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Team Lead, Trading Contracts

Richard, Wayne and Roberts
  • TX
  • Instant Apply
12 days ago

Job Description

Team Lead – Trading Contracts – Oil & Related Products
Lead a critical function in a dynamic trading environment where your decisions shape deals and market outcomes. This high-visibility role lets you manage a team of analysts while partnering directly with traders, risk, legal, and operations teams to execute contracts across crude and refined products.

Why You’ll Love This Role
  • Impactful Leadership: Guide and mentor a small team, shaping workflows and standards that drive accuracy and efficiency.
  • Front-Row Access: Work directly with traders and stakeholders on high-value deals and complex contract negotiations.
  • Innovation & Growth: Help implement process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to modernize contract operations.
  • Dynamic Culture: Join a fast-paced, collaborative environment that rewards problem-solving, precision, and accountability.

What You’ll Do
  • Oversee contract execution, confirmations, and approvals, ensuring terms match commercial intent.
  • Lead your team in day-to-day operations, quality control, and adherence to risk and compliance standards.
  • Serve as the first point of escalation for trading operations, resolving issues and streamlining workflows.
  • Partner across Legal, Risk, Trade Support, and Operations to ensure smooth deal capture and settlement.
  • Drive process improvements, automation, and continuous operational excellence.

About You
  • Strong experience in trading contracts or trading operations, with a focus on oil and related products.
  • Skilled in contract terms, pricing, delivery mechanisms, and trade capture systems.
  • Proven people leader who thrives in high-pressure, fast-moving environments.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and solution-focused with excellent stakeholder management skills.

This is a rare opportunity to combine leadership, technical expertise, and operational impact at a globally connected trading organization, shaping deals that matter.

Numbers & Facts

LocationTX
IndustryAccounting and Auditing Services
Company Size100 to 499 employees
Year Founded1979
Websitehttp://www.rwr.com

About Company

When Richard, Wayne & Roberts began in 1979, our goal was to operate on a level of professionalism commensurate with that of the companies we work for. We strive to be a business partner, a resource our clients can turn to with confidence to fill key positions in their companies.

Based on our repeat business rate (more than 70 percent of our assignments come from existing clients), we have proven that we are a trustworthy partner. Our recruiters all specialize in a particular industry. Because they do, they know exactly where to start looking for qualified candidates. They also understand special terminology, grasp job requirements quickly, and can better evaluate candidates. Finally, they know what the salary structures are and can help you formulate competitive offers.

We dedicate our work to the development and success of the recruiters we hire, the clients we represent, and the candidates we serve. Richard, Wayne and Roberts' goal is to leave a legacy of lives more fulfilled by our commitment to each of our candidates' and clients' unique talents and needs.

With over 40 years of successful service as a professional search firm, RWR consistently ranks in the Top 5 Permanent Placement Recruiting Firms by the Houston Business Journal; and as one of the Best Professional Recruiting and Executive Search Firms in America, by Forbes.

We recruit on a local, national, and international basis as required for each client engagement.

We are client-focused, keeping you our top priority throughout the placement process.

As an external representative of your company, we assure all candidates are treated with honesty and respect throughout the job search process, and we pride ourselves on communicating feedback promptly.

Skills

  • Automationunmatched
  • Contract Negotiationunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Operations Controlunmatched
  • Pricingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Quality Controlunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Riskunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched

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