Company Description
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 offering power purchase agreements to operators of wind or solar parks. 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.
Job Description
Our Business Area (BA) Markets is looking for the right person to fill the position as
Renewables Portfolio Manager
for our office in Hamburg.
The key responsibiltiies are the following:
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Portfolio Analytics & Value Creation: Analyze renewable energy portfolios and identify key value drivers, optimization opportunities, and commercial risks across power, certificates, and flexibility products.
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Quantitative Modeling: Develop, maintain, and enhance portfolio valuation models and analytical tools to support commercial decision-making, portfolio optimization, and pricing activities.
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Capture Rate Analysis: Assess capture rate development and other key drivers impacting the performance of wind and solar portfolios.
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Risk Assessment & Portfolio Steering: Evaluate portfolio performance and risk exposure under various market scenarios, supporting hedging decisions, portfolio strategies, and risk management activities.
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Methodology Development: Drive the continuous improvement of valuation approaches, pricing methodologies, analytics frameworks, and portfolio performance metrics.
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Commercial Decision Support: Provide quantitative insights and recommendations to portfolio managers, originators, and senior management to support deal evaluation, pricing decisions, and portfolio strategy development.
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Data Management & Reporting: Develop and automate analytical reporting while ensuring the quality, consistency, and transparency of portfolio and market data.
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Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with portfolio managers, analysts, traders, risk managers, originators, back-office, and IT teams to strengthen analytical capabilities and support scalable portfolio management processes.
Qualifications
Your profile:
We’re looking for someone who combines strong analytical capabilities with a genuine interest in energy markets and renewable energy. You enjoy working with complex datasets, developing quantitative models, and translating analytical insights into commercial recommendations.
To succeed in this role, you should also bring:
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A completed university degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
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At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in portfolio analytics, quantitative analysis, energy trading, risk management, forecasting, or a similar analytical role within the energy sector.
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A solid understanding of European power markets, renewable energy business models, and the commercial drivers affecting wind and solar portfolios.
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Experience in quantitative modeling, valuation methodologies, forecasting, scenario analysis, and data-driven decision making.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex analyses into actionable business recommendations.
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Experience working with analytical and visualization tools such as Python, Power BI, or similar platforms.
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A structured and detail-oriented working style combined with a high degree of initiative and ownership.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across commercial, analytical, risk, and technical teams.
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Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required. German language skills are considered an advantage.
Additional Information
Benefits
Your development is 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 culture at 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.
Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.
Your colleagues will 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 6th of September 2026. 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 Ungethüm via 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!
