Posting End Date: July 2, 2026
A little about Capital Power
Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power . This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.
Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star . With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!
Your Opportunity
One Permanent Full Time Position
Capital Power is seeking a Senior Lead, Trade Operations to join our Supply & Trading team.
This is a high-impact, front office - facing role at the intersection of trading, commercial strategy, and execution. As Capital Power continues to expand its North American trading platform, this role will play a critical part in enabling new opportunities by ensuring transactions can move from concept to execution efficiently, with the right structures, controls, and systems in place.
Working closely with traders and originators, you will own execution readiness across the trading lifecycle, anticipating challenges early, aligning stakeholders, and enabling the business to move quickly and confidently on new commercial opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Own execution readiness across the end-to-end trading lifecycle, ensuring new deals, products, and strategies can be executed efficiently and at scale
- Act as the front office lead for strategic initiatives, translating commercial priorities into actionable workflows, controls, and system requirements
- Shape and enable new products and market opportunities, including product setup, counterparty onboarding, and operational readiness
- Drive alignment across Credit, Risk, Legal, Finance, Technology, and Operations to remove constraints and accelerate execution
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation and post-go-live optimization
- Develop and implement business cases, product definitions, and risk/operational frameworks that support commercial growth
- Represent Trading Desk priorities in cross-functional forums and influence decision-making at senior levels
- Identify structural, process, and system gaps and proactively design scalable solutions that enhance trading performance
- Partner closely with traders and originators to bring new opportunities to market and improve speed to execution
- Provide executive-level insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making
What you will bring to the role:
Education and Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in energy or commodity trading, commercial operations, market risk, or a closely related trading environment
- Post-secondary education in business, economics, finance, risk management, or a related field; equivalent experience will be considered
- Professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM, PRM, ERP) is an asset
- Deep understanding of the trading deal lifecycle, including how transactions move from commercial concept through execution
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to operate with high autonomy, ownership, and commercial judgment
Technical Skills:
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance risk, control, and business objectives
- Advanced proficiency in ETRM systems (preferably Allegro) and strong Excel capabilities
- Experience working with trading data, system integration, and process design; exposure to SQL, APIs, or Python is an asset
- Exceptional problem-solving and structuring skills, with the ability to create clarity in ambiguous environments
- Highly effective communicator with strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities
- Ability to anticipate issues, challenge assumptions, and drive decisions forward
Working Conditions:
- This is a Calgary, in office-based role
- Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- The successful candidate will undergo education verification, reference checks, and a criminal and credit record check
Additional Details:
Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1500 Referral Reward!
We believe that supporting employee physical, mental, financial, and social well-being is critical to our success. We offer a comprehensive package including flexible benefits, retirement savings programs, paid time off, and ongoing development opportunities.
This role includes a competitive base salary, annual incentive, and participation in Capital Power’s long-term incentive program. Relocation support may be available.
How To Apply and Next Steps
Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers . If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.
Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting [email protected] .
Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.
Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.
