Head of Back Office Operations

Lead and transform Back Office Operations in one of the Nordic region’s most dynamic energy trading companies—driving efficiency, compliance, and innovation across markets.

Are you ready to bring your leadership to mind and make an impact in the green energy transition? On behalf of Mind Energy A/S, a dynamic and fast-growing player in the renewable energy sector, we are recruiting a Head of Back Office Operations—a strategic role for a sharp mind with a passion for numbers, people, and purpose.

Building on decades of trading expertise, Mind Energy are one of the leading trading companies in the Nordics. When you join, you will be part of an ambitious energy trading company with over 300 talented and dedicated energy minds. They operate across over 40 markets, helping shape a smarter, more efficient energy system by connecting producers and consumers – and driving the transition forward, every day.

You’ll join a workplace that’s dynamic and ambitious, grounded in trust and a shared sense of purpose. They grow by challenging assumptions, solving complex problems, and learning from each other. Here, there's room to specialize, to take responsibility, and to shape your path.

This is more than a job - it's a place you thrive. They know that work is just one part of your life. That’s why they have built a workplace where you can grow, connect, and enjoy the time spend - both professionally and personally. From extra time off and great food to strong development programs and a culture where people genuinely enjoy working together, they make sure you have what you need to feel good and achieve more.

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As Head of Back Office Operations, you are responsible for overseeing the full post-trade process lifecycle for power, gas, and certificate for both customer business and trading activities. This includes trade validation, matching, confirmations, settlements, invoicing, regulatory reporting and reconciliation.

The role is critical to ensuring the integrity and efficiency of operations in a high-volume, fast-paced energy trading environment. It requires both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership of teams, driving continuous improvements, automation, and cross-functional collaboration across the finance, risk, IT, and trading functions.

You’ll have the mandate to challenge existing ways of working, introduce innovative solutions, and set new benchmarks for efficiency and compliance across the organization.

You will lead 4 functional teams within Back Office Operations responsible for Market Trading, Customer Business, Regulatory Reporting and Data Operations — comprising of 17 professionals. Together, these teams ensure flawless execution, compliance, and operational excellence across Mind Energy’s global trading activities.

Your tasks and responsibilities can be summarized as follows:

• Ensure accurate validation, matching, confirmation, and settlement of all trades (power, gas, and certificates).
• Oversee physical and financial settlements, both bilateral and exchange cleared.
• Take full ownership of the process and ensure continuous improvement and development.
• Secure quality of information including investigation and explanations of significant deviations.
• Identify opportunities for automation, streamlining workflows, and implementing best practices to enhance the team's productivity and effectiveness.

• Lead the reconciliation of trade positions, fees, cash movements, and counterpart balances.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies swiftly, involving Front Office, Risk and Finance as needed.

• Oversee the delivery of REMIT, EMIR, and other market or regulatory reports on time and in compliance.
• Maintain operational readiness for audits and regulatory reviews.

• Act as process owner for ETRM system workflows related to post-trade operations.
• Lead automation and digitalization initiatives to reduce manual interventions and increase STP (straight-through processing) rates.

• Ensure Backoffice readiness when entering new geographies, onboarding new counterparties, or launching new contract types.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Trading, Risk, and IT to design post trade workflows.
• Represent Backoffice in internal governance meetings and cross-functional projects.

• Manage and develop the Back Office team –including hiring, onboarding, training, goal setting and performance reviews.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accuracy and continuous improvement.

• Take ownership of escalations involving failed settlements, unmatched trades, or discrepancies.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

We envision you hold the following profile to succeed

You probably have a strong educational background with a Master’s in Finance, Economics or similar. You have good understanding of the complexity of trading and being in the center balancing the different stakeholders.

You have a hands-on mindset, ready to build structured processes and ensure they are implemented effectively across the organization. You have experience leading teams and ensuring strong stakeholder engagement and operational improvements.

You enjoy working in a dynamic and evolving environment, where you can implement solutions and have a tangible impact.

You can communicate fluently in Danish and English.

The recruitment process is handled by SORTH & CO. Questions? Please contact Partner Søren Kristiansen, sor@sorthco.dk.