Manager, Product Control

ABOUT NEXTDECADE CORPORATION


NextDecade is committed to providing the world access to reliable, lower-carbon energy. We are focused on delivering secure and cost-effective energy through the safe and efficient development and operation of natural gas liquefaction capacity at Rio Grande LNG. Through our subsidiaries, we are developing and constructing the Rio Grande LNG natural gas liquefaction and export facility near Brownsville, Texas, with approximately 48 MTPA of potential liquefaction capacity currently under construction or in development, sufficient space at the site for up to 10 liquefaction trains, and a potential carbon capture and storage project. NextDecade's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "NEXT." NextDecade is headquartered in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE


The Product Control Manager is a critical independent control function supporting the company's commercial and trading activities. This role is accountable for the integrity, transparency, and auditability of P&L, valuations, and risk reporting, while serving as a strategic partner to Front Office, Risk, Credit, and Accounting.

The position sits at the intersection of financial control, commercial decision support, and risk governance, providing both after-the-fact assurance and forward-looking insight into earnings, exposures, and sensitivities. The Product Control Manager plays a central role in strengthening the firm's control framework as trading and commercial complexity scales.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Control & P&L Integrity

• Own end-to-end daily, monthly, and quarterly P&L processes, including validation, attribution, and variance analysis across physical and financial commodities.
• Ensure robust control over valuation methodologies, pricing curves, model inputs, and market data, in line with internal policies and governance standards.
• Review and challenge trading results, ensuring issues are identified, escalated, and resolved with appropriate independence.

Trading & Commercial Partnership

• Act as a trusted but independent partner to Front Office, providing insight into the financial and valuation impact of trading strategies, new deals, and structured transactions.
• Support new product onboarding and deal review, ensuring accounting, valuation, and control implications are fully assessed before execution.
• Interface closely with Market Risk and Credit to ensure consistent views of exposure, limits, and performance.

ETRM & Systems Oversight

• Oversee product control activities within ETRM systems (e.g., OpenLink/Endur), including trade capture validation, lifecycle events, and system-generated P&L.
• Drive enhancements to systems, data quality, automation, and reporting, reducing manual intervention and operational risk.

Control Framework, Governance & Audit

• Design, own, and continuously enhance product control policies, procedures, and internal controls aligned with audit and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audits, including documentation, walkthroughs, issue remediation, and control testing.
• Ensure appropriate governance, escalation, and accountability for control breaches or material reporting issues.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of product control and trading support professionals.
• Set a strong control culture, reinforcing ownership, rigor, and professional skepticism across the team.
• Drive performance standards, role clarity, and capability development consistent with a growing, complex commercial environment.

Forward-Looking Insight

• Provide management with forward-looking views on earnings drivers, risk exposures, and sensitivities to market movements.
• Support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis in partnership with FP&A, Risk, and Commercial teams.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field (CPA, CFA, or FRM preferred).
• Typically 8-12+ years of experience in Product Control, Trading Support, Market Risk, or Commercial Finance within energy, commodities, or financial trading environments.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycles, P&L attribution, valuation concepts, derivatives, and physical commodity structures.
• Hands-on experience with ETRM/CTRM platforms (OpenLink/Endur strongly preferred).
• Proven people leadership experience with the ability to operate as an independent control authority.

Work Environment


This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc. This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.


The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with ADA-recognized disabilities to perform the essential functions for the job.

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes and office equipment as necessary.


• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending, standing on a stool, or climbing as necessary to perform these functions.


• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear.


• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.


• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities.


• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.

If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

*In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

NEXTDECADE VALUES

• Safety - We make safety a priority. Everything we do relies on the safety of our people and the communities around us.

• Integrity - We do the right thing, and are open, ethical, and fair. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in all that we do.

• Honesty - We value truth and honesty in ourselves and others. We honor our commitments and take responsibility for our actions.

• Respect - We listen, and respect people, the environment, and the communities in which we live and work.

• Transparency - Transparency builds trust. We promote open communication with our people, our customers, and all our stakeholders.

• Diversity - We value diversity of experiences and thoughts. It takes people with different strengths and backgrounds to make our company succeed.

NextDecade provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NextDecade complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.


We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.