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Risk Manager

Risk Manager

We are seeking a Risk Manager to join our Risk Management team, where you will play a key role in the success of Nord Pool and Euronext Group.

Nord Pool is part of the Euronext Group and Europe's leading power market, offering trading, clearing, settlement and associated services in both day-ahead and intraday markets across 16 European countries.

If you have an interest in Risk Management, energy and power trading, this could be an excellent opportunity for you!

Role and responsibilities

The Risk Manager will be responsible for management of Nord Pool's risk profile in addition to supporting the second line Risk Management of other business within the family of Diversified Services at Euronext (including but not limited to Nord Pool, Euronext FX, Commodities, Finance, ESG, etc.). Responsibilities for this role will include:

First line risk management (Nord Pool)

• Support and manage Nord Pool's collateral and trading models.
• Act as the escalation point for issues arising from Nord Pool's clearing and settlement processes.
• Work directly with risk owners across Nord Pool to monitor risks and enhance mitigation measures.
• Analyse operational processes and activities to identify and assess risks and controls within Nord Pool.
• Contribute to ad hoc priorities related to first line risk management and reporting to Nord Pool Executive Leadership Team.

Second line risk management (Euronext Group Diversified Services)

• Contribute to the risk profile of activities within the Diversified Services perimeter.
• Collaborate with key functions across Diversified Services to understand and measure risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to corporate risk reports for Group management and board of directors.
• Conduct ongoing review of existing methodologies, policies and best practices, provide recommendations for improvement and support implementation of changes.
• Develop and monitor key risk indicators and promote risk awareness across the Group Diversified Services.
• Support risk analysis on strategic initiatives within Diversified Services.
• Analyse processes and activities to identify and assess risks (operational, financial and strategic) and controls within the Euronext Diversified Services perimeter.

Qualifications & experience

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of professional working experience from risk management, finance, electricity or commodity trading is required.
• Master's degree in finance, economics or equivalent.
• Knowledge of power market regulations would be an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and data analysis. Good knowledge of Power Point and Word.
• Fluent communication skills in English, both written and oral, are a prerequisite. Another European language would be a plus.

Candidate Profile :

Able to deliver high level of accuracy under tight deadlines. You are expected to quickly gather and analyse relevant facts when cases are escalated from Clearing Operations, and then develop factual recommendations.

• Be open and flexible to support on a variety of topics as required.
• Analytical, structured, and attention to details.
• Strong internal drive to support process improvement.
• Proactive approach and strong collaboration skills and teamwork abilities in a multicultural environment.
• Must identify with our corporate values: "Together, with Integrity, towards Excellence". We prioritise collaboration, knowledge sharing and caring within our business as well as in our highly valued customer relationships. At the same time, we are dedicated to upholding Integrity through respect and trustworthiness, while we continuously strive towards Excellence in everything that we do.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people, who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.