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SVP Credit & Liquidity Risk (f/​m/​d)

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

Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Our Credit Risk Team is looking for 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 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

Job ID:

88991

Location:

Düsseldorf, Germany

Type of contract:

Unlimited

Working model:

Full-time, Hybrid, Unlimited

Start date:

immediately

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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

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Uniper has been based at our headquarters in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour since 2019. Our central office consists of the two buildings Caprocorn and Float, which are connected by a walkway to form a single unit.

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Uniper has been based at our headquarters in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour since 2019. Our central office consists of the two buildings Caprocorn and Float, which are connected by a walkway to form a single unit.

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On the office floors, the modern furnished meeting areas and lounges are located in the centre of each floor and our colleagues work separately from the passage areas, each with window fronts. All workstations have modern equipment and height-adjustable desks.

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On the office floors, the modern furnished meeting areas and lounges are located in the centre of each floor and our colleagues work separately from the passage areas, each with window fronts. All workstations have modern equipment and height-adjustable desks.

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We offer many services at the location that positively support everyday working life. These include an IT walk-in centre, a fitness studio, an underground car park with free parking spaces for cars and an extra garage for bicycles, including showers. For a balanced diet, there is a canteen as well as a café and a deli with fruit and healthy snacks, which are also open to the public.

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We offer many services at the location that positively support everyday working life. These include an IT walk-in centre, a fitness studio, an underground car park with free parking spaces for cars and an extra garage for bicycles, including showers. For a balanced diet, there is a canteen as well as a café and a deli with fruit and healthy snacks, which are also open to the public.

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