Third Party Asset Trader - French Market (f/m/d)

You will be joining a team of 6 traders and 2 algo traders with high commitment and a strong trading skill-set that operates on a 7/7 day shift basis during working hours (and work closely with our analysts, originators, meteorologists, 24/7 intraday desk) in Olten, Switzerland. We manage a direct marketing virtual power portfolio, that consists of renewables assets and biogas units in Germany, France, Sweden, Finland and Italy. 

Your Responsibilities: 

• Trade a virtual power plant portfolio of wind/solar in DE, FR, FI, SE on a 7/7-day shift basis in Intraday and Day Ahead market (during office hours). 
• Focus on French intraday market, develop intraday and day ahead proprietary trading strategies and manage the risk of the French sales and renewables portfolio  
• Steer internally the setup of trading UK Interconnectors, develop intraday trading strategies and capitalize on market opportunities for UK, Belgium and Netherlands  
• Participate in the development, design and operation of our new automated/ algorithmic trading strategies in the new built Algo Framework together with the team and our algo trader  
• Daily Assessment of trading performance, analysis and back testing of executed strategies and of our automated and algo-based trading strategies.  
• Participate in elaboration of proper design and workflows around our existing automated services and our analysis tools 
• Knowledge sharing with colleagues and 24/7 shift team 
• Collaboration and communication with Internal stakeholders (originators, sales, IT) 
• Help us to further develop our future set up for becoming a leading renewables team in an algo trading environment on continuous intraday power markets  

  
Your Profile: 

• University bachelor or master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, IT or similar  
• Experience on French intraday power markets, including the management and trading of a renewable assets portfolio.  
• Experience with UK interconnectors; experience with Belgium and Netherlands Intraday experience a big plus 
• Strong analytical skills with a strategic mindset 
• Open minded, multi-tasking and used to working under pressure 
• Strong Team-player and problem-solver  
• Excellent commercial mind-set and very good communicator 
• Good programming and IT skills (ideally Python) 
• Proficient level of English, French a big plus