Director Commodity & Energy Trading US Power Markets

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our Commodity & Energy Trading Practice is Looking for an Experienced Director to Join the Team

Through continued expansion, we are looking for consulting directors to join and support the growth of our Commodity & Energy Trading practice. Our clients rely on our deep industry expertise to navigate a trading landscape defined by price volatility, increasingly complex value chains, and evolving regulatory demands. We support them in defining and executing trading strategies, assessing and enhancing business capabilities, driving technology and digital transformation, and managing risk and regulatory compliance effectively.

What You Will Be Doing

As part of our team, you will play a critical role in building our US practice, partnering with senior leadership to develop client relationships and drive business development initiatives. Additionally, you will help shape the future of our team through talent acquisition, mentoring, and the professional development of junior colleagues. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be expected to:

• Lead client relationship development and identify new business engagement opportunities
• Oversee and deliver client projects and programs in your area of expertise, working collaboratively with client teams
• Contribute to Baringa's strategic growth at both local and global levels
• Support team growth and development by recruiting top talent, mentoring project teams, and championing career development opportunities such as training and stretch assignments

You will also work closely with clients on the following types of challenging, high-impact engagements:

• Strategy & Commercial Advisory US market entry and establishment, commercial trading & hedging strategy, commercial collaboration models, book structure & transfer pricing
• Business Capability Development trading capability assessment & benchmarking, trading capability design, operating & organization design, business process design, business change program planning, business & IT readiness & training, operational excellence
• Risk & Regulatory Advisory risk strategy definition, risk management policy design, risk capability assessment & design (market, credit, operational, climate, etc.), regulatory & compliance capability assessment & design (KYC, AML, trade surveillance, etc.)
• Data & Analytics Advisory Data & strategy / architecture design, data & analytics solution design & delivery
• Technology Advisory & Transformation technology strategy & architecture design, IT operating model design, technology capability building, technology program QA & health checks, vendor selection & implementation

Your Skills and Experience

Our Director positions require 10+ years of experience in a consulting role, with experience in Commodity & Energy Trading. We are seeking individuals with strong client delivery and relationship-building skills, coupled with deep advisory expertise in the following areas:

• Strategy and Commercial Advisory Experience in strategic advisory focused on power trading and asset optimization operations
• Functional Expertise Comprehensive understanding of the power and environmental value chains
• Operating Model Design Capability assessments and target operating model development for power trading organizations
• Business & IT Transformation Leading business and IT transformation programs, including change management
• Market Entry & Trading Readiness Advisory for launching or scaling asset-backed and power trading businesses
• Data and Technology Architecture Strategy, and design, for ETRM systems and trading analytics platforms
• Program & Project Delivery Program and project delivery within power trading environments

What a Career at Baringa Will Give You

Putting People First

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee-only coverage. These benefits utilize comprehensive networks to offer coverage throughout the United States
• Company-paid group term life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and travel insurance
• Participation in our 401k retirement plan; we contribute 3% of your annual base salary and match up to an additional 2% if you contribute to the plan
• Ability to set aside pre-tax dollars toward commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dep-care FSA
• Baringa People Fund an opportunity for every employee to manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice outside of work
• Paid Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary caregivers
• Opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge through a range of learning courses and resources
• Five weeks' annual leave, with an additional two-week recharge after five years

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

An Award-Winning Workplace

You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.