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As the Front Office Digital Trading Graduate, you will be a member of the Digital Trading Desk, collaborating to research, develop, implement and maintain systematic trading strategies which are aligned with the overall technical strategy of GM&T. You will be a customer focused, team player with the drive to work hard to develop both their technical skills and business understanding.
GAZPROM Germania GmbH is a subsidiary of the world’s largest natural gas producer, Gazprom. Since its establishment in 1990, GAZPROM Germania has developed into an internationally operating group of 44 companies in 15 countries in Europe and Asia. Its main business activities include the storage and trading of natural gas. It employs approximately 1,800 employees, around 200 of whom work at its Berlin headquarters. Together with its strategic partners, GAZPROM Germania Group helps ensure a reliable, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable energy supply for Europe.
Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T) is an integral part of the GAZPROM Germania Group. Headquartered in London, GM&T operates to provide a global marketing reach, round the clock operational coverage and excellent customer service. Established in 1999, GM&T has grown from a single office in London into a truly global organisation, with around 1000 employees worldwide. With offices in Europe, Asia and the USA, GM&T trades energy commodities including gas, power, oil, LPG, helium, emissions, LNG and FX.
Our culture is defined by our people. Through living our values every day we continue to create a culture that enables us all to succeed. We work as one team with our customers, our parent company and each other in order to understand each other’s needs. With an unstoppable passion for excellence, growth and learning, we’re committed to creating an environment that fosters the development of knowledge, skills and experience, so that our people can thrive and prosper in their careers with us. We believe that we have the best team in the industry which makes us a trusted partner across international capital and energy markets. Our diverse employee base, with a wealth of expertise, knowledge and experience makes GM&T a truly exciting place to work. We encourage new ideas and initiatives as innovative thinking is central to how we do business. Most importantly, we are a growing and developing business where inspired individuals can make a difference and help shape our future.
Role objectives
With entrepreneurial abilities and strong commercial sense, the graduates in our Front Office environment are impossible to miss. The emphasis in our Commercial area is on spotting opportunities and having the market and trading expertise to realise them to the full. That means you’ll need to combine a positive can-do attitude, with a deep-seated interest in business to shine in this area.
Show us the beginning of these skills and you’ll never feel limited by the possibilities. There are a variety of roles within our front office area, which you will experience during a 2-year rotation program and at the end we will work closely with you to find the one that matches your ambitions and brings the best out of your entrepreneurial thinking and commercial expertise.
Look on this as a career partnership. We’ll do all we can to match your role and business area preferences, but we’ll also make an in-depth assessment of your skills, attitude and experience. So, if together, we decide that your abilities are better suited to another area, you can change course quickly within the recruitment process.
Skills are everything at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, so we’re relatively open-minded about your degree discipline. The important point is that you’ve shown you can excel in a subject with a high level of problem-solving, numeracy and logic. That means your background is likely to be in Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Engineering or Science.
Who we’re looking for
Applicants need strong business acumen; excellent financial, analytical, negotiation and presentation skills; and a good understanding of the energy industry. It’s high pressure work and the deadlines are tight, but it’s an exciting, dynamic and rewarding environment.
As the Front Office Digital Trading Graduate, you will be a member of the Digital Trading Desk, collaborating to research, develop, implement and maintain systematic trading strategies which are aligned with the overall technical strategy of GM&T. You will be a customer focused, team player with the drive to work hard to develop both their technical skills and business understanding. You will need to balance the need for precision, accuracy and stability on one hand, with the need to move quickly to capitalise on business opportunities on the other.
Duties & Responsibilities
Operating in a Profit generation driven environment, the Digital Trading deliver value on its own systematic strategies but also support the wider Trading business with their commercial objectives. The team is a good balance between commercial knowledge and IT/Computing knowhow all targeting solutions for cross commodity systematic and algorithmic trading strategies. The team is heavily involved in design, build and maintenance of various trading models but also engage in in trading strategy research. The Digital Trading team works in partnership with the Group IT function to maintain Group wide alignment to minimise risks to the GM&T Group.
Skills & Competencies
Our closely-knit teams are core to our success, working both individually and together to deliver value through solutions tailored for GM&T’s needs. The characteristics that we feel contribute to this are:
- Diligence and reliability
- Must have highly-developed attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, and alone
- Able to cope with high pressure situations and in a rapidly growing business
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Ability to foster and build relationships across teams
- Willingness to learn new skills
Experience
- Excellent analytical skills and a high attention to detail
- Experience using common programming languages or a strong interest in coding for data analysis and algorithmic trading (ideally C# and/or Python)
- Eagerness to enhance and learn new coding skills
- A high level of numeracy and computer skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Fluent in English, other European language(s) an advantage
- Basic knowledge of working in the energy industry desirable.
Education
We are committed to providing all employees with focused training and development opportunities directly relevant to the department’s corporate goals, with specific resources provided for this purpose.
Beyond the graduate programs, we run a number of courses in leadership and management skills, core professional knowledge and skills and languages. Our teams also rely on a solid foundation of knowledge gained through education and experience. We would expect you to have a degree level education in engineering, science, economics or a related numerate discipline.
