SVP Credit & Liquidity Risk

SVP Credit & Liquidity Risk

Uniper

Düsseldorf, Germany

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 the profitability 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