Director – Commodities & Energy Trading

Role summary

Director – Commodities & Energy Trading is a role at Baringa in Oslo, Norway (hybrid). Posted 2026-08-14. Experience level: 10+.

Job title

Director – Commodities & Energy Trading

Company

Baringa

Location

Oslo, Norway

Work arrangement

hybrid

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

10+

Date posted

2026-08-14

Job description

About Baringa

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Commodities and Energy Trading practice is looking for an experienced Director to join our Nordics practice and lead the growth of our Commodities & Energy Trading business in Norway.

We have recently established a Nordic Commodities & Energy Trading practice, headquartered in Copenhagen, and are investing in expanding Baringa's presence across Scandinavia. Baringa's Commodities & Energy Trading practice is one of the leading specialist advisory teams serving commodity and energy trading organisations globally. We work with major commodity traders, integrated energy companies, utilities, asset-backed traders, producers and infrastructure operators across Europe, North America and Asia.

Our clients are facing unprecedented change. Market volatility, the energy transition, growing flexibility markets, digitalisation, AI-enabled trading capabilities and evolving regulatory requirements are reshaping how trading organisations operate and compete.

We partner with clients on some of their most strategic priorities - helping them transform trading businesses, implement new operating models, modernise trading technology landscapes, strengthen risk capabilities and capture opportunities arising from changing commodity and energy markets.

As we continue to grow across the Nordics, we are looking for a Director to play a leading role in building our Norwegian business. This is an opportunity to combine entrepreneurial market leadership with access to an established global platform, deep sector expertise and a growing portfolio of client relationships across Europe.

What you will be doing

As a Director within our Commodities & Energy Trading practice, you will be responsible for driving growth, deepening client relationships and leading some of our most complex and strategically important engagements.

You will work closely with senior leaders across our European business to shape our strategy in Norway and build a market-leading advisory presence. As a member of the leadership team you will:

Lead client and market development:

Build trusted relationships with senior executives across commodity and energy trading organisations, driving account growth and long-term partnerships.

Identify and convert new business opportunities while representing Baringa in the market through thought leadership and industry engagement.

Drive strategic consulting engagements:

Lead complex transformation programmes and advisory engagements, helping clients navigate business, technology and operating model change.

Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, delivering impactful outcomes through multidisciplinary teams.

Build and grow our Nordic practice:

Drive the growth of Baringa's Commodities & Energy Trading business in Norway, contributing to market strategy, proposition development and business expansion.

Collaborate across our European and global network to bring leading capabilities and innovative solutions to clients.

Develop our people:

Recruit, mentor and develop high-performing consultants, helping to build the next generation of leaders.

Foster an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing culture that supports the continued growth of our Nordic practice.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for an established consulting leader with a strong track record of business development, executive stakeholder management and successful delivery within commodity and energy trading environments.

You will likely bring a combination of consulting experience, industry expertise and commercial leadership gained within a leading consulting firm or a major commodity or energy trading organisation.

We would expect experience in one or more of the following areas:

Power Trading & Energy Markets

LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels

Oil & Commodities Trading

Freight & Shipping

Trading Technology & ETRM/CTRM Transformation

Risk Management & Trading Controls

Trading Operating Models & Business Transformation

In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:

Proven Business Development Capability : A track record of developing senior client relationships, generating revenue opportunities and contributing to sustained consulting business growth.

Account Leadership: Experience developing strategic client accounts and generating sustainable consulting growth.

Executive Stakeholder Leadership: Experience building