Lead Analyst, Credit RiskDepartment: Middle Office
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: US TX Houston - Corporate Office
DescriptionJob DescriptionPosition Summary: The Lead Analyst, Credit Risk is responsible for leading the firm's counterparty credit risk function across commercial activities such as natural gas and LNG trading. This role plays a critical part in enabling disciplined commercial growth by establishing and enforcing credit risk frameworks, evaluating counterparty exposure, and supporting structured deal execution within defined risk appetite.
Key Accountabilities:- Lead the evaluation and approval of counterparty credit risk, including setting credit limits and terms
- Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments of counterparties, including financial statement analysis and market intelligence
- Monitor and manage daily credit exposure, collateral positions, and concentration risks
- Oversee mark-to-market exposure, potential future exposure, and stress scenarios across trading portfolios
- Partner with Trading and Origination to structure transactions with appropriate credit protections (e.g., collateral, guarantees, netting agreements)
- Provide timely credit decisions to support execution of physical and financial commodity transactions
- Review and negotiate credit provisions within commercial agreements (e.g., ISDAs, NAESBs, LNG SPAs)
- Establish and enforce credit risk policies, procedures, and limit frameworks
- Ensure compliance with internal risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements
- Escalate credit breaches, limit excesses, and emerging risks to senior leadership in a timely manner
Qualifications: Education, Certificates, and Licenses:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, or a related field required
Experience:
- 5+ years of experience in credit risk, risk management, trading, or middle office within energy markets
- Strong experience in natural gas, LNG, or commodities markets required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong financial analysis skills, particularly in assessing financial statements, with familiarity with both financial and physical commodity products
- Experience managing counterparty risk in a dynamic trading environment
- Strong familiarity with NAESBs, ISDAs and similar type of agreements
- Understanding of credit rating methodology by the different credit rating agencies •
- Sound judgment in identifying and assessing key risks in structured transactions and anticipating potential challenges
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and interact with senior stakeholders
