Trading Credit Senior Advisor

Exxon Mobil; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share incentive plan

Private healthcare for employees and 


Free gym at most UK sites

Job summary

ExxonMobil in London is seeking a Trading Credit Senior Advisor to join the Global Trading Credit team. The role supports traders and risk teams by providing effective credit risk management and building capabilities to support a growing Global Trading organization.

The position reports to the Global Trading Credit Manager in Houston and involves evaluating counterparties, risk assessments, credit limit recommendations, and collaboration across origination and structured finance to monitor and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university.
• Experience in a similar role in the energy / commodity trading industry or supporting a bank energy desk.

Responsibilities

• Perform counterparty evaluations and risk assessments with credit limit recommendations and guidance to traders.
• Provide real-time support to trading teams on credit risks in spot and term deals.
• Assist in design and development of future credit risk capabilities and system requirements.
• Support origination and structured finance teams in credit-related structures across commodities.
• Advise on credit provisions, collateral requirements and security in trade and credit agreements.
• Monitor regional trade portfolios and flag material risks to Credit and Trading managers.

Skills

Credit risk assessment

Credit limit recommendations

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Trading Credit Senior Advisor to be located in London.

What you will do

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 out our capabilities to support the growing Global Trading organization. This position will report directly to the Global Trading Credit Manager in Houston.

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

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university
• Experience in a similar role in the energy / commodity trading industry or supporting a bank 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

We offer you:

• Share incentive plan
• Private healthcare for employees and their families
• Free gym at most UK sites
• Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law

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.