Market Development Manager

At Vattenfall, we don’t just “do energy”, we exist to help our customers power their lives in ever climate smarter ways and free from fossil fuel within one generation. If you are looking for interesting challenges and the opportunity to be part of this change, then join our diverse and talented team and make a difference.

Our Business Area (BA) Markets is looking for the right person to fill the position as

Market Development Manager

to join our team in Hamburg on a permanent basis.

TheExternal Portfolio Managementteam within the Business Unit Customers operates at the interface between external market participants (e.g., industrial clients and municipal utilities) and the operational trading departments of Vattenfall Europe Trading GmbH. Core responsibilities include active external and internal portfolio management and the development of our product and service landscape, with the goal of enabling a fossil-free future together with our customers.

Your key responsibilities:

• Further development of portfolio management for industrial clients, municipal utilities, and resellers
• Steering business development activities for External Portfolio Management
• Managing and advancing strategic projects/products/pilots with internal and external customers, especially focusing on digitalization and decarbonization
• Creating pitch decks for product/service ideas, business plans, and decision templates for BU Customers management and beyond
• Transitioning new products into scalable, digital operational environments
• Independently leading internal and external coordination processes
• Analyzing and evaluating process requirements and associated contractual and energy market risks

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets, you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture:https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA

We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall\’s sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates.

Within Markets BU Customers is enabling both Vattenfall and our customers to become fossil free. We do this by offering power purchase agreements to operators of wind or solar parks and by connecting customers to fossil free electricity. We provide market access services to large customers and (regional) energy suppliers and connect demand-side flexibility of industry to stabilize the electricity grid. We furthermore source electricity for Vattenfall’s consumer- and business customers with a strong focus to increase renewable sources of electricity.

Your profile:

• A completed university degree or equivalent qualification
• Experience in the energy industry or consulting with a focus on energy markets is a plus
• Interest in developing new products and business models
• Enjoy presenting and implementing ideas
• Strong communication skills, team spirit, and solution-oriented mindset
• Experience with digital tools, ETRM systems and IT interfaces as well as AI-applications is a plus
• Analytical thinking, initiative, and a good sense for processes
• Excellent German and English skills, both written and spoke.

Benefits

Your developmentis a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.

Our work cultureat Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.

Yourhealthis important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.

Your colleagueswill be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken.

More information
We welcome your application in English, no later than September 7th,2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Jil Ungethümvia phone at +49 40 79022 1378.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA.In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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