Manager of Risk Infrastructure recruitment
Huxley Associates has been retained by a leading Global Energy Trading House based in London to source a Risk Infrastructure Manager.
You will sit within the Energy Market and Credit Risk Control Framework area of the business, and undertake a 6 month Maternity Leave contract.
As a Manager of Risk Infrastructure, you will report to the Head of Energy Market Credit Risk, who in turn reports to the Finance Director.
Role Description:
The Manager of Risk Infrastructure will require the ability to understand complex theories and techniques and their application in a practical context. The role holder must also have a deep understanding of the trade life cycle, trading and risk systems and have expertise of project and programme management and governance.
The role has a wide-ranging impact across the business area and, in some cases, across the whole of the company, through the definition of the market risk control framework directly and indirectly through providing expert insight and challenge.
As a Manager of Risk Infrastructure, you must have excellent stakeholder management skills, including advanced influencing abilities and a focus on identifying key business requirements. You must also be able to challenge, motivate and support a team of highly skilled Risk Analysts.
Key Qualifications and experience:
* An education to degree standard, preferably above, in a subject with a significant numerical content, such as economics, finance or mathematics is required, or a demonstration of ability to the same level delivered in a working environment
* An advanced theoretical and practical understanding of the energy trading risk management, energy markets and energy asset portfolios is required. Market or Credit Risk Management knowledge will also be considered.
* You will have a highly-developed commercial acumen with experience of successfully using performance management metrics to drive exceptional operational efficiency and support change.
* You will have a demonstrable record of delivering lasting and significant business change
Technical and commercial knowledge and skills:
* An up to date and in depth knowledge of energy markets and associated trading risk management systems, processes, policies and methodologies.
* Strong project delivery experience
* Highly analytical and numerical; comfortable and credible discussing technical subject matter
* Exceptional stakeholder management up to and including Exec level, including influencing, negotiation and consulting
* Able to challenge accepted norms and consider options to optimise business change
If you are interested in an exciting, competitively paid contract role in Risk Management at the heart of a global Energy company in London, please forward your up to date CV as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be contacted following the bank holiday, and forwarded directly to the hiring manager.
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