Operational specialist (maternity cover)

In the role, your primary responsibility will be to act as a vital link between understanding our business and collaborating with our software developers to ensure our ETRM system meets and complies with our business’ requirements. A core part of the job is to ensure that the gas traders are able focus less on systems and more on reading and trading the market.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• supporting the entire functionality of our core trading systems
• acting as systems expert in our gas scheduling system, including configuration of new markets and assets
• configuration of our counterparty communication
• becoming a central part of facilitating the implementation of new systems, including identifying requirements from the business and mapping data processes
• creation and classification of storage and non-standard contracts

You will join the Gas Systems & ETRM team, we are responsible for the core IT systems in our Gas business, including ETRM, gas scheduling and counterparty communication. This responsibility covers the integration of new systems, identifying and mapping data processes, workflows and value chains across the organisation. The team also facilitates the development, enhancement and automation of the system landscape.

We are a team that is characterized by our curiosity related to our field of work and eagerness to expand our horizon. One of our most important focus points is the great sense of team spirit and the shared ambition of taking our business to the next level. We have an ongoing collaboration with relevant stakeholders across Danske Commodities and Equinor to pursue the best possible solution and support the strategic direction of the company.

We are looking for a colleague who is eager to dig into the core business and get a cross-organisational interface in the pursuit for the best possible solutions, while being surrounded and supported by the absolute best peers in the industry.

Furthermore, we imagine that you:

• have a background in IT, Engineering, Natural Science or Economics
• are a great communicator with an eye for improving business processes
• can work analytically with and with a flair for problem solving

Please note that prior knowledge of the energy sector is not required for this role.

You can read more about our recruitment process here. Please note that if you are an international candidate, we will reimburse travel expenses in connection with potential interviews and support you with the relocation process.

We're a tech-driven energy trading company present in +40 markets across five continents. Our +600 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. Like no other.

In summer 2025, we'll be moving to our brand-new headquarters in Aarhus. Our future home, Akson, will be located in Sydhavnskvarteret – a vibrant district where business meets culture. On top of being in this urban oasis, we’ll enjoy state-of-the-art facilities – including our own barista coffee shop, modern fitness facilities and breathtaking views that will make every day at the office even sweeter. We can't wait.