**Summary** Shell Energy Japan (SEJ) offers a remarkable opportunity for an experienced trader to join the Japan Power Market. SEJ boasts an established trading desk with a robust network of customers and a wide-ranging remit. **Purpose** The Power Trader plays a crucial role in enhancing SEJ’s profitability by focusing on speculative trading to generate profit through power transactions & fuel hedging. The role involves conducting detailed analytics to develop and support trading strategies, as well as assisting the Origination team with deal pricing and structuring to facilitate growth. As a member of the Trading Desk, the individual will execute trades on exchanges (via brokers and directly with customers) and internally with Singapore & London teams for fuel hedging. Additionally, they will cultivate a deep understanding of physical operations and regulations. **Accountabilities** + Develop and execute speculative trading strategies. + Proactively manage risk and exposures within the hedge books. + Continuously monitor market prices, supply/demand dynamics, and industry participant activities. + Provide timely assistance to the Origination and C&I teams with pricing and structuring deals from customers, covering both physical power and fuel hedging requirements. + Support physical operations for the power station and wholesale market, including nominations, commodity operations up to settlement, and trade execution on exchanges. + Maintain and enhance Shell’s power fundamental model and collaborate with analysts to develop additional fundamental analysis tools. + Represent the Trading Team on trading capability enhancement projects and communicate effectively with internal stakeholders. + Engage regularly with peers and experts across other Shell entities to leverage global best practices. **Required Qualifications and Experience** + Proficiency in either Japanese or English at a business level, willingness to continue developing language skills (if needed) + Over 5 years of energy trading experience. + Bachelor’s degree in a STEM/Financial Engineering subject or similar. + Ability to analyze complex data and regulations, perform fundamental demand and price formation analysis, and distill insights succinctly. + Proven success in international and multi-functional teams. + Excellent team collaboration skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively. + Independent, self-starting attitude, strong work ethic, and high reliability in follow-up and delivery. Resilience and balanced self-confidence. **Beneficial Qualities** + Fluency in both Japanese & English + Strong quantitative skills and technical proficiency in SQL / Databricks & Python. + Understanding of the structure of the Japanese energy market, its liberalisation trajectory, and anticipated market mechanisms. + Interest in the commodity business end-to-end value chain, including mid and back-office operations.