Climate & Environment
Full-time
Senior Vice President Global Risk
SmartestEnergy
Location
Remote
Type
Full-time
Posted
Dec 22, 2025
Mission
What you will drive
- Lead the design and delivery of a global risk function that underpins the Group's growth strategy
- Work closely with the Board and executive leadership to shape risk strategy and embed a disciplined corporate risk culture
- Build a centralized global risk platform to ensure consistent governance, compliance with best practice, and proactive management of enterprise-wide risks
- Chair the Global Risk Management Committee and lead a high-performing international team
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the Group's future and enabling its strategic ambitions by establishing SmartestEnergy as a leader in global risk management and supporting the company's journey to digitize, decarbonize, and localize the future of energy.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
- Proven leadership of senior teams (4+ direct reports), ideally in energy trading, financial services, or commodities
- Extensive experience communicating with senior stakeholders, drafting documents, and delivering presentations
- Extensive experience in enterprise risk management, including market and credit risk
- Deep understanding of physical and renewable energy markets, trading instruments, and risk modeling
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks across UK (Ofgem), US (FERC), and Australian (AEMO) energy sectors
Benefits
What's in it for you
- Flexible working with freedom to work from anywhere in the world for up to 30 days a year
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion with celebration of diverse culture
- Global impact opportunities with offices in UK, US, and Australia and plans for further expansion
- Work-life balance prioritization
About
Inside SmartestEnergy
SmartestEnergy is focused on digitizing, decarbonizing, and localizing the future of energy, operating globally with offices in the UK, US, and Australia and plans for further expansion.