Director, Market Risk Management
About The Position
NextEra Energy Marketing is seeking a senior leader to direct market risk strategy and oversee risk management initiatives across the organization. The position also leads risk transformation and pricing capabilities, including the development, governance, and delivery of commodity prices and forward curves used across trading and risk platforms and their interfaces with ETRM and other enterprise systems. The Director oversees market data and curve construction, trader-assessed curve aggregation and governance, valuation support and validation, pricing controls, and the accuracy, transparency, and governance of market data used for valuation and risk measurement. The role leads transformation of market risk infrastructure and operating models by partnering with Risk, Commercial, Technology, Finance, and other stakeholders to modernize processes and systems, strengthen controls, improve data quality and automation, and develop scalable capabilities. The role supports NextEra Energy Marketing, NextEra Energy Services, Florida Power & Light / Energy Marketing & Trading, Treasury, and Natural Gas Infrastructure. The successful candidate will apply commodity-market and valuation expertise, address complex pricing and valuation issues hands-on, establish effective governance and processes, and translate market, pricing, valuation, and technology issues into clear business decisions. This position reports to the Executive Director, Head of Market Risk and Analytics and is based at NextEra Energy’s offices in Houston, Texas.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance or Business Administration.
- At least 10 years of experience, or at least 9 years of experience with trading experience.
- At least 2–4 years of leadership experience.
- Significant experience in energy and commodity markets.
- Strong understanding of forward curves, market data, valuation methodologies, derivatives, ETRM platforms, and risk and pricing controls.
- Ability to work hands-on through complex pricing and valuation issues.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple businesses, commodities, systems, and stakeholder groups.
- Ability to translate complex market, pricing, valuation, and technology issues into clear business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Direct the formulation and execution of market risk strategies.
- Oversee complex risk management processes and optimize team performance.
- Ensure accurate implementation of risk models and methodologies.
- Lead initiatives for compliance and regulatory adherence in risk practices.
- Cultivate stakeholder relationships to support strategic objectives.
- Innovate on risk management automation and system improvements.
- Lead development, governance, and delivery of commodity prices and forward curves used across trading and risk platforms.
- Oversee market data and curve construction, trader-assessed curve aggregation and governance, valuation support and validation, and pricing controls.
- Ensure market data used for valuation and risk measurement is accurate, transparent, and appropriately governed.
- Lead transformation of market risk infrastructure and operating models, including process and system modernization, stronger controls, improved data quality and automation, and scalable capabilities.
- Partner across Risk, Commercial, Technology, Finance, and other stakeholders.
- Constructively challenge existing processes and establish consistent standards and scalable solutions that improve pricing, valuation, and risk management.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- A wide range of benefits to support employees and their eligible family members.
- Relocation provided, if applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
