Sr. Risk Analyst Houston, TX

Hanwha Energy USA; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Energy USA, headquartered in Houston, is seeking an experienced Senior Risk Analyst to join the deregulated electricity-focused wholesale desk. The role requires independent, results-driven professionals who can run analytics for risk reporting, pricing, and supply management in ERCOT and PJM.

Located onsite in Houston, the candidate will interact with Supply, Energy Analytics and finance teams, build models, monitor risk, and communicate insights to senior leadership to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or quantitative hard science.
• 5–8 years of work experience in Energy Industry.
• Experience in deregulated electricity markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to assess mathematical derivative pricing models in real-world conditions.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Eligibility to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain monitoring checks for risk limits and mark-to-market reports.
• Assist in marking wholesale and retail price curves.
• Serve as the business analyst for Supply-related IT projects.
• Support financial analysis and deliverables for internal stakeholders.
• Maintain risk and pricing model inputs for all product types.
• Collaborate with finance to explain drivers affecting margins.
• Coordinate supply-related management presentations and project activities.
• Provide financial analysis for budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Deliver key financial analysis for day-to-day and strategic decisions.
• Prepare financial models and data mining tools for variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical

Stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/quantitative field

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

Hanwha Energy USA, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is part of the Hanwha Group—a FORTUNE Global 300 company and one of South Korea’s most respected business enterprises. With over a decade of experience delivering high-quality, utility-scale energy projects across North America, Hanwha Energy USA has evolved into a comprehensive energy solutions provider. Our portfolio now spans utility-scale renewables, natural gas generation, retail electricity, and strategic partnerships that power America’s growing data center industry.

Our expertise covers the entire energy value chain from project development and engineering to construction, operations, and maintenance. By integrating advanced technologies, proven processes, and strong partnerships, we deliver reliable, customized solutions that meet the dynamic needs of local energy markets.

Hanwha Energy USA is actively advancing strategic initiatives in natural gas generation and data center development, including hyperscaler solutions on both sides of the meter. We are proud to serve as the parent company of:

Hanwha Renewables – specializing in utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Chariot Energy – providing retail electricity services for residential, commercial, and industrial customers in deregulated markets.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced Senior Risk Analyst who is independent, results-oriented, self-motivated and wants to be part of a dynamic organization. The ideal candidate will have experience in the deregulated electricity space. As part of the wholesale desk enabling the growth of Hanwha Energy’s business, this role will be responsible for running and maintaining all analytical tools needed for risk reporting, retail and wholesale pricing and supply management activities in ERCOT and PJM power markets. Monitoring and reporting risk metrics regularly to senior management, you will gain exposure to a wide range of businesses and products in a global environment. Liaising with Supply, Energy Analytics and support staff, you will ensure that trading systems adequately represent the risk profile of the trading books, and that risk metrics are reported in an accurate and timely manner. You will foster strong relationships with commercial functions and stakeholders across all levels and interact regularly with executive leadership to ensure the market risks arising from day-to-day trading positions are fully understood and managed appropriately within the limit framework.

This role will be located in Houston Texas, and the ideal candidate will be within commutable distance to the Houston office location. This is an onsite required role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and maintain monitoring checks to ensure compliance of all approved risk limits including position and mark-to-market reports.
• Assist in the marking of all the relevant wholesale and retail price curves including implied hourly scalers and scarcity premiums.
• Function as the business analyst for all Supply related IT projects
• Support financial analysis and deliverables for various internal stakeholders.
• Maintain risk and pricing model inputs covering all the product types.
• Work closely with the finance team to build the framework needed to help explain supply related drivers impacting forward and settled retail gross margins.
• Responsible for coordinating Supply related management presentations, contract executions and project management activities.
• Analyzing complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial information to supply team and management for decision-making purposes.
• Providing financial analysis support for the corporate budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Providing key financial analysis to enable both day-to-day and strategic decisions.
• Preparing financial models and data mining tools for variance analysis.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Analytical - Proven problem-solving capability with strong analytical skills including statistical analysis.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Understands the importance of seeking out relationships and working with others toward a shared goal.
• Effective Communication - Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Agility - Demonstrate willingness to modify position as needed to meet the needs of the business.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree Required in Finance, Economics or any other quantitative hard science.
• 5-8 years of work experience in Energy Industry.
• Experience in deregulated electricity markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills coupled with deep analytical capabilities.
• Ability to assess mathematical derivative pricing models within the context of real-world market conditions.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under multiple deadlines.
• Eligible to work in the USA for any employer without sponsorship.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Financial Planning and Analysis skills.
• Advanced technological skills particularly financial modeling in Excel, Python and SQL.
• MBA and/or CPA a plus.

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

Hanwha Energy USA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. Hanwha Energy USA