- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business, Energy Management, Law, or a related discipline. Advanced degrees or professional certifications are a plus.
- 5-8+ years of experience in energy trading compliance, market surveillance, regulatory affairs, market monitoring, risk management, regulatory advisory, or a related function within an energy trading company, exchange, ISO/RTO, market monitor, consulting firm, or regulatory agency.
- Strong knowledge of North American wholesale electricity and natural gas markets, including organized and bilateral markets, market structures, commercial practices, and regulatory frameworks.
- Direct experience supporting physical and financial power trading activities, including virtual transactions, Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs), congestion products, bilateral power transactions, capacity markets, swaps, futures, options, and ISO/RTO market participation. Experience with natural gas, LNG, renewable energy, environmental products, and related commodity markets is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated expertise interpreting ISO/RTO tariffs, business practice manuals, market rules, exchange requirements, and internal governance standards across PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, MISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE, and other relevant markets.
- Strong understanding of FERC and CFTC regulations, market conduct requirements, anti-manipulation standards, enforcement priorities, and regulatory expectations, including experience assessing trading activity for potential market abuse, manipulation, or rule violations.
- Experience monitoring regulatory developments, stakeholder initiatives, enforcement actions, and market rule changes, and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical business guidance, policies, procedures, and controls.
- Proven experience conducting trade surveillance, compliance monitoring, investigations, risk assessments, and data-driven analysis of trading activity, positions, orders, executions, communications, and market data.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate large and complex datasets, identify trends and anomalies, and assess interconnected trading and market risks.
- Experience with market surveillance, communications surveillance, and trade monitoring technologies such as SMARTS, CubeWatch, Whistler, Behavox, Fairwords, Shield, Power BI, Spotfire, or similar platforms.
- Proficiency with data analytics and automation tools including SQL, Python, Power BI, Alteryx, Power Query, Excel VBA, and related technologies. Experience with exchange and market data connectivity (ICE, CME, Nodal, Drop Copy, API-based feeds) is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to effectively engage traders, commercial teams, senior management, legal, risk, operations, auditors, and regulators.
- Demonstrated ability to balance regulatory requirements with commercial objectives, exercise sound judgment under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
- Self-motivated and collaborative, with the ability to work independently, lead initiatives, influence stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement across compliance programs, surveillance frameworks, and control environments.
About the company:
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.
TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.
Our Culture:
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

