Job Description
We are partnering with a leading global investment bank on a high-profile Director-level Commodity Market Risk appointment in London.
We are partnering with a leading global investment bank on a high-profile Director-level Commodity Market Risk appointment in London.
This is a senior, Front Office-facing second-line role supporting the continued expansion of a global Energy trading business.
You will act as the independent senior risk partner to trading desks and senior stakeholders, providing robust challenge whilst enabling appropriate commercial growth within a well-defined risk appetite.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior Market Risk coverage for Energy trading activity, working closely with desk heads, traders and senior risk leadership.
- Set, challenge and monitor risk appetite, limits, exposures, concentrations and emerging risks.
- Lead the review and approval of significant new trades, products and business initiatives.
- Develop and enhance risk infrastructure, market-risk metrics, methodologies, stress testing, valuation processes and reporting.
- Partner with Risk Methodology, Valuation Risk, Market Risk Analysis and Control, and other specialist teams.
About you
You will be an established Market Risk professional at Director level, or a particularly strong senior VP ready to step up. You will bring:
- Deep Energy or Commodities Market Risk experience, ideally with direct oil and gas derivatives exposure.
- A track record in a regulated investment-bank or comparable Energy trading environment.
- Strong Front Office credibility and the confidence to constructively challenge senior trading stakeholders.
- Evidence of building, improving or remediating risk infrastructure, methodologies, models or control frameworks.
- Strong technical understanding of market-risk and pricing models; Python, SQL or quantitative/statistical skills are advantageous.
- Excellent judgement, communication skills and the ability to balance commercial objectives with independent risk oversight.
If you meet the above set criteria, please apply or send a copy of your CV to
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Director- Market Risk Commodities in London employer: Robert Walters
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