Energy Risk Analyst - Level III or Sr
About The Position
The Energy Risk Analyst III plays a critical role in supporting Dairyland’s energy trading and power supply activities by providing independent risk oversight, analytical insight, and decision support. This role sits at the intersection of trading, finance, and operations, ensuring transparency into market positions, risk exposures, and financial performance. As an experienced professional, this position leads complex analysis, enhances risk reporting, and drives process improvements that directly impact decision-making across the organization. The role offers significant exposure to power and natural gas markets, and portfolio strategy. As an experienced professional, the position will take ownership of complex projects, identify areas for process improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement solutions. This position requires strong analytical, technical, and communication skills, as well as a solid understanding of energy markets, risk management practices, and industry regulations.
Requirements
- Level III: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is required, MBA preferred. Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in financial analysis, energy trading, risk management, or related fields.
- Sr. Level: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is required, MBA preferred. Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in financial analysis, energy trading, risk management, or related fields.
- Strong analytical, modeling, and communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience within the electric utility or energy sector is strongly preferred.
- Significant experience within the electric utility or energy sector is highly preferred.
- Experience in energy, commodities, or financial services preferred.
- Experience with risk systems is a plus but not required.
- Familiarity with MISO market operations is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily independent risk oversight of power supply and trading portfolios; perform calculations such as Mark-to-Market (MtM) and Value-at-Risk (VaR); monitor positions and validate trade data.
- Lead analysis of market, credit, and operational risks; provide insights into P&L drivers and exposures; support leadership decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to enhance risk analytics, reporting automation, and system capabilities; collaborate with IT and cross-functional teams.
- Ensure accuracy across trading and risk systems; deliver reporting to senior leadership on exposures and performance.
- Support strong risk governance while enabling efficient operations; assist with audits and regulatory requirements.
- Develop understanding of MISO markets; partner with trading, finance, and operations to provide independent risk perspective.
Benefits
- excellent compensation and benefits package
- opportunities for career growth
- a supportive environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
