Head of Group Energy Trading

Head of Group Energy Trading

Ignitis

Vilnius, Lithuania

You will contribute to green and secure energy ecosystem creation by:

• Mapping and validating current trading, balancing and portfolio management activities across the Group in order to create a unified, Group value focused, function;
• Designing and implementing the target operating model for integrated trading across all asset classes (renewables + conventional + flexibility);
• Potentially consolidating fragmented teams into a single, Group value-driven function with clear value optimization KPIs;
• Leading end-to-end portfolio optimization: generation, supply, trading, and customer flows;
• Developing and executing asset-backed trading strategies, including renewables and BESS;
• Validating and building potentially centralized capabilities in algorithmic trading, forecasting, and risk management frameworks covering markets of operation – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and Finland;
• Expanding into flexibility and optimization services for external B2B/B2C customers;
• Ensuring full compliance with EU energy market regulations and evolving market design;
• Acting as a key voice internally on market strategy, risk, and commercial optimization.

Required for this position:

• 10+ years in energy trading/portfolio optimization, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role;
• Proven track record of building or transforming trading functions within a European integrated utility or major energy trader;
• Deep expertise in: Power markets (day-ahead, intraday, balancing); Renewable integration and offtake structures; Portfolio/risk management and hedging strategies;
• Hands-on experience with Nord Pool or equivalent European power exchanges;
• Strong understanding of EU regulatory frameworks (REMIT, balancing markets, capacity mechanisms, etc.);
• Demonstrated success in leading complex organizational change (integration, centralization, culture shift);
• Experience managing large, cross-functional teams (trading, analytics, risk, operations);
• Strong commercial mindset with clear value creation track record.