Business Manager, London
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Act as a key interface between trading desks and support functions, ensuring alignment and efficient delivery of initiatives. Ensure robustness and continuous improvement of processes, controls, and governance frameworks by applying deep understanding of systems to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements. Own and drive coordination of business controls and approvals, while leading resolution of complex operational challenges across desks, geographies, and functions. Drive business planning, performance monitoring, and cost analysis to provide actionable insights to senior management. This full-time role in London reports to the Head of Business Management for Europe, reporting directly to the Berlin office.
Required Qualifications
- A strong academic background; educated to degree level or equivalent.
- At least 7-10 years of relevant experience within commodities or energy trading, of which at least 5 years must have been in business management.
- Solid experience of European power and gas, and preferably renewables too.
- Experience working cross-functionally with front office and support functions, with exposure to senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrable experience in communicating clearly and effectively (written and verbally), particularly with PowerPoint.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Copilot.
- Fluent English language skills are mandatory.
Desired Qualifications
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, unstructured trading environment.
- Resilient under pressure; able to remain calm and effective when faced with multiple requests or demands at the same time.
- Able to work accurately at the lowest level of detail, while also being able to succinctly summarise key messages for senior management.
- Able to effectively prioritise tasks and consistently deliver high quality work, with the ability to rapidly re-prioritise if needed without losing track of lower priority items.
- A highly analytical, logical and detail-oriented working style.
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage in effective, direct communication across different levels of seniority with colleagues globally.
- Willing to act consistently as a team player; willing to get stuck into tasks outside of usual remit and help do everything necessary to make the business operate successfully.
- Able to adapt skillset to varying tasks, demonstrate flexibility and assimilate knowledge quickly.
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