Senior Energy Origination and Marketer

U.S. Bank • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

We are seeking a senior Energy Structured Origination professional to lead the development and execution of complex risk management and financing solutions for clients across the North American upstream oil & gas and power sectors. The successful candidate will leverage deep industry relationships with E&P companies, power generators, utilities, and energy marketers to deliver tailored structures addressing price risk, balance sheet objectives, and capital planning. The position partners closely with trading, structuring, corporate banking, and capital markets teams to deliver integrated solutions across commodities, power, and broader risk management products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, accounting, or another related field
• 7-10+ years of structured commodity transaction experience
• Demonstrated track record of revenue generation and client facing experience.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated, hands-on track record of originating energy transactions (crude oil, natural gas, electricity)
• Deep understanding of physical energy markets and structured energy finance
• Proven experience working across trading, banking, legal, tax, and credit risk functions.
• Strong financial modeling experience for energy transactions.

Responsibilities

• Originate and execute structured commodity transactions for upstream producers, power generators, and energy companies
• Develop custom hedging and structured derivative solutions including multi-year hedging programs, option structures, volumetric hedges, and cross-commodity strategies
• Structure transactions tied to production profiles, reserve bases, and generation portfolios
• Partner with corporate banking and capital markets teams to structure hedging programs linked to credit facilities, reserve-based lending (RBL), and project financing
• Originate solutions addressing cash flow stabilization, capital planning, and balance sheet risk management
• Develop structured risk management programs aligned with clients’ financing and capital markets strategies
• Originate structured transactions tied to oil and gas and power generation portfolios
• Structure long-dated hedging solutions across energy markets
• Develop structures addressing power and upstream producer risk management needs
• Maintain senior-level relationships with CFOs, treasurers, risk managers, and commercial leaders within energy companies
• Identify opportunities for long-dated, structured, and capital-linked transactions
• Expand the platform’s presence across producer hedging programs and power origination mandates
• Work closely with trading and structuring teams to design and price complex, bespoke transactions
• Coordinate with risk, legal, and documentation teams on ISDA and structured commodity agreements

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior