Ørsted

Lead Trading Strategist

Join Ørsted in Gentofte as Lead Trading Strategist to drive European power trading strategies. Influence trading PnL with market research and collaborate closely with traders. Enjoy autonomy, impact, and a role at a renewable energy leader.
Ørsted
Ørsted
Gentofte, Denmark On-site Full time UTC+01:00

Ørsted

Company Overview

Ørsted

Fredericia, Denmark

1972

Approximately 8,700 employees globally (source: linkedin.com). Revenues of DKK 82.0 billion (approximately €11 billion) in 2023 (source: orsted.com).

What They Do

Ørsted is a global leader in renewable energy, focusing on offshore wind as its primary business model. The company develops, constructs, and operates large offshore wind farms using both fixed and floating turbines, and offers services in project development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance, as well as power purchase agreements (source: orsted.com). Additionally, Ørsted works with onshore wind, solar energy, energy storage, renewable hydrogen, green fuels, and bioenergy, making them a versatile player in the renewable energy market (source: stateofgreen.com). Target markets include Europe, particularly the UK, Germany, and Denmark, as well as the USA, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, where they serve large customers such as national grid operators and utilities (source: orsted.com). Ørsted holds a leading competitive position as the world's largest developer of offshore wind with over 15 GW of installed capacity globally and a pipeline of over 37 GW under development (source: orsted.com).

Projects & Achievements

Among Ørsted's notable projects is the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK, which, with a capacity of 1.4 GW, was fully commissioned in 2022 and is the world's largest operational offshore wind farm (source: orsted.com). The Race Bank offshore wind farm, also in the UK, was completed in 2018 with a capacity of 573 MW (source: orsted.com). In the USA, Revolution Wind (704 MW) reached financial close in 2024 with operations planned for 2026, while South Fork Wind (132 MW), the first offshore wind farm in the state, began delivering power to New York in 2024 (source: orsted.com). Current major projects include Hornsea 3 (2.9 GW, UK, under construction with first power expected in 2025) and Greater Changhua 4 (112 MW, Taiwan, commissioning in 2025) (source: orsted.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Ørsted has won a contract for the 2.4 GW Atlantic Shores Project 4 offshore wind lease off the coast of New Jersey, USA, in October 2024 (source: orsted.com). They reached financial close on the 1.1 GW Greater Changhua 4 & 5 offshore wind farms in Taiwan in July 2024, valued at over DKK 10 billion (source: orsted.com). In 2023, Ørsted acquired a 20% stake in the 900 MW Nissen offshore wind project in Germany for €227 million (source: orsted.com). Ørsted also secured €1.2 billion in green financing in 2024 and reported an EBITDA of DKK 18.0 billion in 2023 despite project delays (source: orsted.com).

Working There

Ørsted offers roles in engineering (wind turbine technicians, project engineers), project development (site acquisition, permitting specialists), operations and maintenance (offshore service technicians), supply chain, finance, IT, legal, and sustainability analysis, with high demand in offshore wind construction and hydrogen R&D (source: orsted.com). Active recruitment is taking place at offices in Fredericia and Copenhagen (Denmark) for engineering and HQ functions, London (UK) for project development, as well as in the USA, Taiwan, and Germany for offshore wind and hydrogen initiatives (source: linkedin.com). The company culture emphasizes innovation and transformation, as evidenced by their successful shift from fossil fuels, with employee reviews on Glassdoor averaging 4.0/5 for work-life balance and career opportunities (source: glassdoor.com). Documented benefits include competitive salaries, a 37-hour workweek in Denmark, six weeks of paid vacation, pension contributions up to 12%, hybrid work arrangements, and green benefits such as electric vehicle schemes and sustainability training (source: orsted.com).


Last updated on Apr 21, 2026 | Report an issue

Imagine a future where drive the trading recommendations behind our European power trading strategy - and see your impact directly in our trading PnL

You'll be part of Price Forecasting & Analysis, a team of dedicated trading analysts and model developers with diverse backgrounds in commodity market analysis, forecasting, and advanced analytics. We have dedicated model developers, so your focus will be on market research and trading support - not building models from scratch.

We value flexibility, experimentation, and knowledge sharing, working in virtual teams with experienced traders, analysts, meteorologists and other specialists. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team, and we especially encourage women and candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

You'll play an important role in

  • Developing and communicating actionable trading views on European power markets
  • Identifying fundamental shifts - supply/demand, policy, weather, interconnector flows - and translating them into trading recommendations
  • Collaborating with internal and external analysts to refine market views
  • Collaborating directly with the Senior Trader to refine hedging and prop trading strategies
  • Performing deep-dive market research on themes that drive power prices across Europe
  • Providing fundamental inputs for our price forecasting models and analytics
  • Mentoring and educating colleagues on power market dynamics
  • Improving our products including price forecasts and trading signal
  • Contributing to growing our trading PnL.

What makes this role stand out

  • Direct P&L impact - your recommendations feed straight into trading decisions, not a report that sits on a shelf
  • Close to the action - you sit with the trading desk, not in a back-office analytics function
  • Green energy trading - your analysis shapes how a global leader in renewable energy trades power
  • Ownership - you'll have the autonomy to drive your own research agenda and trading views

To succeed in the role, you

  • Have extensive, hands on experience providing trading driven market research and recommendations within power markets, gained in a trading house, power utility, bank, hedge fund or equivalent trading environment
  • Have a proven track record of supporting hedging and proprietary trading decisions, with demonstrated impact on positioning and results
  • Have deep understanding of European power market fundamentals and their interaction with forwards, options, and curve dynamics
  • Have strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to form clear, well reasoned market views under uncertainty
  • Have the ability to communicate complex analysis into decisive, trader ready recommendations
  • Have a Master's degree in economics, finance, energy, engineering or a related quantitative field or a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation.

It would be great if you also have

  • Experience with North-Western European power markets specifically
  • Familiarity with fundamental power market stack modelling concepts
  • Experience mentoring or coaching junior analysts
  • A passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing
  • Proficiency in Python and experience with statistical analysis and time series analysis.

Maybe you've read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don't quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We'll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we've found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Apply now

Job expired?

Please let Ørsted know you found this job on Rejobs. This will help us grow and get more people to work on renewable energy!

About the role

May 20, 2026

Full time

Company

May 20, 2026

On-site

Smart Grid

Ørsted

orsted.com

  •  Gentofte, Denmark

Extensive experience in trading-driven market research within power markets

UTC+01:00