Project description

Whether you possess a background in finance, technology, or Mathematics, your experience in commodities industry would be of high interest to us.

The project is a Trading and Position platform Implementation for Commodity products.

The team is responsible for the build of a trading application used for:
• Pre-deal origination workflow and post execution monitoring and life-cycle management.
• Dedicated workflow, configuration of the platform, supporting business
• Leverage strategic standard risk systems
• Integration with Operations, Finance
• Reporting, Reconciliation
• Accounting

Location: Flexible / Hybrid - Houston
Contract: Permanent or Contract
Industry: Energy Trading & Risk Management - Power and Certificates

The Front Office Stream Lead will act as the primary interface between Trading, Risk, IT, and the Orchestrade implementation partner, ensuring the solution supports current and future Front Office operating needs.

Responsibilities

Front Office Delivery

Work on Front Office Power topic for a trading implementation in-house

Own Front Office scope, priorities, roadmap, and dependencies within the wider program

Ensure Front Office requirements are accurately translated into configurations items and solutions

Business Requirements & Design

Gather, challenge, and document Front Office business requirements across:

Trading workflows and deal entry

Product modelling for Power and Certificates

Risk metrics, exposures and reporting

Trade lifecycle events and position management

Drive Front Office solution design, ensuring alignment with best practices and Orchestrade capabilities

Validate functional design documents and configuration choices

Implementation & Configuration Oversight

Oversee configuration of Orchestrade Front Office components, including:

Products, deals, pricing, and lifecycle events

Exposure, risk, and P&L views

Trade booking and validation rules

Provide hands-on Front Office expertise to resolve design and implementation challenges

Ensure consistency between Front Office, Risk, and downstream processes

Testing & Readiness

Lead Front Office testing activities, including:

System Integration Testing (SIT)

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Define Front Office test scenarios and success criteria

Support trader and Front Office user readiness for go live

Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary Front Office point of contact for:

Traders and Front Office management

Risk and Middle Office teams

IT and data teams

Orchestrade vendor and implementation partners

Provide regular status updates, risk visibility, and decision support to program governance

Skills

Must have

Mandatory Skills Description

Front Office & ETRM Systems

Strong Front Office experience within Energy Trading & Risk Management on Power

Proven experience implementing related to Power and Certificates on Commodities

Deep understanding of Front Office trading processes and system usage

Experience across Power, Certificates, including physical and financial contractsProduct & Market Knowledge

Solid understanding of: oPhysical and financial Power and Gas tradingoBiomethane contracts and lifecycle considerationsoEnvironmental products (e.g. Guarantees of Origin, Certificates)

Understanding of Front Office risk metrics and exposure managementManagement

Strong leadership of functional workstreams within large transformation programs

Ability to bridge business and technology effectively

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Structured, delivery-focused mindset with attention to detail

Ability to challenge requirements and drive pragmatic solutions

Nice to have

Degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline

ETRM system certifications or energy trading qualifications are advantageous

Other

Languages

English: C1 Advanced

Seniority

Regular