Short-term Power Analyst | Trading Analyst

Do you like to work in the dynamic environment of the trading floor? Do you want to contribute 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 looking for a Short-term Power Analyst | Trading Analyst (m/f/d) in the Trading Analysis department.

The Trading Analysis 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.

Your main tasks and responsibilities as Short-term Power Analyst | Trading Analyst:

• Conduct commercially relevant fundamental and quantitative analysis as well as quantitative price forecasting to support traders, and translate signals into actionable proprietary trading strategies for the European short-term power markets (esp. CWE)
• Keep track of the latest market and weather developments, identify key price drivers and regime shifts, develop sensitivity analyses, and provide related communication and advice to traders through various communication channels
• Continuously evaluate model performance, further develop the quantitative short-term power markets modelling (price forecasting, bid/offer curves) and interface with meteorologists to translate weather data and forecasts into commercial insights and trading ideas
• Play an active role in further developing and automating routines, procedures, and applications for analysis-related information and data
• Keep track of the latest commercial research on short-term power markets and provide related advice
• Lead and mentor junior analysts and working students
• Be part of the Trading Analysis department and contribute to its analysis output as well as the commercial success of BU Trading.

Our ideal Short-term Power Analyst | Trading Analyst has the following qualifications and capabilities:

• Strong academic background with a Bachelor’s degree or ideally higher in business, economics, engineering, mathematics, physics or other relevant quantitative subject
• 2+ years’ experience in European short-term power analysis (day-ahead to month-ahead horizon, incl. cross-border and capacity mechanisms) in a commercial or trading environment at energy companies, trading houses, banks, or hedge funds – ideally with a proven P&L track record
• Relevant experience with quantitative models and price forecasting for European short-term power markets (ideally using bid/offer curve, stack-based, and machine learning models and leveraging weather data/forecasts)
• Strong knowledge of the fundamentals and market dynamics driving price formation in European short-term power markets
• Strong statistical, analytical, and programming skills (esp. Python) with the ability to translate data into commercial insights and trading ideas
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken); German skills advantageous but not required
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with various internal stakeholders and the willingness to share your knowledge
• Result oriented, independent working method with high reliability, self-motivation, and readiness to take on responsibility
• Proactive team player with strong eagerness to learn.

Our offer
This is an excellent opportunity for ambitious and talented individuals who want to progress their career within a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best people 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 
We welcome your application in English, no later than 29th of June 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! 

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20,000 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 dis­patching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's assets and sales positions. We offer power purchase agree­ments to operators of wind or solar parks, optimise 3rd party batteries, and enter into origination deals within the B2B segment. We serve as Vattenfall’s single market access to energy commodity markets trading in electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. We are responsible for generating profits by taking positions within defined risk mandates and limits. We are active across Europe with around 450 professionals working from Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and The UK.

Within Markets the Business Unit (BU) Trading is the energy trading hub of the Vattenfall Group.
BU Trading is responsible for all trading activities around Vattenfall´s asset and customer flows to maximize value creation and improve sourcing costs. It provides all market access services for standard OTC and exchange-based energy commodities for the Vattenfall Group, which means managing all hedge flows, from generation assets or customers, by our market access function.
Next to handling our flow business, BU Trading also has a proprietary mandate.