As our new Trading Analyst, your main responsibility will be to analyze, forecast, and communicate short-term development in the power market. You will take ownership of and maintain our electricity market models, working in close collaboration with our Physical Trading team while updating and communicating price forecasts.
We are looking for a person with a passion for renewable energy markets and problem solving. We value a proactive, dependable, and analytical mindset, and we offer you a role with great opportunities to shape your responsibilities and influence how we work. If this sounds like you, keep reading!
Trading team plays a central role at Ilmatar. Over the past few years, we’ve been growing the team on our journey to becoming an IPP. Today, we have a well-established trading team made up of top-tier experts.
Main responsibilities
- Ownership of our electricity market models, including day-ahead analysis and model development
- Delivering daily forecast updates
- Continuous dialogue with power traders supporting their decision-making in production optimization
Depending on your experience and interest:
- Contribute to long term analysis
- Possibility to provide support in hedging and trading activities
What we expect from you
- Relevant educational background (e.g. a master’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics)
- Relevant work experience from electricity markets, data analysis or mathematical modelling
- Experience in data analysis, as Python will be your main tool
- Fluency in English, preferably fluency in Finnish
- Proactive communication skills and a strong team player mindset
In the end, we are looking for a human being, a future colleague. You don’t need to be an expert in everything listed above – we’ll help you grow into the role.
We offer you
We offer flexible working hours and remote working policies. To help our employees to recharge, we provide a lunch benefit, and our Epassi Flex benefit lets you choose how to use the benefit, whether for sports, cultural experiences, wellness, or commuting. All our employees are also covered by comprehensive occupational health services.
The position is full-time and permanent. Your primary workstation will be at our headquarters in Helsinki, with the option to work remotely part of the time. The starting date is negotiable, butyour future colleagues are already looking forward to welcoming you on board!
Would you like to join our team?
Please send your application, including a cover letter, CV, and salary request by Sunday 25 May at the latest to rekry@ilmatar.com. We welcome applications in both English and Finnish. Please note that we will be reviewing applications already during the application period.
If you have any further questions regarding the position, please reach out to your future team lead Jaakko Vehviläinen at +358 50 532 3339 on Wednesday 14 May 9.30-11.00, Tuesday 20 May 13.30-15.00 or Thursday 22 May 10:00-11:00.
About Ilmatar
Ilmatar is a leading Independent Power Producer (IPP) and renewable energy developer in the Nordics. We generate clean electricity sustainably and efficiently from natural sources, wind and sun. With energy storage, we enhance a more flexible energy ecosystem.
Our extensive portfolio spans approximately 10 GW in Finland and Sweden, where we develop, own and operate a diverse range of wind and solar energy production facilities throughout their operational lifetimes.
Headquartered in Helsinki, we employ approximately 70 top experts who enhance the clean transition.
Ilmatar – Changing society. With Nordic renewable energy.
