Junior Portfolio Manager

Do you share our passion for energy and enjoy throwing yourself into an innovative job? Who knows, you might soon be joining our team as a Junior Portfolio Manager and you will be responsible for the daily management of the portfolio of decentralized production installations. See you soon?

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Introduction Yuso

 YUSO is a fast growing and innovative participant in the energy markets. We supply 100% green energy to our customers and offer storage solutions to boost the transition to a carbon-free energy system. Our solutions mediate a better integration of renewable energy such as Solar and Wind into the existing power system while guaranteeing the stability of the power grid.

Whether it be large scale storage units or dynamic pricing of our energy, YUSO uniquely supplies services to accelerate the energy transition.  Our expertise creates value for our customers and enables an emission free world.

The driver of YUSO’s growth is thanks to the company’s continued quest for innovation and automation of internal processes.  We seek to deploy the most efficient and effective solutions to the benefit of our customers. Transparency and smart data management are at the core of our values.

In support of its growing customer- and asset portfolio, YUSO seeks to employ a Junior Portfolio Manager.

Tasks and responsibilities


You will be trained on-the-job for this role that targets the daily management of our customer- and asset portfolio in the energy markets. Tasks involve the continued observation of the position on internal dashboards on market- and portfolio related data. Your role requires you to filter through all this data and translate it into actions in the wholesale markets for electrical power. Your area of activity involves the Day-Ahead, Intra-Day and Imbalance markets as well as facilities for the provisions of ancillary services and asset management. Your targets are specified in terms of operational and financial goals to be met on an annual basis.

You will be joining a team of young and highly motivated professionals that run YUSO’s portfolio operations around the clock. This job requires you to work during the weekend on a rotational basis, typically one weekend every three weeks during daytime. Apart from your operational tasks when on shift, you can dedicate your expertise to optimize internal portfolio models or via automation in terms of AI-driven robots.

What do we expect from you?


  • You are willing to work during weekends, typically once every three weeks
  • Knowledge of or experience with the energy transition is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with meteorology is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with trading strategies is a plus
  • Knowledge of or experience with power asset management is a plus
  • Knowledge of dBase architecture (MySQL) and software development (Python) is a plus
  • Decent working-level knowledge of English is a requirement (indicative TOEFL 20-30 speaking and listening)
  • You are able to deal with stressful situations
  • You have an analytical mindset
  • You are a true team player
  • You are able to take decisions based on first and possibly incomplete information
  • You carry an interest in financial markets and trading
  • You are able to deal with the consequences of financial risks
  • You are result-driven, exhibiting a high degree of self-control

What do we offer you?


You will be embedded in a team of young and highly motivated professionals with a mission to optimally integrate renewable energy sources into the existing electricity markets?  You can work either from home or from our well-equipped offices in Waregem, West-Flanders, Belgium.  In order to support your tasks as part of the shift, YUSO will foresee an adequate IT setup for your home-office.  To boost the team spirit, we regularly have lunch in the office together or have a drink in town.  We organize team-events on a regular basis as well.  This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience and make your mark within the energy transition!

We furthermore offer an attractive package with benefits like hospitalization insurance, meal and eco vouchers, laptop and mobile phone deals.  We also reward your work at home separately.  As you will be part of the portfolio team, part of your salary will be variable and tied to tangible and measurable annual goals.

 

In case this function looks attractive to you, do send your CV and application letter to

Dr. Michel VERSCHUERE
E: michel@yuso.be
M: YUSO BV, Zuiderlaan 11 bus 31, B-8790 Waregem, Belgium
Or via the  application form below:

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