Student Analyst in the EU Gas Team

Are you eager to kick-start your career in energy trading? Do you want to develop tools and make analyses that will have a direct impact? Well, here is a unique opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in fast-growing organizations within Energy Trading.

Our EU Gas team is looking for a new Student Analyst to join them – maybe it is you? In this role, you will get to work at the forefront of the European energy markets. You will collaborate closely with the analysts in team and have first class sparring partners in them as well as the gas traders and other stakeholders across the organization.

Among many things, the EU Gas Team focuses on gas trading throughout the entire futures term structure. In addition, we manage risks and position taking through ongoing optimization via our physical asset portfolio, as well as by trading natural gas options and swing contracts. Our combined structured portfolio forms an integral part of our daily trading strategies and provides additional flexibility for our Short-Term Gas Trading team with whom we have strong collaboration.

Your journey as a Student Analyst

Your primary role will be to assist the EU Gas Team with tooling, IT development and workflow tasks related to our backend and trading operations setup. You will do this by improving and developing new processes with a strong focus on automation.

We will provide you with a thorough introduction to our business and organization, ensuring you feel well-equipped to take ownership of your responsibilities. Through a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, you can expect a steep learning curve and a broad exposure to the European energy markets. You will be surrounded by highly skilled colleagues to learn from and develop the tools with, and who will support you to help you reach your full potential in this role.

The position is part-time with approx. 15 hours a week. You will get flexibility to structure your workdays to fit studies and exam periods to maintain a great work-life balance.

Responsibilities – you will:

• Help maintain and develop our backend to ensure reliability and accuracy across tools
• Assist in automating and streamlining day-to-day tasks for analysts and traders
• Build user-friendly tools to visualize data and support decision-making
• Support the team with ad hoc tasks to ensure smooth daily operations

Qualifications – we imagine that you:

• Are currently studying a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar numerical sciences
• Have coding experience and are eager to master Python
• Have a natural interest in financial and / or energy markets and a commercial mindset
• Ideally have some experience with SQL, but it is not a requirement
• Are fluent in English – written and oral

Personal skills – we expect that you:

• Are goal-oriented and result-driven
• Are structured and systematic in your work approach
• Have a pragmatic approach to problem solving and know when to prioritize speed over perfection based on a project’s needs
• Have a can-do attitude and see value in both small-scale and large-scale projects and tasks
• Are motivated by working in an agile structure with an emphasis on sparring and self-leadership
• Are a team-player who will do what is best for the team and InCommodities

What you can expect from us:

• A steep learning curve and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in real life
• A lot of responsibility and support
• Exceptional colleagues who are bold, honest, ambitious, and the smartest in their field
• A unique company culture where we live up to our values: Honesty, Transparency, and Rethink and where you don't have to abide by a dress code or a strict hierarchy, so you won't be frustrated with too many rules, policies, or bureaucratic processes
• A bunch of great events - both in the team and in the entire organization
• The opportunity to develop both professionally and personally