Director – Commodities & Energy Trading

Commodities and Energy Trading practice is looking for an experienced Director to join our Nordics practice and lead the growth of our Commodities & Energy Trading business in Norway. 

We have recently established a Nordic Commodities & Energy Trading practice, headquartered in Copenhagen, and are investing in expanding Baringa's presence across Scandinavia. Baringa's Commodities & Energy Trading practice is one of the leading specialist advisory teams serving commodity and energy trading organisations globally. We work with major commodity traders, integrated energy companies, utilities, asset-backed traders, producers and infrastructure operators across Europe, North America and Asia.

Our clients are facing unprecedented change. Market volatility, the energy transition, growing flexibility markets, digitalisation, AI-enabled trading capabilities and evolving regulatory requirements are reshaping how trading organisations operate and compete.

We partner with clients on some of their most strategic priorities - helping them transform trading businesses, implement new operating models, modernise trading technology landscapes, strengthen risk capabilities and capture opportunities arising from changing commodity and energy markets.

As we continue to grow across the Nordics, we are looking for a Director to play a leading role in building our Norwegian business. This is an opportunity to combine entrepreneurial market leadership with access to an established global platform, deep sector expertise and a growing portfolio of client relationships across Europe.

What you will be doing

As a Director within our Commodities & Energy Trading practice, you will be responsible for driving growth, deepening client relationships and leading some of our most complex and strategically important engagements.

You will work closely with senior leaders across our European business to shape our strategy in Norway and build a market-leading advisory presence. As a member of the leadership team you will:

• Lead client and market development:
  • Build trusted relationships with senior executives across commodity and energy trading organisations, driving account growth and long-term partnerships.
  • Identify and convert new business opportunities while representing Baringa in the market through thought leadership and industry engagement.
• Drive strategic consulting engagements:
  • Lead complex transformation programmes and advisory engagements, helping clients navigate business, technology and operating model change.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, delivering impactful outcomes through multidisciplinary teams.
• Build and grow our Nordic practice:
  • Drive the growth of Baringa's Commodities & Energy Trading business in Norway, contributing to market strategy, proposition development and business expansion.
  • Collaborate across our European and global network to bring leading capabilities and innovative solutions to clients.
• Develop our people:
  • Recruit, mentor and develop high-performing consultants, helping to build the next generation of leaders.
  • Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture that supports the continued growth of our Nordic practice.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for an established consulting leader with a strong track record of business development, executive stakeholder management and successful delivery within commodity and energy trading environments.

You will likely bring a combination of consulting experience, industry expertise and commercial leadership gained within a leading consulting firm or a major commodity or energy trading organisation.

We would expect experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Power Trading & Energy Markets
• LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels
• Oil & Commodities Trading
• Freight & Shipping
• Trading Technology & ETRM/CTRM Transformation
• Risk Management & Trading Controls
• Trading Operating Models & Business Transformation

In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Proven Business Development Capability: A track record of developing senior client relationships, generating revenue opportunities and contributing to sustained consulting business growth.
• Account Leadership: Experience developing strategic client accounts and generating sustainable consulting growth.
• Executive Stakeholder Leadership: Experience building trusted relationships with senior leaders and advising executive-level stakeholders on strategic challenges and transformation programmes.
• Consulting and Delivery Excellence: A strong record of leading large-scale transformation programmes and managing multi-disciplinary delivery teams within client-facing environments.
• Market Credibility: An established network and strong market credibility within the Norwegian and wider Nordic commodity and energy trading ecosystem.
• Team Leadership: Experience recruiting, mentoring and developing consulting talent while contributing to a high-performance culture.

What a career at Baringa will give you 

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.

• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.

• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.

• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.

• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people. 

An award-winning workplace

You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. 

Using business as a force for good. 

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.