CareerPlan

Risk Manager — Trading & Commercial Risk

HamburgRemoteFull-time2026-09-24 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Monitor and report risk exposure for battery storage and renewables trading portfolios across day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets; set risk-adjusted guardrails for trading positions and management-fee contracts.

Role type

Senior IC risk manager (energy trading)

Builds

Risk frameworks, limit-setting policies, and risk-adjusted pricing rules for trading and sales teams.

Domain

Energy trading, wholesale power markets, battery storage, renewables

Required skills

Value-at-Risk (VaR) modeling, stress testing, scenario analysis, profit-and-loss attribution, limit monitoring, counterparty/credit risk management, SQL, Python, Excel/BI reporting

Preferred skills

Energy trading & risk management (ETRM) systems, balancing/ancillary services knowledge, battery storage or renewables trading experience, regulatory framework awareness

Technologies

SQL, Python, Excel, BI tools

Responsibilities

Monitor and report risk exposure across day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets; enforce risk limits and escalate breaches; set minimum pricing guardrails for trading positions and contracts; monitor exposure to counterparties and clearing brokers; develop and refine risk models and methodologies; contribute to risk policy and limit-setting frameworks; produce weekly/monthly risk reports and lead quarterly reviews; partner with trading, technology, finance, and asset operations teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC