Kraft Search

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Search that starts with the whole market

Traders, quants, forecasters, optimisers and desk heads across 14 European countries. Every search runs against a register we built and maintain, so the shortlist is drawn from within the market, not just from those on the market.

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We place senior talent into trading, research, optimisation, engineering and operations across European power markets, from a register we build market by market.

Before you meet a candidate, we've asked the questions you would. Whether the work is theirs, whether it's repeatable, and whether it survives contact with your market. Shortlists start with qualification, not CVs.

Disciplines

Five disciplines, one research-led process.

Trading: Kraft 4

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Disciplines we recruit for

Trading

Short-term power traders where every imbalance shows on the P&L.

Quant, Forecasting & Analysis: Kraft 2

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Disciplines we recruit for

Quant, Forecasting & Analysis

Quant researchers and developers for price, load, wind and solar forecasting that moves P&L in short-term power.

Optimisation: Kraft

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Disciplines we recruit for

Optimisation

Asset, battery, portfolio and dispatch optimisation in short-term power.

Trading Technology & Data: Kraft

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Disciplines we recruit for

Trading Technology & Data

Engineers and developers building trading platforms, algos, data pipelines and ETRM for short-term power desks.

Risk, Credit & Treasury: Kraft

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Disciplines we recruit for

Risk, Credit & Treasury

Market and trading risk, counterparty credit, collateral, margin and clearing, plus treasury, funding, market access and trading operations for short-term power.

Why us

A Kraft search means:

The market is counted first.

Every search starts from a census of who actually does the job in that market, held in a register we build and maintain, so the shortlist is drawn from the whole pool.

You see the evidence.

Candidates arrive as written profiles: what they have traded or built, in which market, at what scale, with the evidence attached. Before you meet anyone, we've asked the questions you would.

One person, start to finish.

Every conversation is with the person running your search. Thirty years in search, and no handover to someone junior once the brief is signed.

By the numbers: every shortlist starts from a live register of European power trading careers.

8,221

power professionals mapped

14

countries covered

The market we recruit for

In this market, people move in patterns.

Patterns our register maps.

What people say

“Tony is an invaluable and highly reliable partner to work with. He consistently delivers on his commitments. He is exactly the kind of professional you want on your team.”

Romke Velders

LinkedIn recommendation, August 2026

No obligation. A straight conversation about your hire.

Ready when you are.

Tell us about the role and we will respond within 1 business day.

Senior power trading, quant and optimisation hires across European markets.

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