Marte Nielsen

Power Trading | Digital Strategy | Leadership

Norway

About

I am an experienced leader and product professional in the power trading space. My background combines hands-on product management and digital development with operational leadership. I am passionate about building teams, fostering collaboration, and leveraging technology to make energy trading more efficient, transparent, and future-ready. I thrive at the intersection of market knowledge, commercial strategy, and digital innovation – always with the goal of driving measurable impact.

Experience

  • Hafslund (Oslo, Norway)
    • Manager - Physical Power Trading
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Managing the team responsible for production planning and short term power trading at Norway’s second biggest power producer, Hafslund Eco Vannkraft

    • Enterprise Architect / Business Developer
      Aug 2023 - Apr 2024 · 9 mos

      Working in the interception of people, processes, systems and data to ensure all four components are harmonized towards reaching strategic goals. Reporting to the Director of IT&Development. Particular focus on power market operations and trading.

  • Head of Digital Solutions at Evyon
    Dec 2022 - May 2023 · 6 mos

    Heading the digital departement of 8 skilled developers, data science and battery science professionals at Evyon and a member of the top tier leadership team. Evyon work to give EV-batteries a second life in modular solutions. The digital team collect and use data from battery modules to create stand alone digital products.

  • Senior Product Manager - Power & Utilities at Cognite
    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr

    - Managing the start-up of a new product offering in Cognite (Power Market Operations). - Work to align UX, Tech and Business (Go-To-Market) to continuously assess the product vision and product-market fit. - Owner of the product roadmap. - Create and own the business case (value add) from the product investment alongside the Go-To-Market team. - Understand and represent user needs. - Monitor the market and developing competitive analyses. - Define a vision for the product and continuously re-assess. - Align internal and external stakeholders around the vision for the product. - Prioritise product features and capabilities for development. - Create a shared mission across larger teams to empower independent decision-making.

  • Product Manager - Power Trading & Settlements at Volue
    Mar 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Product Manager - Power Trading & Settlements at Powel AS (became Volue AS)
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

    - Overall responsibility for the product strategy and roadmap of the Trading & Settlements area within Powel Smart Energy, continuously working to adapt to market needs and new technology. - Responsible for the profit and loss (PnL), pricing and success of applications as well as the investment budget belonging to the Trading & Settlements area of Powel Smart Energy. - Owner of the business case process for new projects or updates to existing products. Acting as a link between the Sales and Development teams. - Face to market for the Trading & Settlements area, representing Powel in external forums, media and events. - Product expert with detailed knowledge of existing and planned Powel applications within the Trading & Settlements area. - Coordinate with the wider team of Solution Managers in other areas of Powel Smart Energy to create a unified and coordinated product portfolio and strategy.