Senior Power Trader

Role Description

We are seeking a highly experienced, commercially driven Senior Power Trader to lead the build-out of our proprietary trading activity in the PJM market, with a focus on virtual strategies. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Owning PJM market entry, strategy development, and PnL generation.
• Establishing foundational frameworks required to scale a systematic and repeatable trading operation.
• Operating at the intersection of discretionary trading and quantitative strategy development.
• Translating deep market expertise into data-driven, programmatic approaches.
• Thriving in ambiguous, build-phase environments.
• Shaping how the desk integrates quantitative models, risk frameworks, and automated workflows into its trading approach.

Qualifications

• PJM Market Expertise: Deep understanding of PJM market structure, including Day-Ahead and Real-Time dynamics, congestion formation, transmission constraints, and outage impacts.
• Strategy Development & PnL Ownership: Proven ability to originate, execute, and scale profitable trading strategies.
• Quantitative & Data-Driven Approach: Strong analytical skillset with experience leveraging data to inform trading decisions.
• Technical Proficiency (Python): Hands-on experience using Python (pandas, NumPy, etc.) for data analysis, strategy development, or workflow automation.
• Risk Management Discipline: Experience operating within defined risk limits, including development and adherence to stop-loss frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to effectively partner with Quant, Data Science, and Engineering teams.
• Performance Attribution & Insight Generation: Expertise in decomposing PnL into key drivers and feeding insights back into strategy iteration.

Requirements

• Systematic / Programmatic Trading Exposure: Experience working in or building semi-systematic or fully systematic trading environments.
• Multi-Market Experience: Exposure to other ISOs (ERCOT, MISO, SPP, CAISO, NYISO, ISONE).
• Advanced Quantitative Background: Experience with statistical modeling, optimization, or machine learning techniques.
• Data Infrastructure & Tooling: Familiarity with SQL, cloud data environments, and/or building scalable analytics workflows.

Personal Attributes

• Builder Mindset: Ability to take a market from initial entry to scaled operation.
• Commercial Judgment: Strong intuition for risk-reward tradeoffs and capital allocation.
• Intellectual Independence: Comfort operating with high autonomy and accountability.
• Strategic Alignment: Ability to connect day-to-day trading decisions with broader desk objectives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Personal development opportunities.
• Work patterns may include some weekend and non-business-hour work.