Carbon Trader
London, LND, GB
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.
ExxonMobil has operated in the U.K. for more than 135 years. We are best known today for the marketing of our Esso fuels and Mobil 1 lubricants and for our petrochemicals. We have refining and chemical operations in the UK, we operate the UK’s biggest private pipeline network and we retain a non-operated share in a number of fields in the North Sea. More recently, we are developing our involvement in lower emission projects in the UK, building on our experience in carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen production and biofuels.
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
About Us
ExxonMobil is a place where we believe people should think independently, take the initiative, grow to their full potential and help shape the future of energy. Diversity drives innovation and we are committed to providing inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive, regardless of their background. The safety and wellbeing of our employees is at the heart of everything we do. We build skills and competencies through training and work experiences in a wide range of assignments. With a long history of industry leadership and cutting edge innovation, we are committed to providing affordable energy to support human progress while advancing effective solutions to address climate change.
Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. We offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, defined benefit pension scheme, share incentive plan and private health care for employees and their families with free gym access on site.
What role you will play in our team
Working within ExxonMobil's global Biofuels & Carbon trading team, the successful applicant will play a substantial role in trading our European carbon portfolio, and particularly focusing on the European and UK Emissions Trading Systems. They will work closely with the rest of the Biofuels & Carbon team and with the wider ExxonMobil Trading and Analytics teams. This role also requires the development of strong relationships both internally across the ExxonMobil 'system' as well as externally with many trading counterparties and brokers
What you will do
- Develop and maintain knowledge of market fundamentals, buying/selling positions, associated relevant regulations, and standard industry contracting practices
- Develop and maintain relationships with market participants
- Negotiate and execute short term sales and purchases consistent with commercial strategies
- Conduct derivative activities in accordance with ExxonMobil guidelines
- Identify and execute optimization and trading opportunities
- Manage transactions and contracts, as needed, through entire supply cycle and document them in relevant system
- Participate in commercial trading strategy development
- Ensure alignment with functions, and compliance with all relevant management systems and guidelines
- Participate in, or support, value chain optimization teams, as applicable
- Evaluate, recommend and/or execute hedging strategies for commercial activities in close cooperation with lead trader and Risk Control
- Qualify and quantify risks related to own trading and commercial activities and implement risk mitigation strategies as needed with guidance from a lead trader
- Manage financial risk with approved use of hedging strategies and derivatives
About You
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in commercial, engineering or numerate discipline, Masters degree preferred
- Minimum of 3 years commercial, analytics, and/or risk management experience in a trading environment, with 5+ years preferred
- Ability to develop new business relationships and to capture new opportunities
- Strong communication & interpersonal skills
- The ability to collaborate effectively with internal & external customers
- Innovative and analytical thinking
- Intellectual rigor, strong drive and desire to lead change
- Self-starting team player with the ability to multitask in a dynamic high-pressure team environment.
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
- Strong technical knowledge and/or trading experience of the European carbon, biofuels, power or gas markets is preferred
Your Benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designated to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Competitive starting salary
- Defined Benefit Pension scheme
- Share incentive plan
- Private healthcare for employees and their families.
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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Conditions of Employment
Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
ExxonMobil and its United Kingdom subsidiary companies, Esso Petroleum Company, Limited, and ExxonMobil Chemical Limited, are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. All applicants are offered equal opportunity to demonstrate their abilities during our recruitment processes, therefore, please contact the Recruitment Team if you wish to discuss any particular requirements to enable you to complete our recruitment process.
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