Global Structuring - Commodities Structurer - Executive Director

Next Frontier Capital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking an Executive Director to lead the front-office structuring team on a fast-paced trading floor. You will originate and structure commodities solutions, pricing models and risk analyses, collaborating with internal stakeholders and clients across power, gas and related markets.

The role emphasizes execution from idea to deal, regulatory awareness, and senior-level documentation and governance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commodities structuring and risk management.
• Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities.
• Experience with pricing, modelling and documentation processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead structuring development, modelling and pricing of commodities structures.
• Originate and distribute structures while engaging clients with desk ideas.
• Understand market drivers and manage risk within regulatory and legal constraints.
• Prepare materials and negotiate transaction documents with legal teams.
• Oversee post-trade processes and ensure governance and controls.

Skills

Commodities structuring

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Risk understanding

Client solutioning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics

Job description

Join a front-office structuring leadership role in a fast-paced trading floor environment where you lead client solutioning from idea to execution. You will broaden your platform across commodities sales and trading, QR, banking and other partners while building deep expertise in structuring commodities solutions. This is an opportunity to sharpen and lead pricing, modelling, documentation, and risk management while driving impactful client outcomes.

As an Executive Director in the structuring team, you will apply a strong understanding of commodities market drivers, risk, capital considerations, and regulatory frameworks to support thoughtful execution across the transaction lifecycle.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead structuring development, documentation, modelling and pricing of commodities – with a focus on power & gas
• Originate and distribute structures, partnering closely with internal stakeholders and engaging clients with clear, credible desk ideas
• Understand drivers of relevant markets including but not limited to commodity price dynamics, volatility, basis risk, credit risk, market risk, capital requirements, legal framework, regulatory requirements, and de‑risk channels; establish a high degree of competence with both internal stakeholders and clients around executing trades
• Understand the firm’s approach and policies for managing risks in relevant business and applicable legal and regulatory rules, and follow policies; serve as a senior escalation point on trade design and execution risks
• Build foundation of trust with both internal stakeholders and clients by demonstrating an understanding of their needs, clearly articulating desk ideas, and being responsive
• Prepare and oversee presentation materials, financial models, internal risk analysis memos, and term sheets; work with legal to negotiate transaction documents
• Oversee the post trade process by ensuring the accuracy of all entries and to ensure internal controls are followed; provide senior ownership of execution quality and governance

Required Qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or other related disciplines
• Significant experience working within commodities structuring
• Significant experience working in commodities structuring / physical and financial power & gas
• Entrepreneurial drive with strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Well versed in the quantitative nature and framework of own product (e.g., documentation, pricing, models, etc.)
• Understands the different types of risk and can discuss in detail ways of managing these risk
• Demonstrable proficiency with market and product lingo
• Execution orientated with thorough understanding of drivers in relevant markets, transaction cycle, the steps in the process and able to explain and anticipate market movements.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to thrive on the challenge of competitive pressures and remain focused on client needs
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas, both verbally and via documentation, and be able to defend their validity and target messages to different audiences
• Ability to interact comfortably with business clients and management
• Self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently

This role encompasses the performance of UK regulated activity. The successful candidate will therefore be subject to meeting UK regulatory requirements in the assessment of fitness, propriety, knowledge and competence (as assessed by the Firm) and (where appropriate) approval by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority to carry out such activities.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Join a front-office structuring leadership role in a fast-paced trading floor environment where you lead client solutioning from idea to execution.