Director, Commercial Pricing
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Job Summary
The Director of Pricing will lead the management, development and execution of pricing strategies across the Commercial global energy marketing and trading portfolio. This role is responsible for overseeing pricing models to support trading, origination, and asset optimization. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in energy markets, pricing structures, quantitative modeling, and commercial strategy.Position Overview
Your responsibilities may include:
- Develop and implement pricing strategies for global gas, crude, ngls, LNG, and power
- Align pricing methodologies with market dynamics, regulatory changes, and risk appetite
- Oversee the development and maintenance of pricing models, including forward curves, volatility surfaces, and option valuation tools
- Ensure models are robust, transparent, and compliant with internal risk and audit standards
- Partner with Origination, Trading, Risk, and Finance teams to support deal structuring and valuation
- Provide pricing guidance for structured transactions
- Lead and mentor a team of pricing analysts and quantitative modelers
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
Basic/Required:
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, related field, or foreign equivalent
- 5 or more years of experience in energy trading, pricing, or analytics
- 5 or more years of experience with energy commodities such as electricity, natural gas, crude, or LNG
- Advanced level of proficiency in pricing tools
- Intermediate level of knowledge of programming languages
- Intermediate level of knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements
Preferred:
- 10 or more years of experience in energy trading, pricing, or analytics
- 10 or more years of experience with energy commodities such as electricity, natural gas, crude, or LNG
- 5 or more years of experience working ETRM systems (e.g. Right Angle, TriplePoint)
- Proven leadership experience and the ability to manage and develop a high-performing team
- Intermediate level of knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements
- Intermediate level of knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., FERC, CFTC, ISO/RTO rules)
- Demonstrated willingness and aptitude to challenge existing processes while identifying and leading the implementation of improvements
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Understanding of Global Gas, Crude, Power and LNG energy markets
- Analyzes stakeholder needs, global, political, and market trends to understand how they shape the future and impact business results
- Listens actively and invites new ideas for shared understanding, then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
- Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
- Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change, encourages innovative thinking and continuous improvement, and models adaptability through resourcefulness, flexibility and positivityv
Apply By:
Sep 9, 2025