Sr. Lead Commodity Risk Operations

Capital Power Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Power Corporation is seeking an experienced leader for Commodity Risk Operations in Calgary, AB. The successful candidate will support the Chief Risk Officer in strategic direction and orchestrate cross-functional priorities across various trading and risk departments.

Candidates should possess a post-secondary degree in Finance or a related field, alongside 10+ years of relevant experience in trading or risk management. This role offers an opportunity to influence and scale enterprise capabilities in a dynamic work environment.

Capital Power values diversity and encourages all qualified applicants.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in trading, risk management, or related functions.
• Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Deep understanding of trading lifecycles and middle office enablement.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Risk Officer in defining the Commodity Risk Operations model.
• Drive alignment across Trading, Market Risk, and other functions.
• Lead the new initiatives process to ensure effective service delivery.
• Remove cycle time bottlenecks and enhance execution capabilities.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement in Commodity Risk.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Communication

Change leadership

Problem-solving

Education

Post-secondary degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or Engineering

Advanced or professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM, PRM, MBA)

Tools

ETRM platforms

Job description

A little about Capital Power: Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America. Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower‑carbon power solutions. We provide purpose‑driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that is meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Responsibilities

• Establishing strategic direction: Support the Chief Risk Officer in the definition and execution of the Commodity Risk Operations operating model by translating enterprise direction, S&T commercial ambition and corporate risk appetite into practical standards, team capabilities, readiness criteria, and clear cross‑functional hand‑offs.
• Commercial enablement: Orchestrate priorities and interdependencies across Trading, Market Risk, Product Control, Trade Control, and other supporting/enabling functions. Drive alignment without direct authority, to deliver on key priorities and escalated unresolved trade‑offs in a timely manner, as required.
• Lead the end‑to‑end orchestration of the new initiatives process, ensuring delivery, to Front Office, of an effective, cross‑functional outcomes‑focused service. This includes interaction across legal, compliance, systems, risk functions, and operations.
• Drive material reductions in support function cycle times by removing structural, process, and capability bottlenecks and shifting enablement from sequential to parallel execution.
• Continuous Improvement: Strengthen Commodity Risk capability and scalability by establishing a culture and supporting processes that drive simplification, standardization, automation, and enterprise change initiatives.
• Team Leadership: Design and sequence the Commodity Risk Operations organizational structure to ensure capability is built at the right time and scale to support Front Office and wider Middle Office / support function execution, growth, and evolving trading strategies.

What you will bring to the role

• Education: Post‑secondary degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced or professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM, PRM, MBA) is an asset.
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in trading, risk management, middle office, or related functions within energy, commodities, or financial markets. Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in regulated environments. Proven track record of improving operating models, accelerating execution, and scaling enterprise capabilities.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Deep understanding of trading lifecycles and middle office enablement requirements. Strong knowledge of ETRM platforms, control frameworks, and operating model design. Exceptional ability to influence without direct authority. Strong strategic thinking paired with hands‑on execution capability. Excellent communication, change and thought leadership, and problem‑solving skills.

Working Conditions

Office environment

Location: Calgary, AB

Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting [e-mail].

Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.