Risk Manager, ERM

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Emera Inc, Enterprise Risk Management

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: January 5, 2026

Reporting to the Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management, the Risk Manager will require good judgment, initiative, curiosity, confidentiality, and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-moving and often highly sensitive environment. Furthermore, you will need to provide strong leadership and customer support to an internal and external customer base that is remote from your location. Periodic travel is a requirement of the position.

Key elements of this role include:

- Supporting the operating companies as they manage their commodities portfolios. This would include analyzing deal structures, determining and facilitating any management approvals pursuant to various company policies and procedures.

- Administer regular risk meetings, including overseeing agendas and preparing/organizing meeting materials.

- Monitoring for adherence to internal policies and authorization limits, and, as necessary, ensuring any issues are duly investigated and reported on.

- Assisting with market risk and credit questions from the operating companies as well as in the negotiation of master agreements, for the purchase and sale of physical commodities and financial products.

- Analyzing and evaluating counterparty creditworthiness and transactional credit requirements.

- Creating, maintaining, and updating databases, files and records related to risk & credit processes and approvals in a manner that is sufficient to be shared amongst Middle Office staff and meets applicable internal and external compliance standards, including SOx.

- Acting as a champion for the Company’s ETRM system, Allegro.

- Preparing and presenting reports for various committees.

- Establishing procedures and providing training to personnel on the Policy and associated practices.

- Supporting Emera and/or its Affiliate Enterprise Risk Management activities as required.

- Acting as a direct manager to an Analyst.

These skills will make you successful:

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

- Eight or more years of experience as an analyst or in a related role.

- An undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field of study.

- Strong understanding and application of MS suite of tools.

- Strong relationship and communication skills as well as excellent multi-tasking abilities.

- Someone who thrives in a fast paced, often stressful work environment.

- Needs to take initiative in building and maintaining customer relationships

- Open minded and flexible in adapting to change and adopting new software applications as well as be a strong team player.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by January 5, 2026 and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

- Flexibility: Hybrid work model.

- Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

- Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.

- Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching and; volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.

- Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.