LEGAL NEGOTIATOR (M/F/D)

at  SEFE Marketing Trading

ABOUT US

Securing Energy for Europe – it’s a simple statement, with a bold ambition. SEFE is not just our name, but also encompasses everything that drives us. To accomplish this, we’re taking immediate action to secure gas supply – but also looking forward, to explore our role in the European energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.
As an integrated midstream energy company headquartered in Berlin, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe ensures the security of energy supply in Europe and drives the green energy transformation. SEFE is active in trading & portfolio management, sales, transportation, and storage of energy, and has its strongest presence in Germany and the UK. SEFE employs around 1,500 people and supplies over 50,000 customers in various European markets, from small businesses to municipal utilities, regional gas suppliers, industrial companies, power plants and multinational organisations. With a sales volume of around 200 TWh of power and gas, SEFE plays a central role in the stability of the energy supply in Europe. SEFE is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.
Our international teams work across locations in Europe, Asia, and North America. We’re passionate about energy and the important role it can play in shaping a better future.

Key accountabilities include:

• Negotiating a high volume of documentation to bring SEFE Marketing &Trading’s (SM&T’s) master trade agreements into line with our latest risk policy
• Taking instructions from the Credit department and Front Office on which negotiations to prioritise and regularly giving progress updates
• Reviewing master trade agreements to determine which provisions need updating in view of SM&T’s risk policy
• Drafting amendment agreements incorporating input from key stakeholders
• Liaising with the counterparty, and internally across Front Office, Credit, Tax, Regulatory Compliance, Legal and other internal stakeholders to independently negotiate amendments to potentially, a full suite of master trade agreements per counterparty
• Proactively following up with counterparties to maintain the pace of negotiations;
• Resolving negotiation deadlocks, in a proactive and resourceful way;
• Independently bringing negotiations to a mutually acceptable conclusion from a risk perspective;
• Maintaining an up to date record of the status of all negotiations, including the ones completed;
• Working with SM&T’s processes to ensure that records of all drafts, discussions and execution copies are stored in the correct manner

Key accountabilities include:

• Negotiating a high volume of documentation to bring SEFE Marketing &Trading’s (SM&T’s) master trade agreements into line with our latest risk policy
• Taking instructions from the Credit department and Front Office on which negotiations to prioritise and regularly giving progress updates
• Reviewing master trade agreements to determine which provisions need updating in view of SM&T’s risk policy
• Drafting amendment agreements incorporating input from key stakeholders
• Liaising with the counterparty, and internally across Front Office, Credit, Tax, Regulatory Compliance, Legal and other internal stakeholders to independently negotiate amendments to potentially, a full suite of master trade agreements per counterparty
• Proactively following up with counterparties to maintain the pace of negotiations;
• Resolving negotiation deadlocks, in a proactive and resourceful way;
• Independently bringing negotiations to a mutually acceptable conclusion from a risk perspective;
• Maintaining an up to date record of the status of all negotiations, including the ones completed;
• Working with SM&T’s processes to ensure that records of all drafts, discussions and execution copies are stored in the correct manner.