Head of Power Trading

Head of Power Trading – China

📍 Suzhou, China (flexible for the right candidate)

🏢 ACWA

ACWA is seeking a commercially driven Head of Power Trading to establish and lead its power trading function in China. This is a strategic leadership role focused on maximising the commercial performance of ACWAs growing portfolio of renewable and conventional assets across one of the world’s most dynamic power markets.

The successful candidate will lead trading strategy across spot markets, medium- and long-term contracts, ancillary services, and dispatch optimisation, while ensuring full regulatory and grid compliance. The role will work closely with operations, asset management, and commercial teams to align generation capabilities with market opportunities.

Key Requirements:

• Strong experience within China’s power trading / electricity markets
• Deep understanding of spot markets, MLT trading, ancillary services, and grid regulations
• Experience across renewable energy assets (Wind, Solar, BESS preferred)
• Proven capability building or leading trading functions and strategies
• Strong stakeholder management with regulators, grid operators, and counterparties
• Mandarin and English fluency required

Why ACWA?

• Join a global energy leader with 90GW+ portfolio across power and water
• Opportunity to build a trading function from the ground up
• Exposure to large-scale renewable and future energy infrastructure projects
• Strategic leadership role within ACWA's China growth plans

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