Head of Trading Execution & Operations, Metycle
Europe
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Trading platform for secondary metals
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Trading platform for secondary metals
21-100 employees
Open for applications
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21-100 employees
Company mission
To fuel sustainability through metal recycling.
Role
Who you are
- If you are passionate about owning the operational backbone of a fast-growing commodities business, join our team as Head of Trading Execution & Operations!
- 7+ years of commodity (ideally metal) trading-execution experience at established trading houses
- Strong command of fixed/formula pricing, hedging, MTM, month-end close, exposure and P&L/cash-flow monitoring, Incoterms and transport doc
- Trade-finance instruments: CAD, LCs, inventory financing
- Results-driven personality with a hands-on mentality and a strong focus on achieving operational KPIs
- A self-starter who builds teams while keeping an eye for detail; thrives under pressure
- High English proficiency; keen interest in new tech, including AI-driven automation
- Willingness to travel (~10–20%)- supplier yards, ports, lender meetings, group offsites
- Valid work / residence permit for the respective country / EU
What the job involves
- You will operate at the centre of the business, working directly with traders, finance, suppliers, customers, shipping providers, and inspectors to ensure deals move smoothly across international markets
- Own the full execution of physical and derivative hedging (metal & FX) for the non-ferrous base metals Metycle trades
- You'll build the execution model (pricing, hedging, invoicing, cost management), the risk control and reporting framework, and the team that scales it - protecting trading P&L on every transaction and safeguarding trading-related cash flows
- Reporting into the business and partnering with the trading desk, finance, risk, brokers, trade-finance banks and logistics providers, you'll also drive the rollout of our internal CTRM
- Team & culture: Lead, mentor and grow the operations team - hiring, performance and development - and embed a proactive risk-and-control culture and operating cadence that keeps execution reliable as volumes scale
- Processes, SOPs & controls: Design and own the full SOP library and control framework - auditable workflows with clear RACI, segregation of duties and four-eyes checks - plus the KPI/dashboard layer, all embedded in the CTRM and audit-ready for lenders
- The full physical deal lifecycle: Every trade from pre-transaction (bid/offer capture, P&L validation), through in-transaction (contracts, amendments, trigger events, pricing, logistics, invoicing, payments), to post-transaction (MTM, trade matching, Realised and Unrealised P&L)
- Logistics & shipping: End-to-end movement of cargo across origin, transit, port and destination, daily coordination with suppliers, receivers and service providers, and management of freight-forwarder relationships and concentration risk
- Documentation & trade compliance: Complete, accurate documentation across the supply chain -customs, sanctions and destination import rules - to the standard lenders and inspectors demand
- Pricing & hedging: Live metal and FX exposures, hedge execution with brokers in line with policy, four-eyes hedge capture and reconciliation (open equity, VM/IM, margining, settlement), and exposure reporting (open/priced/hedged/closing risk)
- Invoicing & settlement: Customer and supplier invoicing from provisional to final, payment scheduling including VAT/duties/customs/CBAM, SOAs, true-ups, credit exposure and cash collection - with no leakage between booked and realized margin
- Inspection & cargo insurance: The inspection regime across the lifecycle (pre-shipment, load/discharge, sampling/assay, weight/moisture, sealing, scanning) with surveyors like SGS, CCIC and Bureau Veritas, plus the marine cargo insurance program door-to-door
- Claims: End-to-end claims - quality, weight, moisture, shortages, contamination, demurrage and pricing - run as a managed P&L line, with a playbook driving recovery and reducing leakage
- Systemization: Partner with the product team to automate the operating model, eliminate manual reconciliation and raise reliability and throughput as the business grows
Our take
The primary metals market is reported to contribute a whopping 3.6 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions every year - making it a significant yet underappreciated contributor to global climate change. Metycle is a company hoping to help tackle this problem, with a marketplace enabling the secure and simple trade of secondary metals.
Secondary metals are derived wholly or in part from scrap, yet still function as well as their primary counterparts across a heap of applications. Unfortunately, the secondary metals market remains complex and untrustworthy, deterring businesses from adopting them.
Metycle's platform facilitates trustworthy and economical secondary metals trade. Buyers can connect to a network of suppliers, qualify for extended payment terms and track shipments, all without a sign-up fee. Sellers, meanwhile, are guaranteed prompt payment as well as safety and anonymity for their transactions.
With this undeniably attractive double-header, it is no surprise Metycle has raised strong funding. Its 2025 round will be used to develop its data, software, and AI capabilities.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2025
$16.1m
SERIES A
Nov 2023
$5.4m
SEED
Total funding: $23.3m
Company benefits
- Ownership from day one
- Structured way of work
- Fast paced company
- Innovation is at our core
- Continuous growth and learning trajectory
- Positive impact for the world
Company HQ
Georgs-Viertel, Köln, Germany
Leadership
Sebastian Brenner
(Co-Founder)Previously Managing Director at CheMondis, Global Marketing Manager at Bayer Crop Science, and Global Manager (Soybean/Sugarcane Herbicides) at Syngenta.
Rafael Suchan
(Co-Founder)Board Member of the Asia Transformation & Turnaround Association. Founded VASTALTA, and has been CEO at Scholz Recycling and at Chiho Environmental Group.
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