Structured Product Trader (f/m/d)

Date:  14-Jul-2021 Job ID:  4834 Company:  Alpiq AG Location: 

Olten, CH

Contract Type:  Permanent Job Type:  Full-time position Job Level:  Experienced professionals LinkedIn:  #LI-SFCH

In our Merchant Trading business unit, we are currently looking for a Structured Product Trader to join our Structuring Desk. This role is an attractive opportunity for someone who likes to combine their quantitative expertise with a proactive, commercial approach to the markets and therefore offers a diverse set of activities. The job is to be based on our trade floor at our HQs in Olten, Switzerland and comprises of the following: 

 

Your main responsibilities 

• Pricing structured products from Origination channels and brokers, using available pricing tools and market inputs


• Proposing enhancements to existing tools as well as developing prototypes for new ones, in cooperation with the Quant team to ensure Merchant Trading-wide consistency in approach


• Participating in hedging proposals for new deals


• Improving data flow and data management at the desk


• Backing up of colleagues at the desk

 

Your qualifications 

• University degree in mathematics, physics, or similar 


• At least 4-6 years of comparable experience in the energy trading


• Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in mathematical modelling and solving complex numerical problems 


• Strong coding skills in Python, VBA


• Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset


• Great collaboration and communication skills


• Fluent English required, additional European languages a plus

What is also important to us:

Diversity and inclusion
At Alpiq, we believe in the power of diverse teams. We pay great attention to keeping our recruiting process free of any discriminatory bias and we actively use diversity as a selection criteria, when personal and functional requirements are met. We always strive to create an inclusive company culture, and an example of this is, that we try to offer part-time solutions for candidates who match our requirements. Is that important to you and are you really keen on a role, that is only posted as full time? If yes, then please reach out to us and we will check if we can find a solution that works for both sides.

Attractive employment conditions
The energy business is a small and complex world and it’s important to us, to use contemporary and attractive employment conditions to attract the best talent. As a pan-European company, our conditions and benefits are adapted to the local markets. You can find more information about this on our career site. We are currently also reviewing our flexible working guidelines. If we meet in an interview, we will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have around this topic.

Data protection and process
At Alpiq, data protection is an important topic. Please pay close attention to the corresponding disclaimer, which appears in the online application form and explains in detail, what we do with your data. In regards to the recruiting process, we want to keep it as fair and transparent as possible. Even though we try to consider candidate needs individually, we are not always able to avoid standard communication, due to the high number of applications. Therefore, we kindly ask for your understanding. For more information about our recruiting process and some useful tips and tricks on how to apply, please follow this link.  

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Moritz Nauer Contact:  +41 62 286 74 35