SVP Credit & Liquidity Risk (f/m/d)

Our Credit Risk Team is looking for You!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

The SVP Credit & Liquidity Risk is responsible for developing and defining the credit risk strategy that supports risk quantification and credit decisions for all commercial and risk-taking activities. In addition the SVP Credit & Liquidity risk is responsible for managing the clearing risk from a risk point of view. There’s a strong commercial focus and the responsibility to leverage credit risk best practice providing credit risk recommendations and analytics to a wide range of business stakeholders. The role is based on strong academic proficiencies, paired with a clear commercial focus and the ability to apply latest risk management standards.

• Lead an expert team of counterparty credit risk and margining risk management professionals
• Secure global market access for power, gas, coal, LNG, oil and carbon trading over exchanges, clearing houses and counterparts in order to support theprofitability of Uniper Generation Fleet and Global Gas business
• Enable Treasury market access in the FX, interest rates and money markets to optimize and protect Uniper financials
• Develop and ensure the implementation of the risk strategy by coordinating Front office, Legal, Treasury, Margining and Risk management teams to manage potential material counterparty defaults impacting Uniper going concern
• Identify, measure and offer recommendations for mitigating material credit defaults, collateral support and margin calls impacting Uniper as a going concern
• Responsible for valuation and structuring of complex legal credit risk mitigation concepts / structures aimed to protect key financial ratios and Uniper rating
• Provide commercial support for Group wide projects
• Shape future direction of the team and drive operational and strategic decisions
• Represent the department on various supporting internal and external committees
• Strengthen the Uniper brand through management of relationships to third parties and key counterparties
• Represent Uniper in relevant associations

Your profile

• University degree in natural sciences / engineering / finance
• Ideally at least 10 years relevant risk management experience and proven track record in leadership role within the Energy Trading / Banking industry
• Proven track record of valuation and structuring of complex legal credit risk mitigation concepts
• Excellent communication skills, commercial awareness and the capability to develop high performance teams
• Experience in negotiating adequate clauses in a third-party contracts, e.g. termination rights and financial covenants based on conducted risk analysis
• Capability to steer complex projects with various stakeholders. Liaise with commercial desks in Front Office, Origination teams and Uniper’s IT department

Your benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

Mobility:

• Choose between an electric company car or cash allowance on your salary
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations

Health offers:

• Flu vaccination
• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension:

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

• Regular leadership trainings
• Lifelong training
• Coaching
• 360º-degree feedback

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

[email protected]

Attention! Please apply via the button in this portal. Application documents that reach us by post will not be returned and, like those we receive by e-mail, can unfortunately not be considered!

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As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.