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Our Geneva-based client is a highly profitable and expanding merchant trading business. The group’s growth and progressive plans for the future have created this exciting opportunity for a junior and a senior Deal Structurer.
PREVIOUS APPLICANT HAS ACCEPTED OFFER
ROLE IS FORMALLY CLOSED
However, 3 months gardening leave creates deal-risk: it could re-open.
In any case, we regularly get similar roles -- if you're interested, let me know.
The positions report to Manager Load Forecasting, Structuring, & Pricing Desk.
Deal Structuring pro-actively supports the development of the client's oil, coal, gas, bio fuels, electricity, heat (steam) and emissions trading and origination activities across Europe.
Job objective:
Identify, develop and champion structured sourcing and sales products, risk analytics and hedging strategies for B2B, large industrials and wholesale activities across Europe. Manage internal and external relations with customers to achieve structured sourcing and sales volume and margin targets. Actively participate in contract negotiations and the development of partnership agreements with key customers, clients and counterparts. Develop and manage risk adjusted, portfolio based pricing methodologies, using state of the art (Monte Carlo simulation based) quantitative techniques for transaction and capital investment evaluations (e.g. RAROC).
Requirements: Knowledge
- University degree in analytical and/or quantitative field (e.g. engineering, mathematics, physics or econometrics).
- Knowledge of the global energy commodity and infrastructure markets.
- Analytical and quantitative experience in structured physical and financial commodity transactions: knowledge of structured product development, simulation techniques, financial engineering and risk adjusted pricing.
- Commercial experience in structured and standard contracts, including extensive involvement in standard and non-standard contract terms, counter-party credit requirements, performance assurances, default provisions and delivery provisions, etc.
- IT minded, experience with Visual Basic, SQL, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
Requirements: Skills, experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in physical and financial trading of commodities (Sr. only).
- Experience in the evaluation and management of operational and financial risks (Sr. only).
- Commercial and result oriented focus/drive.
- Excellent language (English and preferable one or two other European languages) and communication skills.
- Perform well under time pressure.
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