(Senior) Trading Meteorologist

Do you like to work in the dynamic environment of the trading floor? Are you already contributing 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 now looking for an engaged and ambitious

(Senior) Trading Meteorologist

in the Trading Analysis & Algorithms department.

The Trading Analysis & Algorithms 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. As part of the department, the Algorithmic Trading desk works closely with the other trading desks and the Algo Infrastructure team and takes the leading role in algorithmic trading and automated trade execution across BU Trading from the intraday to term horizon.

Your main tasks and responsibilities as a (Senior) Trading Meteorologist:

• Keep track of the latest weather forecasts and their impact on the power and gas markets, in both short and long-term perspectives, covering foremost Europe but also the US and Asia
• Communicate current weather developments and provide related advise to traders and portfolio managers through various communication channels
• Play an active role in developing (systematic and discretionary) weather-driven trading strategies in the short to mid-term term horizon
• Further develop the quantitative weather models and tools, and conduct commercially relevant quantitative analyses
• Play an active role in further developing and automating routines, procedures, and applications for weather-related information and data
• Keep track of the latest, commercially relevant weather research and provide related advise
• Be part of the Trading Analysis & Algorithms department and contribute to its analysis output as well as the commercial success of BU Trading
• Educate traders in relevant weather-related topics