Head of Apac Power Trading, Singapore

Do you want to be a part of Danske Commodities’ growth journey in Asia Pacific (APAC) and work in a financial metropolis with skilled and motivated people? Then here is a unique opportunity
- The job

**Here’s what the job entails**:
Danske Commodities (DC) has been active in the APAC region since 2018 and physically present in the region since 2021, from our office in Singapore. Global expansion is a main pillar in our corporate strategy and APAC is identified as a key geography, which means this position is an important strategic role for us.

Your areas of responsibility will include the following:

- set the strategic direction and ensure execution of the strategy in alignment with DC executive leadership
- take responsibility for product implementation and new market entries, including own trading responsibility and execution in selected markets
- support our parent company Equinor’s energy transition ambitions by working closely with Equinor stakeholders in the region.
- attract, recruit, and develop employees for your team
- maintain and further strengthen the DC culture, while ensuring employee motivation and the right strategic focus

Please note that as a part of the role, you will go on relevant business trips within the APAC region and in Europe. Starting out, there will be a thorough introduction programme in Denmark
- The team

**Meet the team**:
You will lead a small but mighty team that has been highly successful in the few years it has existed. Now, we want to expand and grow our business activities in the region.

The APAC Power Trading team is responsible for trading the Australian power market and the upcoming market entries in Japan and New Zealand. The team is also responsible for development and implementation of new products while ensuring a strong stakeholder management and inclusion throughout the value chain.

You will have the overall leadership, strategy and P&L responsibility for the APAC region and play a vital role in the Global Trading leadership team
- Jesper Tronborg- VP, Head of Global Trading & Market Development- Your qualifications

**But enough about usover to you**:
As you will be working with power trading in a growth market, we imagine that you thrive on working with people in a highly dynamic environment. Also, we are looking for someone with a pragmatic mind-set and great communication skills.

We also imagine that you:

- have experience with power trading and business development in the energy industry combined with an understanding of financial instruments/power derivatives
- have leadership experience - or as a minimum leadership aspirations
- are able to inspire a diverse team with different nationalities
- are fluent in English, verbally and in writing
- have a dream of living in Singapore (maybe embarking on an adventure on your own or perhaps bringing your family)
- We offer

**We’ll take good care of you**:
At Danske Commodities, we take great care of our people. Joining us means you’ll get a lot of great perks - including social events, cultural experiences, tasty food and benefits to better your health, your life and your future.

Here are some of the benefits we offer our employees:

- ** Flexible working hours**
including the option to work from home up to two days per week
- ** Vast development opportunities**
with the help of your own individual development plan, access to our DC University with 50+ courses as well as remote courses through Harvard Learning
- ** Global career prospects**
as part of the Equinor group with +20,000 colleagues across the world
- ** Bonus scheme**:

- ** Share savings**
meaning you have the opportunity to participate in our parent company Equinor’s attractive share savings programme
- ** Paid at home internet and equipment**
including a mobile phone with paid subscription and IT equipment for when working from home
- ** Yearly social and professional events**:

- ** A modern office in the heart of Singapore**:

- **.... and much more**
- The process

**Recruitment process and relocation**:

- About us

**What we’re about**:
We're a tech-driven energy trading company present in 40 markets across five continents. Our +500 people are driven by a need to constantly better things. If you are too, we could very well be the right place for you. You'll join a collective of thinkers and doers. Aspiring chefs, runners, parents, beekeepers, gamers - the list goes on. We're highly specialised experts within our fields. But it’s actually our diversity of ideas we’re most proud of, which is why we continuously work on strengthening an inclusive culture where diverse teams thrive.

Our organisation is flat with an open-door policy. We expect you to care. About your work. About your own and your colleagues’ collective successes. And about the difference we make at Danske Commodities. Together with our parent company Equinor, we have the vision and strength to accelerate the energy transition and make an impact. Li