Trading Contracts Manager

About the role

We are seeking an exceptionally reliable, detail-oriented Trading Contracts Manager with a strong work ethic and a proven commitment to meeting deadlines. This role requires a trusted self-starter who delivers on commitments, adapts quickly as priorities shift, and serves as a central knowledge holder on complex, time-sensitive matters.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned trading contract matters end to end, ensuring timely and accurate execution, consistent follow-through on commitments, and clear communication of executed agreements to relevant internal teams and systems.
• Review, analyze, and redline trading-related legal documentation (including master agreements, confirmations, amendments, and guarantees), providing substantive input and commentary to Legal and Credit.
• Cook up onboarding, negotiation, and execution workflows with traders, Legal, Credit, Finance, Tax, Compliance, Operations, Risk, and external counterparties to minimize iteration and accelerate resolution.
• Rapidly assess, prioritize, and re-prioritize work in response to urgent or "hot" trading needs while maintaining control over existing deliverables.
• Identify legal, operational, and contractual risks early, escalating issues with clear, practical, and solutions-oriented recommendations.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert for designated agreements and counterparties, maintaining institutional knowledge, continuity, and oversight.
• Support the development, maintenance, and auditability of standard trading documentation and complete contract files in partnership with Legal, reflecting evolving legal, business, and market developments.

Requirements

The ideal candidate brings a strong sense of ownership and acts with integrity, reliability, and accountability in everything they do. They remain calm under pressure, adapt quickly to changing priorities, and take a solutions-oriented approach when navigating complexity. Trusted by stakeholders across the business, they combine sound judgment with the confidence to challenge constructively and balance commercial and risk considerations.

Qualifications

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a demonstrated record of meeting deadlines.
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced trading environment and pivot seamlessly as urgencies arise.
• Sound judgment with the confidence to challenge assumptions, drive prioritization, and balance legal risk with commercial needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the credibility to engage front-office professionals and control-function partners.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across decentralized teams and multiple locations.

Skills

The ideal candidate has:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, lean, and cross-functional environment.
• Hands-on experience reviewing and redlining trading documentation (e.g., MSPAs, confirmations, framework agreements, NDAs, guarantees).
• Comfort engaging directly with legal counsel and contributing business-focused input to negotiations.
• Familiarity with trading workflows, transaction lifecycles, and post-trade processes.
• Experience supporting or partnering closely with front office and control function stakeholders.

Benefits

Centrica Energy offers a total rewards package that gives you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it. This includes financial support, physical and emotional well-being, and opportunities for growth and development.

Pay

Salary range for this position: $140,000 - $170,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, business needs, and market demands.

Schedule

This role is based in New York, NY (near Grand Central) and operates on a hybrid schedule (three days per week in the office).