Key Account / Sales Manager (f/m/d) Energy & Environmental Markets

Location: London, GB; based in the London office. 18-month fixed-term assignment starting in January 2027.

Company

hirify.global Group and EEX operate exchange and clearing services at the heart of European energy markets.

What you will do

• Manage and develop relationships with key participants across European and UK power, natural gas, and environmental markets.
• Support clients with trading, hedging, and clearing objectives while identifying new commercial opportunities.
• Acquire and onboard new trading and clearing participants and promote new products, contracts, and clearing solutions.
• Build market liquidity through client interactions, market briefings, account reviews, and commercial negotiations.
• Gather market intelligence and customer feedback to support product and service development.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Market Operations, Clearing & Risk, Legal, and Compliance, and represent EEX at industry events.

Requirements

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Energy Management, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in sales, key account management, broking, or business development within energy, commodities, exchange, or clearing markets.
• Strong understanding of European power, gas, and environmental markets, including exchange-traded and cleared products.
• Knowledge of market infrastructure, clearing processes, margining concepts, and exchange trading models.
• Proven experience in client acquisition, account management, and commercial negotiations.
• Established network among energy trading companies, utilities, financial institutions, brokers, or commodity market participants.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior decision-makers.
• Commercial mindset, analytical thinking, and a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to work effectively in an international and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent English skills required.

Nice to have

• Additional European languages, such as German or French.

Culture & Benefits

• 18-month fixed-term assignment within an international EEX Group and hirify.global Group environment.
• Attractive salary package with benefits.
• Flexible mobile working arrangements.
• Extensive further training and personal development opportunities.
• Collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement through the Exchange Mindset.
• Long-term perspective in the growing energy industry.