Commodity Strategist & Strategic Initiatives in London

A leading global energy commodities company is seeking a Senior Product Strategist & Strategic Initiatives professional to play a pivotal role at the intersection of technology, trading, and business growth. This is a high-impact position combining strategic ownership of ETRM systems with the delivery of critical commercial initiatives. You will work closely with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance, and Technology teams to enable new trading activities, enhance systems, and support expansion into new markets, products, and asset classes. If you are commercially minded, technically strong, and thrive in fast-paced trading environments, this offers exceptional exposure to global energy markets and complex business initiatives.

THE ROLE

• Strategic Initiatives & Business Growth: Lead onboarding and strategic projects across the global trading footprint, including new trading desks, asset businesses, and market and product expansions. Manage new business and asset implementation efforts, including documentation of business and system requirements, cross-functional facilitation, system setup and testing, project planning, and coordinating task completion across Trading, Risk, P&L, Tax, Technology, Operations, and Accounting. Establish operational risk and control processes and metrics for new business and trading activity. Support the commercial business in diligence and approvals of new initiatives. Onboard and provide ongoing support to new commercial resources, including traders. Ensure cross-functional coordination across support groups, connecting new initiatives into existing global processes and, where applicable, working with functional area owners on the definition and implementation of non-standard workflows. Undertake ad-hoc strategic and corporate projects as required.
• ETRM Product Strategy & Ownership: Collaborate with and, at times, lead initiatives across the firm to design and implement solutions supporting organizational needs, including new product configuration, trading reference data architecture and setup, and process and data flow analysis. Oversee the configuration, integration, and optimization of ETRM systems to support front, middle, and back-office functions. Liaise with developers for IT development and support as needed. Develop and maintain reporting and analytics solutions in Power BI. Leverage Python for automation, data integration, and advanced analytics initiatives. Facilitate user acceptance testing, deployment, and training for new system features and enhancements. Maintain a strong understanding of data sources, uses, and controls across the enterprise, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a combination of ETRM product ownership, business analysis, project management, cross-departmental business management, trade support, risk, or operations within the energy and commodities industry.
• Demonstrated trade lifecycle experience across one or more of the following commodity products: Electricity, Oil, or Natural Gas; with past exposure to European Power and Gas, Physical Oil Trading, and/or Structured Transactions strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience across the commodity transaction lifecycle including trading, positions, mark-to-market and P&L management (including FX exposure), confirmations, credit and margin management, scheduling, settlements, invoicing, and accounting.
• Understanding of forward and settlement pricing — including FX, IR, and volatilities — for the valuation of US and European power, gas, and oil liquids futures, swaps, physicals, and options.
• Strong technical skills with prior ETRM system experience required; experience in a Business Analyst, Product Owner, or Project Management capacity preferred.
• Proficiency in Power BI for reporting and visualization; Python experience preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile project management methodologies and product model approaches.
• Ability to effectively communicate with commercial teams and all levels of management, with the ability to autonomously lead both meetings and initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across the organization.
• Demonstrated track record of ownership, accountability, and delivery on complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and a controls-oriented approach.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-intensity environment with timely responsiveness and flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when required.