Head of Power Origination - Germany and Central Europe

Head of Power Origination - Germany and Central Europe

Uniper

Düsseldorf, Germany

Your responsibilities

• As a leader within Uniper’s Global Origination department, manage and build a high-performing team of power/PPA originators covering the German and Central European power markets, supporting Uniper’s positioning as a leading green power supplier;
• Accountable for developing a strong pipeline of upstream PPA transactions of diverse types (tenors, technology and structure) in line with the Green Power Portfolio strategy;
• Ensure that the team provides a strong and streamlined coverage of various types of counterparties, ranging from independent developers/small asset owners to large renewable companies, to position Uniper as a partner of choice for PPAs and related deals in Germany and CE;
• Responsible for providing market/counterparty intelligence to Uniper’s power portfolio teams to help define business strategies and product development;
• Lead origination of transactions to support Power Asset portfolio implementation, including in relation to BESS/energy storage;
• Ensure efficient and effective interface with peers within Global Origination and with relevant portfolio, pricing and trading managers within Power;
• Champion continuous improvement of operational processes related to power transaction execution;
• Build a collaborative and entrepreneurial team culture.

Your profile

• Excellent network of relevant relationships with renewable project developers, asset portfolio owners, including EEG linked asset owners in Germany;
• In-depth understanding and significant experience of power markets with a focus on PPAs;
• Experience in a leadership role, including line management responsibility with strong stakeholder management skills and collaborative way of working;
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a ‘can do’ attitude to enable growth of the PPA business by building a strong PPA origination franchise;
• Strong ability to identify and develop commercial opportunities;
• Established track record of originating, negotiating and closing diverse types of power transactions;
• Sound understanding of risk concepts including credit, market, liquidity and operational risks;
• German language skills beneficial.

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