About the Position

Consulting Principal, Energy Trading Optimization

Date published: Jul 31 2026

Location: London, UK / United Kingdom

Job category: Consulting

Work model: Hybrid

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice-we’re a global community of 6,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the Role

As a Consulting Principal – Energy Trading Optimisation, you will make an impact by leading advisory and transformation engagements across energy asset optimisation, energy trading, ETRM, CTRM, and power and gas markets. You will help clients optimise physical and financial assets, improve trading performance, modernise operating models, and implement data-led, technology-enabled capabilities across European energy markets. This role may be hired at Senior Manager Consulting or Consulting Principal level, based on experience.

Responsibilities

Lead consulting engagements focused on energy asset optimisation, trading strategy, portfolio optimisation, scheduling, dispatch, risk management, and commercial performance improvement.
Advise clients on European power, gas, LNG, renewables, storage, flexibility, ancillary services, and cross-border trading market dynamics.
Translate business strategy into operating model, process, data, and technology requirements across front, middle, and back-office trading functions.
Identify optimisation opportunities across generation assets, storage, demand response, gas assets, LNG portfolios, power purchase agreements, hedging structures, and renewable energy portfolios.
Lead process assessments, requirements definition, solution design, and implementation support for ETRM, CTRM, asset optimisation, forecasting, and analytics platforms.
Partner with trading, origination, risk, operations, finance, regulatory, and technology stakeholders to shape practical and scalable transformation roadmaps.
Define data and analytics use cases for forecasting, pricing, scenario modelling, exposure management, profit and loss analytics, and automated optimisation.
Provide senior client leadership with decision-ready insights, commercial options, risks, dependencies, and implementation recommendations.
Contribute to business development by shaping proposals, solution offerings, thought leadership, and client presentations for energy trading and optimisation opportunities.
Coach and guide consulting teams to ensure high-quality delivery, strong domain depth, stakeholder confidence, and measurable client outcomes.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in energy, utilities, commodities trading, energy consulting, or trading technology transformation, with significant exposure to European energy markets.
Strong domain understanding of asset-backed trading, portfolio optimisation, power and gas trading, market operations, dispatch, nominations, balancing, and settlement processes.
Experience working with energy trading organisations, utilities, generators, suppliers, aggregators, or integrated energy companies.
Proven consulting delivery experience, including stakeholder management, business analysis, operating model design, transformation planning, and programme leadership.
Hands-on understanding of ETRM and CTRM platforms, trading workflows, position management, exposure reporting, trade lifecycle, valuation, profit and loss, and risk processes.
Experience supporting digital transformation, data analytics, automation, AI-enabled decision support, or optimisation tooling within an energy trading environment.
Ability to engage confidently with C-suite leaders, trading leadership, commercial teams, risk heads, technology leaders, and operational stakeholders.
Ability to travel across the UK and Europe, including Belgium, Denmark, and the UK, as required by client engagements.

Nice to Have

Experience with Endur or other energy trading and risk management platforms.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Energy, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related discipline.
Professional experience or certifications in energy markets, trading, risk management, project delivery, business analysis, or ETRM platforms.
Experience with European market structures, including power, gas, LNG, renewables, balancing markets, ancillary services, and cross-border trading.
Strong commercial judgment, including understanding of deal economics, asset optionality, commodity price exposure, risk-adjusted returns, and value creation levers.
Familiarity with optimisation engines, forecasting tools, analytics platforms, cloud data platforms, and integration patterns.
Strong executive communication, facilitation, presentation, proposal writing, and client advisory skills.
Ability to mentor teams, build capability, manage ambiguity, and work effectively across multi-country delivery environments.

We Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work models.
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
A supportive and inclusive work environment.

About the Company

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or follow us on Twitter.

Additional Employment Information

Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Benefits that Help You Thrive and Grow

Our benefits program is built with you in mind-so you can enjoy a fulfilling, balanced and healthy life.

Financial Wellbeing

We regularly review market data to ensure compensation reflects the value you bring. Your benefits extend beyond pay and may include retirement plans, financial education, etc.

Physical and Mental Health

We empower you to prioritize your wellbeing through paid time off, flexible working where possible, healthcare plans, counselling, our Mental Health Allyship program and more.

Your Career, Your Way

With 350,000+ roles at Cognizant, you’ll have opportunities explore new technologies, industries and locations-and build the skills you need to grow your career.

Real-World Impact

Think about the biggest brands you rely on. Chances are, they rely on us to help strengthen their business. Here, you’ll turn bold ideas into solutions that improve lives everywhere.

Your Path to Cognizant

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Consulting Principal, Energy Trading Optimization

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