Exchange Desk Analyst

We are looking for an Exchange Desk Analyst to join our team!

Are you ready to help shaping the future of the Nordic Power Trading market? We are looking for an Exchange Desk Analyst to join the Nord Pool team, focusing on the Euronext Power Futures offering. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to understand how energy markets work from the inside and contribute to building a robust and transparent trading environment.

About Euronext Nord Pool Power Futures:

Euronext Nord Pool Power Futures is designed to meet the demand for a sustainable and enduring market infrastructure, committed to fostering secure power futures trading across the Nordic and Baltic regions. With a robust Nordic foundation, this market will deliver the trading opportunities that participants have expressed a need for.

Key Features:

Liquidity and Commitment: Euronext and Nord Pool aim to revitalise liquidity in Nordic power derivatives, attracting over-the-counter (OTC) traded volumes and reducing uncertainty. The market will be operated by a business with a clear commitment and vision for the future.

Trading and Clearing: The market will offer trading of cash-settled futures for all maturities on System Price and Electricity Price Area Differentials (EPADs) across the Nordics and Baltics.

About the job:

Have you always wanted to learn more about the exchange industry and wanted to get first-hand experience? Are you someone who enjoys working in a results-driven and hard-working international culture and thrives in a creative and dynamic environment? Then this might be the role for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Operating the marketplace and contributing to making the marketplace operate efficiently daily and comply with our exchange requirements.
• Operate Exchange desk core tasks, such as order management, trade registration and assistance with trade cancellation.
• Together with other members of the Exchange Desk team, be in regular contact with market participants contributing to the liquidity of the Power derivative market and ensure awareness of the activity on the order book.
• Focus on establishing good relations and serving our members.
• Building knowledge about how our trading systems work and assist in verification processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in operational efficiencies and tools to enhance the day-to-day operational activities, evaluating and selecting improvement opportunities that provide long-term value and minimize operational risks, secure an orderly market.
• Provide technical information to market participants, such as new product details or graphic user interface usage for all relevant trading and clearing front ends.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders such as Operations, EMS, Sales and Product/Business development.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for a reliable team player with a proactive attitude.  You should be comfortable working in a very structured environment and enjoy solving practical problems. In addition, you will need:

• University degree or equivalent experience in business administration, economics, engineering or similar,
• Knowledge of commodity trading or experience from other financial/ physical markets is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of IT systems/infrastructure,
• Strong sales drive, able to energize, develop and build business relations.
• You are self-driven, proactive and adaptable,
• Fluently communicate in English and in one Scandinavian language, both written and verbally.
• A structured, hands-on approach and a solution-oriented mindset.
• You are a good and knowledgeable discussion partner inside and outside of the team, as well as an individual who can find practical and sustainable solutions within our team and for our customers.

You do not tick every box? Do not worry – We will provide you with the necessary training!

This is not a remote position. The successful candidate will be expected to work from our office in Lysaker on a regular schedule.

Why joining the Nord Pool / Euronext team?

• We are an international organization with a large footprint across Europe.
• We have an excellent canteen, good pension plan, free parking in the office building equipped with electric vehicle chargers.
• Nord Pool offers a variety of social events and initiatives to make the working environment friendly, diverse and inclusive.
• Nord Pool is a company working towards the green shift of energy & Europe’s carbon neutrality by 2050, optimizing the exchange of electricity in Europe and beyond.

Together with the rest of the team, you will have a role in developing our Exchange Desk and services. We offer a positive working environment, and professional and personal development in a company experiencing strong growth, competitive terms of employment and benefit schemes. In addition, detailed training and development will be provided by market experts.

A strong inner drive and adaptability are therefore essential to succeed. This role reports to the Head of Exchange Desk – Power Derivatives.

What happens now?

If you recognize yourself in this description and meet our requirements, we would love to hear from you!! As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application and motivational letter in English as soon as possible.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.