Always on the lookout for Brilliant Humans - Power Market Edition!

Octopus Energy

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Posted April 16, 2026

Energy Trading

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Job Description

This role involves developing and executing innovative power trading strategies, managing market exposure, and working with cutting-edge technology to optimize energy assets and support the transition to a sustainable, flexible energy system.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement strategies to create value from power markets by trading volatility and managing exposure.
Support the design and continuous improvement of in-house analytical tools for trading and forecasting.
Build and maintain data pipelines integrating internal and external data to generate market insights using classical and machine learning techniques.
Maximize the impact of flexible assets like batteries, EVs, and heat pumps across electricity markets and grid services through data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate closely with technology, customer, and business teams to influence trading strategies and operational decisions.

Requirements

Experience in Power Trading businesses with the ability to talk through the numbers, the risk, and the strategy involved in power trading.
Ability to think critically, question existing processes, and rebuild better solutions.
A proactive attitude with ownership mindset, demonstrated by taking responsibility and figuring things out without micromanagement.
Experience developing transformational solutions and rapidly implementing them to meet the global need for energy flexibility.
Responsibility for creating value from Power markets, trading the volatility, and managing exposure.
Supporting the high-level trading approach and contributing to the evolving design and improvement of in-house analytical tools.
Expertise in building data pipelines that bring together internal and external data to create market-leading insights using classical and machine learning techniques.
Experience in demand, renewables, and transmission system fundamentals forecasts, initially focused on the GB intraday power market.
Experience working with flexible assets such as batteries, EVs, heat pumps, and similar assets to optimize their impact across electricity markets and grid services.
Ability to make thousands of complex, data-driven decisions related to flexible assets and grid operations.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, start-up environment with a small, dedicated team.
Willingness to work in a 24-hour shift desk environment supporting short-term trading responsibilities.
Experience working closely with technical teams, customer-facing teams, and business strategists to influence and improve trading operations.
Ability to operate without traditional hierarchical oversight, making decisions independently and fixing issues proactively.
Physical and mental capacity to handle detailed market analysis, risk management, and strategic planning in a high-pressure environment.