JUNIOR TRADER - Dubai, UAE - 2025 COHORT

Employment type: Full-time & Permanent

Starting salary of USD  60,000 per annum + performance based bonus' - 0% tax environment

Job Location: Dubai, UAE (We provide visa sponsorship & relocation assistance)

About Cobblestone Energy

Cobblestone Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the European Gas and Power markets. Established in 2017, we are shaping the future of global commodity trading with a focus on deep analytics and technological innovation. Our success is driven by our people, whom we back with real responsibility from the start. At Cobblestone Energy, excellence is valued and extraordinary talent from around the world is welcomed. Our flat organisational structure encourages a culture of innovation, granting team members autonomy and ownership of their work.

Cobblestone Values

• Lifelong learning with continuous reflection
• Independent thinking through a meritocracy of ideas
• The team is more important than the individual.
• Relentless pursuit of excellence
• Hiring and keeping only the most effective people
• Others must benefit from our existence.

What we offer in this role

• A full-time position on our Commercial team
• Committed and remarkably talented colleagues
• Highly competitive compensation dependent on performance
• An exciting, challenging and fulfilling career
• Investment in your development to ensure that you always remain the best in business
• Equity participation for strong contributors, ensuring our interests are all aligned long term

Responsibilities

• Owning, managing, and profitably trading in the European power markets while implementing any relevant strategies
• Innovating new ideas for trading tools and strategies then working with the analysis and development teams to implement them
• Working as a part of our 24/7 operating trading team, to ensure markets are always covered
• Utilising self-starter capability while also working efficiently within a team environment
• Ensuring all power market regulations and requirements are upheld through good communication with the system operators
• Upholding and living our cultural values

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent numerical and logical reasoning skills
• Ability to think clearly in critical situations
• Passion, resilience, and integrity

Preferred Qualification & Background

We look for individuals open to a full-time position and relocation to Dubai by September 2025 with strong numerical backgrounds as such skills carry over well for excelling as a Junior Trader.  However, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences with a track record of excellence, both inside and outside of academics. 

The Hiring Process

Once your application has been reviewed, the evaluation process will involve psychometric tests, a research project, and remote interviews. Following this, selected finalists will be invited to participate in the final stage of the recruitment process: the Commercial Training Program (CTP) in 2025 in our Dubai office. During this one-week program, we will cover all relocation expenses, including flights, accommodation, work visa paperwork, and related costs.

Upon successful completion of the CTP, candidates will receive an offer to join our Dubai office immediately as full-time Commercial Graduates through our Commercial Development Program (CDP). The CDP offers a comprehensive rotational experience in trading, and analytics, with the guidance of our experienced commercial team. Throughout the program, you will receive mentorship and training in market fundamentals, allowing you to develop strong analytical skills. After finishing the program, you will assume the role of a Junior Trader at Cobblestone Energy.