KYC & credit risk analyst for trading desk in São Paulo

In the role, your primary function will be to conduct KYCs and sanctions screenings on our portfolio of Brazilian counterparties. Further, your areas of responsibility will include the following:

• follow up on the backlog of KYCs, making sure they are renewed in time
• manage daily KYC operations, including sanctions screenings, KYCs and other ad hoc requests related to our Brazilian counterparties
• support with ensuring we keep relevant procedures and mandates up to date
• assist with credit lines and ad cases

As our new KYC & credit risk analyst, you will join Danske Commodities (DC) Brazil, where we have recently established a trading desk. As such, we are looking for the next colleague to join this journey and make a real difference in DC’s global expansion journey. In DC’s Brazil Power Trading team, we will handle all power trading related to our parent company Equinor’s activities in Brazil. As such, we are currently building the necessary capabilities and systems to enable an efficient and profitable power trading desk as well as being the route-to-market for Equinor’s renewables assets.

In the role, you will become part of our HQ Credit Risk Management team, located in Aarhus, Denmark. We are a team of six professionals within counterparty due diligence and credit risk management, responsible for safeguarding the business by carrying out relevant screenings of our portfolio of counterparties. We are a dedicated and highly specialised team that functions both as guardians of the business, as well as partners for the organisation, working in close collaboration with stakeholders across the entire value chain.

As you will conduct analyses and risk assessments that are used for decision-making, the candidate we are looking for is detail-oriented and precise with an independent approach to problem-solving. Also, we imagine that you take a positive view; no job too big, no job too small – the team covers a wide range of tasks, and we always help each other in getting the job done.

Furthermore, we expect that you:

• have previous experience from a similar position
• have working experience with compliance risk, including KYCs and sanctions screenings
• are proficient in English and Portuguese – both written and verbal

Please make sure to submit your application in English.

You can read more about our recruitment process here. Please note that if you are an international candidate, we will reimburse travel expenses in connection with potential interviews and support you with the relocation process.

We're a tech-driven energy trading company present in 40 markets across five continents. Our +500 people are driven by a need to constantly better things. If you are too, we could very well be the right place for you. You'll join a collective of thinkers and doers. Aspiring chefs, runners, parents, beekeepers, gamers – the list goes on. We're highly specialised experts within our fields. But it’s actually our diversity of ideas we’re most proud of, which is why we continuously work on strengthening an inclusive culture where diverse teams thrive.

Our organisation is flat with an open-door policy. We expect you to care. About your work. About your own and your colleagues’ collective successes. And about the difference we make at Danske Commodities. Together with our parent company Equinor, we have the vision and strength to accelerate the energy transition and make an impact. Like no other.