Shift Trading Manager

Full-Time No home office possible

A well-capitalised energy trading platform is seeking a Shift Trading Manager to provide day-time leadership and operational oversight to a 24/7 power trading desk covering GB and ISEM markets, with growing exposure to BESS and flexible assets.

This is not a shift trading role. The successful candidate will work standard business hours and will be accountable for the performance, discipline and effectiveness of multiple rotating shift traders operating around the clock.

The Role

You will own the operational management of the shift trading function, acting as the senior point of accountability for execution quality, risk adherence and decision-making standards across all shifts. You will set expectations, review performance, manage incidents and ensure the desk consistently delivers against strategy, even when you are not physically present.

The role suits someone with a strong personal trading background who has moved into leadership and understands how short-term desks actually function in live markets.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage a team of 24/7 shift traders covering GB and ISEM power markets
Set standards for execution, escalation and risk management across all shifts
Oversee real-time portfolio optimisation across wholesale, balancing and ancillary markets, including BESS
Review shift performance, incidents, P&L and risk usage, intervening where necessary
Act as the primary escalation point for major market, system or operational events
Ensure consistent handovers, documentation and market coverage
Work closely with senior traders and asset teams to align dispatch with strategy
Drive trader development, training and capability uplift
Support hiring, onboarding and performance management of shift traders
Improve tools, processes and controls across the trading operation