Job Description
At Uniper, we proactively transform the world of energy while ensuring the security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply, as well as proactively help shape changes. Interested? We look forward to meeting you!
Our Global Origination Team is looking for you!
- As a leader within Uniper's Global Origination department, manage and build a high-performing team of power/PPA originators covering the German and Central European power markets, supporting Uniper's positioning as a leading green power supplier
- Accountable for developing a strong pipeline of upstream PPA transactions of diverse types (tenors, technology and structure) in line with the Green Power Portfolio strategy
- Ensure that the team provides a strong and streamlined coverage of various types of counterparties, ranging from independent developers/small asset owners to large renewable companies, to position Uniper as a partner of choice for PPAs and related deals in Germany and CE
- Responsible for providing market/counterparty intelligence to Uniper's power portfolio teams to help define business strategies and product development
- Lead origination of transactions to support Power Asset portfolio implementation, including in relation to BESS/energy storage
- Ensure efficient and effective interface with peers within Global Origination and with relevant portfolio, pricing and trading managers within Power
- Champion continuous improvement of operational processes related to power transaction execution
- Build a collaborative and entrepreneurial team culture
- Excellent network of relevant relationships with renewable project developers, asset portfolio owners, including EEG linked asset owners in Germany
- In-depth understanding and significant experience of power markets with a focus on PPAs
- Experience in a leadership role, including line management responsibility with strong stakeholder management skills and collaborative way of working
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a ‘can do' attitude to enable growth of the PPA business by building a strong PPA origination franchise
- Strong ability to identify and develop commercial opportunities
- Established track record of originating, negotiating and closing diverse types of power transactions
- Sound understanding of risk concepts including credit, market, liquidity and operational risks
- German language skills beneficial