IT Team Lead - Energy Trading (Amsterdam)
🚨 Key Requirements - Please Read Before Applying
To be considered for this role, you must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- ✅ Currently a Team Lead / Manager OR ready to step into a leadership role
- ✅ Current or recent experience within an ENERGY company (non-negotiable)
- ✅ Experience in energy trading or a closely related energy domain is strongly preferred
- ✅ Native-level Dutch speaker (mandatory)
Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.
About the Company
We are a leading energy trading organization based in the Netherlands, operating at the center of European energy markets. The company combines advanced technology with deep market expertise to optimize trading strategies and support the energy transition.
The Role
We are hiring an IT Team Lead to lead a team delivering critical systems that support real-time energy trading operations.
This is a leadership role where your ability to manage people, align stakeholders, and deliver reliable systems is more important than any specific tech stack.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers / IT specialists
- Own delivery of systems supporting trading and operational functions
- Act as the primary interface between IT and business stakeholders
- Drive improvements in performance, scalability, and reliability
- Manage priorities in a fast-paced trading environment
- Contribute to technical and architectural decisions
Your Profile
- Proven leadership experience (Team Lead, Manager, or similar) OR strong readiness to step into leadership
- Background in IT, software engineering, or technical systems
- Mandatory: Experience within an energy company (e.g. utilities, grid operators, energy trading firms)
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable operating in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment
- Native Dutch speaker (essential)
What's on Offer
- High-impact leadership role in a business-critical environment
- Direct exposure to energy markets and trading operations
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Hybrid working setup in the Amsterdam area
- Opportunity to play a key role in the energy transition
