Head of Intraday Spain

Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That’s what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we don’t see renewable energy as part of the solution – we believe it must be the solution. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match. 

But there’s more work to be done – that’s why we need you to join us. 

Working in Energy Management: 

Providing power efficiently and reliably is among the core challenges in times of increasing solar and wind energy production. Here, our intraday trading teams are making a vital and exciting contribution, executing the day-to-day market activities and optimization for Statkraft’s Origination activities as well as owned assets. Origination and Energy Management work closely together, combining commercial origination expertise with 24/7 optimisation capabilities to deliver strong customer outcomes across the full deal lifecycle. 

We are active in all relevant short-term markets on the Continent and the UK, integrating renewables and flexibility in a highly commercial manner. In total, Statkraft manages over 10.000 MW of renewable capacity across Europe, optimizes thousands of decentralized flexible assets with an installed capacity of several thousand MW. We leverage flexibility and storage solutions and thus contribute significantly to the successful integration of renewable energy into the overall energy landscape. We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year supported by a high degree of automation. 

What we do? 

With Statkraft’s energy management teams, we are responsible for balancing the entire portfolio of intermittent generation, dispatching our flexible asset portfolio and trading energy proprietarily on the short-term markets. Our dispatchers and traders take active decisions through manual trading, supervise automated trading applications on several short-term markets and oversee optimisation across many European power markets. With the team working 24/7, this position is key interface to our internal stakeholders at the power production sites as well as transmission system operators in the control rooms. We operate critical infrastructure, meaning we always act diligently and prudently and thus maintain a healthy balance between short term profits and long-term business sustainability.  

Spain is a core growth market for Statkraft, combining large-scale renewable generation and storage with an integrated Markets and Origination platform. Today, Statkraft operates a total portfolio of >2.5 GW of own and third-party assets in Spain and has a development pipeline of >3 GW across renewables and BESS. 

We were an early mover in the Iberian long-term PPA market and have established ourselves as Spain’s largest long-term power trader. Over the coming years, we plan to repeat our success in renewable PPAs in flexibility offtake agreements for third parties, thereby further significantly scaling our customer business. 

Energy markets are becoming more complex, more volatile and more data driven. Success increasingly depends on real time optimisation and the smart use of flexibility from renewables and battery storage flexibility to maximise value creation. Statkraft is expanding into short-term trading and BESS optimisation in Spain, supported by strong collaboration across Statkraft’s European market organisation.  

As Head of Intraday Spain, you will be responsible for building, leading, and operating Statkraft’s Intraday trading and dispatch setup for Spain from our Madrid office. You will head a newly, to be established, 24/7 Intraday and dispatch team, ensuring value-maximising, safe and reliable execution of our Iberian power portfolio, while acting as a key interface between local operations and Statkraft’s continental Energy Management organisation. Thinking holistically, you actively seek standardization and harmonisation across all Intraday trading desks and its interfaces, such as day-ahead optimisation, algorithmic trading, flexibility trading and optimisation and daily market operations team.  

This is a senior leadership role combining operational authority, people leadership, and strategic development in a fast‑growing and increasingly complex market. In this role you will drive our ambitious commercial and operational targets forward. You will represent Continental Energy Management towards major stakeholders, such as Origination and Market Risk internally, as well as externally towards transmission system operators or regulators. You will help build the flexibility business , being of a high performing, international environment where technology, analytics and commercial judgement come together to unlock value from renewable and flexible portfolios. 

For professionals who want responsibility, growth and proactively shape and drive the business forward in the energy transition, Statkraft in Madrid is a compelling next step. In this role you will have following responsibilities: 

• Build, lead, and develop a 24/7 Intraday and dispatch team (control centre) based in Madrid.  
• Hold end‑to‑end responsibility for Intraday trading and dispatch operations in Spain, including shift organisation and operational decision‑making 
• Ensure stable, compliant, and high‑quality execution in Iberian power markets, especially a timely follow up on results, incidents and wellbeing of our staff. 
• Closely cooperate with other units in the Statkraft Group, especially with our Origination and Portfolio Management team for Southern Europe 
• Drive the improvement of systems, procedures and market understanding within our creative and innovative environment.  
• Oversee the day-to-day operations, balance commercial focus with operational excellence. Take commercial ownership, while keeping control of the operational and compliance risks.  
• Develop trading strategies for different technologies for the short term to intraday periods and take commercial ownership for the team performance. 
• Drive continuous improvement of Intraday trading strategies, dispatch quality, and operational workflows. 

We are explicitly looking for an experienced external leader who brings deep, hands‑on intraday and dispatch expertise and can help us professionalise, stabilise, and scale Spanish short-term operations. This role is not about learning an existing setup, it is about building one and setting standards others will follow. You bring:  

• Extensive experience, minimum 8+ years, in short-term power trading, Intraday trading, or dispatch operations, preferably in a leading European energy trading house, utility, or trading desk. 
• Proven track record in building, leading, or transforming short term trading and/or dispatch operations 
• Strong Iberian market experience is highly preferred, including practical exposure to OMIE and Redelectrica 
• Recognised as a hands‑on operational leader who leads from the front and earns credibility through expertise 
• Strong people leader with experience in building teams from scratch or through ramp‑up phases, coaching junior and senior traders, as well as establishing clear accountability and performance standards. 
• Strong understanding of value drivers in the Spanish short-term market, such as price spreads, system imbalance pricing and renewable intermittency 
• Technology-affine leader in the field of algorithmic trading and advanced forecasting methods  
• High level of intrinsic motivation and strong commercial mind-set.  
• Flexible with a high motivation to further develop the business.   
• Fluent in Spanish and English, excellent communication skills and  
• Willingness to travel occasionally 

What we offer: 

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose – meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities, and the future. Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. We have 125 years of unrivalled expertise in creating the technologies that put ecosystems, communities and our environment first. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match. This includes: 

• Unlimited learning opportunities at various levels of the organisation including Linkedin Learning and inspiring leaderships program like IMD 
• The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates from different countries and backgrounds 
• The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and to be able to honestly say “My work is contributing to 
• A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering flexible working solutions, parental leave and work life balance principles 
• Being part of a company proudly certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ 

Challenged? 

For us the ideas of our committed and ambitious colleagues make the difference. If you want to share our passion for renewable energy and be a part of tomorrow’s energy world, please apply through our online application form.