Director - Origination

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Date: Dec 6, 2024

Location: Spring, TX, US, 77389

Company: Expand Energy

Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expands performance among our E&P competitors.

We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply. If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

Job Summary

Responsible for leading the strategic direction of the gas origination organization while directly working on the origination, structuring and marketing of commercial opportunities that focus on customized transactions across energy commodities, regions, pieplines and tenors. This role requires a combination of analytical skills, market knowledge, and relationship management as well as being a strategic leader with the ability to manage internal stakeholders on delivering objectives.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the origination strategy with short- and long-term objectives working together with leadership, origination team, trading, and support functions
  • Coordinate with origination team to identify existing and new customers while developing and maintaining relationships with customers as part of marketing efforts
  • Source, negotiate and close profitable transactions in line with prioritized opportunity lists, and ensure smooth transition of closed deals to trading desks for execution
  • Work in collaboration with quantitative analysis and risk management to propose and approve risk management strategies and new commercial opportunities to optimize, model and manage the portfolio of assets
  • Analyze market trends and identify potential opportunities by monitoring supply and demand factors, tracking price movements, pipeline opportunities and staying up to date with regulatory changes
  • Identify potential risks, such as changes in market conditions, and developing strategies to mitigate them
  • Remain current on fundamental/financial market conditions, pipeline dynamics and drivers impacting the global energy markets
  • Travel as required to represent Expand at conferences and client meetings 

Job Specific Skills

  • Origination, negotiation, pipeline flows and portfolio risk analytic skills 
  • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with commodity derivatives to structure transactions 
  • Experience in contract negotiations and execution
  • Knowledge of energy markets, supply, demand and pipeline capacity dynamics, and global economic trends
  • Stay up to date with industry news and developments, and be able to quickly analyze and interpret market data to make informed decisions
  • Strong analytical skills to be able to identify market trends and make informed decisions 
  • Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external customers 
  • Ability to communicate complex concepts and market data in a clear and concise manner

Education

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university - Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or other Analytical field

Experience

Minimum of 15 years in energy markets including trading, marketing, and origination with a track record of adding value through originating commercial delivery and business growth

 

Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

 

Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States.


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