MERJE are partnered with a leading Energy trading business who are looking for a Head of Market Regulation to join and oversee their fast growing team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor the relevant regulatory landscape and communicate this effectively to the commercial teams
• Engage with internal stakeholders e.g. originators and Front Office staff on a regular basis to identify and prioritise regulatory reforms that are key to the company interests
• Undertake detailed impact assessments for all market abuse of financial Services regulatory change that will impact the business
• Establish and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders including regulatory authorities, industry system operators, trading venues, service providers and other parties
• Represent the businesses interests across a range of trade association workstreams, contributing to consultation responses and developing policy positions
• Identify regulatory trends to enable the leadership team to take strategic choices
• Develop and maintain a regulatory mapping for the business
• Support the Compliance COO and Head of E&C in delivery of the Regulatory change programme
• Support and develop the Market Regulation team

Key Requirements:

• A Regulatory expert with strategic, technical, economics or legal qualification(s) and energy sector or financial services experience
• Languages: Fluency in Danish or other European languages such as German are highly desired
• Proven experience advising on the scope and impact of relevant legislation and regulation to an Energy trading business
• An understanding of financial services, market abuse in wholesale energy markets, balancing markets, trading, regulatory reporting, origination and the policy framework
• Able to anticipate and keep abreast of external developments that may influence the evolution of wholesale energy markets
• Ability to think and act strategically, identifying regulatory risks and opportunities and managing these effectively
• Strong stakeholder management skills: excellent verbal, presentation and reasoning skills adaptable to the audience, ability to build constructive relationships at all levels and excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Able to work flexibly, across a wide range of high profile and fast-moving commercial and strategic issues

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Market Regulation for a fast growing energy trading business to find out more please apply.