Power Trader (entry-level)
At MFT Energy, we innovate energy trading through our people and technology.
Join a world of energy as MFT Energy's new Power Trader
Are you driven by performance, curious about cross-border dynamics, and eager to accelerate your career in energy trading? We are looking for a Power Trader ready to learn the specifics of the European power markets and join our ambitious power trading team with experienced colleagues.
The job as a Power Trader
As a Power Trader at MFT Energy, you will be part of the daily trading activities and contribute to developing strategies and models for spot auctions in the Central West European markets. Our team consists of 7 traders and analysts, ready to welcome you and support you in your professional and personal development.
We do not expect you to have experience with power trading, but you should have a deep desire to learn and have an interest in the energy business. We will provide you with comprehensive onboarding and training, and guarantee a fun work environment, a steep learning curve, and a fast-paced career in European power trading.
Your key responsibilities
- Daily trading and optimization of trading positions
- Developing and implementing trading strategies
- Building and maintaining quantitative models
- Continuous risk evaluation
- Always questioning the status quo
- Applying insight to optimize and rethink automated trading tools
- Developing projects and implementing these with support from our specialist colleagues and support teams
Your qualifications and personal skills
Being a successful trader in MFT Energy isn’t just about having a strong track record. It’s about bringing your experience and skills into play while staying curious, driven, and open to learning. We’re looking for people who bring their unique skill-set and new perspectives, but just as important, who can contribute with new insights and collaborate with the team to make the best trading decisions.
Skills we believe are important to succeed:
- Have/or will soon have a master’s degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or Physics.
- Or have experience with etc. stock trading, poker, or similar that gives you competencies relevant to trading
- A competitive attitude and the ability to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to quickly learn complex datasets and methods
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
- A natural interest in sharing your knowledge and seeking out new knowledge
- Basic coding skills and modelling experience
Working in MFT Energy
You will be part of a young, global, and vibrant work environment. MFT Energy is a transparent and flat organization with entrepreneurship at heart. We are 190 employees working out of our headquarters in Scandinavian Center in Aarhus C and from our international offices in Türkiye, Australia, New York, Singapore, and several remote colleagues working from all over the world. Our mission is to innovate energy trading through our people and technology – we believe this is done via a fair organizational structure, with the most competent people, based on the right values.
We offer:
- Professional and committed colleagues with great ambitions.
- Great employee benefits.
- A people-centered leadership approach with a flat organizational structure
- The chance to one day become partner.
- A celebrative work environment, a modern workplace, and an entrepreneurial, professional culture.
Make the most of your talent! Join us!
If you think there is a fit between our values and your aspirations, we will look forward to receiving your application with a CV and a few sentences about yourself. For questions, please contact career@mft-energy.com.
Earliest start date: August, 2025
We will be screening and interviewing candidates on an ongoing basis.
- Department
- Trading and Analytics
- Role
- Power Trader
- Locations
- Aarhus, Denmark
- Employment type
- Full-time
About MFT Energy
As a global and independent energy trading hub, we specialize in power, gas, and environmentals trading 24/7 in 41 countries. At MFT Energy, we innovate energy trading through our people and technology, supported by our unique partner model. Our belief is that fostering a sense of ownership among employees is the most effective way to advance our business.
Power Trader (entry-level)
At MFT Energy, we innovate energy trading through our people and technology.
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