About the European Sales Division
The European Sales Division is at the heart of MET Group’s client-facing operations, serving as a trusted energy partner for a wide range of customers across Europe. From large industrial players to SMEs and households, we provide tailored solutions in natural gas, electricity, and green products. Leveraging one of Europe’s largest in-house trading floors, we offer our customers direct access to wholesale markets and advanced price management services. With a pan-European approach to sourcing and supply, our division ensures competitive pricing and security of delivery, strengthening long-term partnerships and building customer confidence.
Job Description- Act as Deputy to the Market Risk Manager for the Western European Sales Division based in the HQ in Switzerland.
- Engage daily with regional subsidiaries, including operations and portfolio managers, sales teams, CFOs, and the Division Head, to assess the risks linked to sales activities and other operations.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate risk considerations into daily decision-making and long-term strategy.
- Support the implementation of the Group’s risk framework and policies across local subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with Group standards.
- Monitor positions, oversee sales activities, track PnL, and analyze risk data to identify exposures and mitigate risks.
- Report deviations, incidents, or relevant risk issues at both Divisional and local levels to the Market Risk Manager.
- Contribute to the development of tailored frameworks that address the specific risk drivers of local businesses.
- Support Group Market Risk in enhancing risk models, analytics, and reporting tools to optimize monitoring.
- Conduct advanced risk assessments, including VaR back-testing, sensitivity analyses, and scenario simulations.
- Participate in model validation processes and ensure compliance with regulatory and internal governance requirements.
- Design innovative, actionable solutions to address complex market risk challenges in collaboration with commercial and risk stakeholders.
- Help shape Divisional risk policies and procedures in close partnership with senior leaders and the Market Risk Manager
- University degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or another quantitative discipline
- 4-5 years of experience in market risk, pricing, forecasting, portfolio management or operations gained in energy downstream activities at a a gas or power utility, supplier, or similar energy company
- Solid knowledge of Western European power and/or gas markets
- Ability to translate complex risk data into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficiency in English is required; fluency in at least one regional language (Italian, Spanish, or French) is mandatory.
- Location of the position is Lyon
Skills Required
- University degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or another quantitative discipline
- 4-5 years of experience in market risk, pricing, forecasting, portfolio management or operations in energy downstream (gas or power utility, supplier, or similar)
- Solid knowledge of Western European power and/or gas markets
- Proven ability to translate complex risk data into actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Proficiency in English
- Fluency in at least one regional language (Italian, Spanish, or French)
- Experience with advanced risk assessments and tools (VaR back-testing, sensitivity analyses, scenario simulations) and participation in model validation
What We Do
MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities and assets in natural gas and power markets. MET is present in 15 countries through subsidiaries, 30 national gas markets, and 22 international trading hubs. MET has extensive experience in operating green (renewable) and flexible (conventional) energy assets, thus providing the widest possible support to energy transition. In 2022, MET Group’s consolidated sales revenue amounted to EUR 41.5 billion, with a total traded volume of natural gas amounting to 109 BCM and total traded electricity of 67 TWh. MET Group's 900+ employees come from 50 different countries.
