Trading Meteorologist - Hamburg, Deutschland - Vattenfall

Vattenfall

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Hamburg, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

About the job

Do you like to work in the dynamic environment of the trading floor? Are you already contributing to high quality analysis and the success of the trading function using your analytical capabilities and commercial comprehension? Then this job could be something for you.

For our office in Hamburg we are now looking for an engaged and ambitious

(Senior) Trading Meteorologist

in the Trading Analysis & Algorithms department.

The Trading Analysis & Algorithms department within the Business Unit (BU) Trading works closely with the trading desks and takes the leading role in providing market insights, (fundamental and quantitative) analysis, and ultimately commercial decision support across all commodity areas.

As part of the department, the Algorithmic Trading desk works closely with the other trading desks and the Algo Infrastructure team and takes the leading role in algorithmic trading and automated trade execution across BU Trading from the intraday to term horizon.

Your main tasks and responsibilities as a (Senior) Trading Meteorologist:

Keep track of the latest weather forecasts and their impact on the power and gas markets, in both short and long-term perspectives, covering foremost Europe but also the US and Asia
Communicate current weather developments and provide related advise to traders and portfolio managers through various communication channels
Play an active role in developing (systematic and discretionary) weatherdriven trading strategies in the short to midterm term horizon
Further develop the quantitative weather models and tools, and conduct commercially relevant quantitative analyses
Keep track of the latest, commercially relevant weather research and provide related advise
Be part of the Trading Analysis & Algorithms department and contribute to its analysis output as well as the commercial success of BU Trading
Educate traders in relevant weatherrelated topics

Profile:

Our ideal (Senior) Trading Meteorologist has the following qualifications and capabilities:

3+ years' experience from operational weather forecasting in in a commercial or trading environment at energy companies, banks, or hedge funds with a proven track record
Good hydrological and/or wind understanding
Good mathematical, statistical, and analytical skills
Good programming (esp. Python) and data analysis/mining skills
Knowledge of machine learning techniques advantageous but not required
Fluency in English (both written and spoken), German language skills advantageous but not required
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with various internal stakeholders and the willingness to share your knowledge
Resultorientated, independent working method with high reliability and readiness to take on responsibility
Willingness to start working early in the morning

Location
Hamburg

Additional information

Offer:

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field.

You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Carina Böhle via phone:

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, Validata.

About the company

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately employees.

For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people's homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation.

We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation.

To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Business Area (BA) Markets maximises the value of Vattenfall's portfolio by optimising and dis-patching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's assets and sales positions.

We offer power purchase agree¬ments to operators of wind or solar parks, optimise 3rd party batteries, and enter into origination deals within the B2B segment.

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