Senior Functional ETRM Consultant

Previse Systems AG

  • Horgen, Zürich
  • Unbefristet
  • Vollzeit
  • 6 Tage her
Previse Systems, established in 2019, set out to bring fresh thinking and modern technology to the world of energy trading and risk management (ETRM).What started as a bold vision by a group of industry experts has grown into a success story — trusted by leading energy companies and recognised for innovation, reliability, and impact.Our cloud-based SaaS ETRM software combines modern architecture, scalability, and flexibility to help our customers manage their trading operations more efficiently and intelligently.We continue to challenge the status quo, think differently, and have fun doing it.TasksAbout the RoleIn this role, you will be working as part of a small and diverse team to implement the Previse software for our clients within the Previse Project Implementation Framework. This will involve working with clients to understand their ETRM requirements, configuring the Previse software to meet those re-quirements, and then working with the clients to test the implementations, training users in the soft-ware, and supporting go-live activities. The implementations may see you working solely for a client, as part of a larger Previse team, or part of a wider team to also includes our implementation partners.You will also act as an intermediary between the client and our internal development team, ensuring the delivery of our software meets the requirements and quality expectations of the client. You will also analyse and translate requirements into functional specifications and configure the Previse soft-ware to meet those requirements, and will also be supporting Principal Consultants in testing and demonstrating our solution, and play an important role in the continuous development of our offering by proactively supporting our product team. This is a hands-on role covering a wide array of activities that will require building up know-how not only about the software and implementation life cycle but also in the European Power, Gas, and Emissions trading & operational landscapes.The successful candidate will have strong business analysis skills and a background in the Energy Trad-ing Industry, as well as software development and implementation experience. Within the role, the consultant will develop their knowledge within the commodity trading and risk management software (CTRM) markets and become a key member of the Previse Services team. Due to the nature of the work, team members will gain exposure to all parts of our client trading businesses, and therefore, you must have a proactive nature and an enthusiasm to learn.Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct requirements workshops and analysis to capture customer’s requirements.
  • Perform issue resolution, analysis and troubleshooting of the Previse software when imple-mented for clients.
  • Developing specifications for Business Scenarios, Solutions and Test Cases.
  • Support the implementation and sales process of our software for existing, new or potential clients.
  • Configuring the Previse software to meet client requirements during implementations.
  • Work with internal teams and Subject Matter Experts to analyse complex requirements and develop a solution definition for enhancements to the Previse software.
  • Support system and regression testing, assisting the client’s user testing.
  • Support the product team’s software test plan execution based on your hands-on client expe-riences.
  • Help support and guide members of Previse, partners, or clients who are less familiar with the software to aid their understanding.
  • To be an active and contributing member of the team on product implementations, enhance-ments, and/or integration projects.
  • Provide informative and tailored customer training on the application.
RequirementsAbout YouYou have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Technology, or a closely related area.You will have at least 5 to 8 years of hands-on IT implementations, working within a similar Profes-sional Services team that is directly client-facing and ideally within the Energy or Trading sector. You are a team player who works well under pressure and who likes to challenge yourself working with highly experienced and talented individuals. You are communicative and able to establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers. You feel comfortable with multiple re-sponsibilities and being exposed to challenging problems and their solution definition.You bring:
  • Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
  • Self-motivated and proactive approach to bridge knowledge gaps.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent documentation and presentation capabilities.
  • Basic SQL / database management skills.
  • Familiarity with some Project Management methodologies.
  • You are fluent in English (written and spoken), and ideally are also fluent in German (written and spoken), any other languages are welcome also.
  • Excellent understanding of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • Attention to detail.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Energy trading and/or derivatives trading knowledge is desirable.
BenefitsWork EnvironmentWe offer a friendly, driven, multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment in a classical professional office. We have a very open culture and provide a very high degree of freedom, provided the individu-al is delivering the expected results.Position Type / Expected Hours of WorkThis position typically operates during regular business hours during the week, but our intent is to provide a high degree of freedom for the right candidate. Occasional after-hours work for special projects will be requiredTravelWe have limited travel requirements at this stage, but since our customers and partners are located all over Europe, some travel will be necessary.We practice an open culture and aim to structure the roles and positions so that they fit with our employees’ profiles and preferences.We favour competence and passion over formal titles and egos.Previse Systems AGWe offer a highly performant SaaS solution for European electricity, natural gas and certificates trading – combining modern software architecture with the latest available tools and technology.As a conceptual innovation, we build on the notion of “community”, with an infrastructure for energy companies to leverage synergies through collaboration in the IT domain. We create software without any legacy burden. Our data structure follows accepted market standards, which drives easy and fast data migrations, and is also a core factor of strong system performance.We develop software that is both optimised for today’s energy trading, and ready for the changes anticipated in the markets in the coming years.

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