Trading Credit Senior Advisor

at  ExxonMobil

ABOUT US

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role in the energy / commodity trading industry or supporting a bank’s energy desk

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• MBA or advanced degree
• Experience supporting energy-related origination and structured finance transactions
• Deep understanding of energy trading with an ability to identify, manage and mitigate credit risk across trading strategies
• In-depth market knowledge and experience of trading credit risk mitigation (e.g. credit risk insurance, factoring, netting)
• Ability to assist in the design and development of future trading credit capabilities and systems
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with demonstrated experience working with Trading support functions
• Prior experience developing and implementing credit pricing methodologies and practices

WHAT ROLE YOU WILL PLAY IN OUR TEAM

The Trading Credit Senior Advisor will be a key member in our Global Trading Credit team, working closely with traders, the Finance and Risk team and our global Credit organization to provide effective credit risk management and build up our capabilities to support the growing Global Trading organization. This position will report directly to the Global Trading Credit Manager in Houston.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Responsibilities will include:

• Performing counterparty evaluations and risk assessments, proposing appropriate credit limit recommendations, and advising traders on credit risk appetite
• Providing real-time support to Trading teams on the identification and assessment of credit risks in spot and term deals
• Assisting in design and development of future credit risk capabilities and system requirements
• Supporting origination and structured finance teams in the design, evaluation and monitoring of complex structures across commodities
• Advising and negotiating on credit provisions, collateral requirements and security needs within trade and credit support agreements
• Risk monitoring of a regional trade portfolio, notifying Credit and Trading managers of any material risks or significant events
• Managing and maintaining external relationships with counterparties, financial intermediaries, and credit risk insurers
• Liaising across teams to connect credit risk with market, liquidity and other risks managed by traders