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Senior Manager/Director, Trading
Market related
Energy Trading
US
Houston, Texas, United States
Permanent
Hybrid

Piper Maddox is partnered with a leading renewable energy company in Houston, Texas that is looking to add a Senior Energy Trading Manager to their team!

 

Role Overview & Responsibilities

  • Manage execution of day-ahead and term transactions across multiple U.S. power markets and book structures, with a focus on strategy development and physical asset optimization.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on electricity markets, providing insights on market dynamics and physical asset performance to the broader organization.
  • Develop, implement, and scale new trading and optimization strategies to drive incremental profit generation.
  • Support day-to-day front office trading compliance in alignment with established risk policies and limits.
  • Coordinate closely with internal teams—including risk, asset management, performance management, and field operations—to manage positions and optimize outcomes across the portfolio.

 

Technical Skillset

  • Required experience in ERCOT and/or CAISO power markets.
  • Minimum of 5+ years in the power markets, with recent, hands-on trading experience.
  • Proven term trading experience (up to two years), either exchange-traded or bilateral.
  • People management experience is a plus, but not required.
  • Renewable energy market experience is a plus, but not required.

 

Soft Skills & Cultural Fit

  • Strong cultural alignment is critical, particularly for this collaborative team environment.
  • Personable, team-oriented individual who works well across functions.
  • Brings fresh perspectives and contributes positively to team dynamics.
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