What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commodity & Energy Trading Consulting - US Oil Trading and Scheduling - Consultant to Senior Manager position at Baringa?
Commodity & Energy Trading Business Advisory - US Oil Trading and Scheduling - Consultant to Senior Manager
About Baringa :
We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.
You'll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail : helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organizations tick - slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.
As a Certified B Corporation®, we've proven that we've built social and environmental good into every bit of what we do.
We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.
Our Commodity Energy Trading practice is looking for an experienced candidates from Consultant to Senior Manager to join the team
Our clients depend on our deep industry expertise to navigate a trading world marked by price volatility, increasingly complex value chains, and demanding regulatory environments. We assist in defining / executing their business strategy, assessing / improving their business capabilities, enabling technology and digital transformation, and advising on how to best manage risk / regulatory requirements for their business. Our goal is to help trading companies adapt to a lower carbon intensity world, where effective portfolio management in volatile markets and the implementation of digital solutions are crucial for delivering insightful, best-in-class portfolio strategies and facilitating the energy transition.
What you will be doing
- Strategy & Commercial Advisory - US market entry and establishment, commercial trading & hedging strategy, book structure & transfer pricing
- Energy Transition Advisory - carbon / emissions measurement frameworks & reporting
- Business Capability Development- trading capability assessment & benchmarking, trading capability design, operating & organization design, business process design, business change program planning, business & IT readiness & training, operational excellence
- Technology Advisory & Transformation - technology strategy & architecture design, IT operating model design, technology capability building, technology program QA & health checks, vendor selection & implementation
- Risk and Regulatory Advisory- risk strategy definition, risk management policy design, risk capability assessment & design (market, credit, operational, climate, etc.), regulatory & compliance capability assessment & design (KYC, AML, trade surveillance, etc.)
- Data & Analytics- data & analytics strategy / and architecture design, data & analytics solution design & delivery
Your skills and experience
Our Consultant position typically requires a minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience (Senior Consultant 4-7 years; Manager 6-8 years; Senior Manager 8 years) in a consulting or industry role, with experience in Commodity & Energy Trading delivery.
We are looking to hire motivated energy and commodity trading practitioners, ideally based in Houston or New York, who are passionate about helping clients to deliver their most complex and strategic transformations. We are interested in individuals who can bring delivery, advisory experience and expertise in the following areas :
What a career at Baringa will give you
Putting People First.
Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include :
Diversity and Inclusion.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.
An award-winning workplace.
You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this.
Using business as a force for good.
At Baringa we believe that everyone creates a lasting impact when you put people - customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and society - first. Our B Corp™ certification shows that we've met and held ourselves accountable to high standards of social and environmental performance and transparency. Our award-winning people-first philosophy makes us distinctive - Be Kind. Be Curious. Be Great at Work.
We're proud of our recent exploration of kindness and its role in business in our first-ever brand campaign : Economics of Kindness. You can see some additional recent impact work by clicking here.
Join us
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
