status quo. Improve our quality, speed and efficiency Your profile: Strong academic background with a university degree in mathematics, physics, financial engineering or other relevant quantitative subject Ideally more than 3 years of trading experience in a comparable role and with a strong track record Ability to leverage market knowledge into profitable trading strategies and the confidence to take trading decisions under pressure Programming skills (esp. Python), knowledge about data management and preferably also algorithmic trading Excellent communication skills and good knowledge of English spoken and written, while German and other language skills are not a requirement Reliable team player who is proactively supporting the team approach Resilience and determination to win it every day Eagerness to learn and grow in a trading organization, that offers excellent career development opportunities Benefits Your development is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning. Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year. Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations. Your colleagues will be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work. You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken. More information We welcome your application in English, no later than 31st of August 2026 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Jil Ungethüm via phone at +49 40 79022 1378. At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions. We look forward to receiving your application!