Wholesale Markets Regulation Lead

Job title: Wholesale Markets Regulation Lead

Company: E.ON


Job description: We need everyone’s positive energy and innovative thinking to lead the energy transition to net zero. That’s why we welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and have a range of flexible working options to suit everyone! We are looking for a Wholesale Markets Regulation Lead to join our Energy Markets Team on a permanent basis, based in our offices at Westwood, Coventry. In this role you will act as the lead specialist within E.ON Energy Markets UK for managing compliance with UK wholesale regulations across all trading and operational activities. You will take ownership of understanding, disseminating and applying the relevant regulations across Energy Markets UK, working closely with UK legal and building up an educated culture with your colleagues.Wholesale Markets Regulation LeadHere’s what you’ll be doing

• Act as the Energy Markets expert on legislation such as EMIR, REMIR, PPATs, MAR, RAO and MIFID, including keeping up to date on policy developments.
• Give specialist advice on Energy Markets activities that are covered by the relevant regulations and working closely with group-level compliance teams and UK Legal on policy
• Own and deliver the wholesale compliance training for Energy Market in the UK, across a team of 100+ people
• Manage the Trader Authorisation process for the UK Energy Markets Team, ensuring compliant setup in all mandates, systems and processes
• Lead the Energy Markets response into consultations on future regulatory developments, working closely with the UK legal team.
• Giving regulatory advice on new product approvals as part of the formal approvals process
• Ensuring that Energy Markets’ Flex Portfolio Solutions service is compliant and undertaking the necessary auditing to validate this
• Ensuring that regulatory governance is in place for algorithmic trading activities
• Responsibility for error and compliance reporting into UK Compliance, UK Risk and Internal Controls teams.

What we need from you

• An inquisitive and driven approach to understanding how and why things work.
• Strong communication skills, specifically influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal and numerical reasoning skills and able to think creatively and tactically even when under pressure
• Demonstrable understanding of the relevant financial and energy market regulations as detailed above
• Experience of some degree of risk management and compliance
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience
• Excellent analytical and documentation skills

It would be great if you also had: * Experience in training management and policy implementation

• Good understanding of the economic, commercial and market frameworks in the electricity and gas wholesale markets
• Experience of working in wholesale energy markets.
• Degree level education in a relevant discipline, e.g. law, economics.

Here’s what you need to know

• Award-Winning Workplace – We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits – Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly – Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse – We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life – We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive – As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth – From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.

At a glanceReference no.: 237891 Closing date: 23/07/2025 Salary: £60,601 – £73,963Get in touchFor more information about the role please contact clare.lees@eon-uk.comAbout usE.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.Connect with usE.ON LifeWe Are FlexibleWe have market
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TogetherLocation:Coventry, GB

Expected salary: £60601 – 73963 per year

Location: Coventry

Job date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:19:58 GMT

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