SVP, Energy Marketing & Trading

About the role

As Senior Vice President, Energy Marketing & Trading, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for LS Power’s energy marketing and trading activities. You will drive commercial success, lead high-impact initiatives, and shape the firm’s approach to asset management, trading, acquisitions, and risk management across U.S. power markets.

This role requires deep industry expertise, advanced analytical capabilities, and a proven track record of leadership in the power and energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead market analysis to identify and evaluate short- and long-term trading opportunities across commodity markets (Power, FTRs, emissions, RECs, natural gas, oil, coal, basis products).
• Oversee and guide third parties executing day-to-day commercial strategies for generating facilities (bidding, fuel procurement, outage coordination, etc.).
• Apply advanced industry fundamental and technical analysis to research market dynamics and assess trade and hedge positions.
• Monitor and interpret market, industry, product, and pricing trends to inform trading strategies.
• Structure and negotiate documentation for complex trades, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Provide asset valuation and strategic support for acquisition and development activities.
• Lead assessment and underwriting of revenue streams for target power generation facilities.
• Collaborate with acquisition and development teams to evaluate and implement strategic hedging alternatives.
• Develop and optimize power generation hedging strategies across market regions to maximize profitability and minimize margin volatility.
• Formulate and implement risk management and trading strategies, ensuring compliance with strategic objectives and risk controls.
• Apply advanced statistical and econometric analysis to power and gas data sets to generate actionable insights and predictive models.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the development of best practices within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in trading, structuring, and/or analytical leadership within the power industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in market analysis, modeling, and programming (writing, reading, and editing code).
• Deep working knowledge of trade capture, risk management, and programming systems.
• Proven leadership and team development skills.
• Exceptional written and oral communication abilities.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple complex initiatives.
• Commitment to LS Power’s values and culture.