Senior Risk Manager - Commodities Trading
Senior Risk Manager - Commodities Trading
Our client is a leading alternative investment manager looking to strengthen their UK & European risk management & quantitative analysis team. The role will focus on the gas and power portfolios and be based in London.
In this role you will assess the creditworthiness of counterparties and monitor exposure limits, valuate extreme market movements and their potential impact on portfolios, ensure sufficient liquidity to meet obligations and manage market disruptions and analyse the sensitivity of portfolios to changes in interest rates.
Moreover, you will set clear risk parameters at both the individual portfolio and firm levels to ensure disciplined risk-taking, develop scenarios to test the resilience of portfolios under adverse conditions and implement VaR models to quantify potential losses over a specified period.
Other responsibilities involve:
- Allocate capital strategically to optimize returns while managing risk.
- Conduct frequent reviews of risk exposures and provide actionable insights.
- Lead efforts to create advanced risk management tools and analytics.
- Develop frameworks to attribute performance accurately and educate stakeholders on these models.
- Work with other risk managers to oversee market risk across the Macro business.
- Guide and mentor Quantitative Analysts to enhance their skills and contribute to the firm's risk management efforts.
Please find the requirements here:
- Experience: Minimum of five years as a risk manager or portfolio manager with power & gas products.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and quantitative programming (Python, MATLAB, R); experience with large data sets.
- Energy Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of pricing models, risk sensitivities, and risk aggregation in portfolios.
- Risk Management and Trading: Detailed knowledge of risk management, portfolio construction, and trading strategies.
- Communication and Multitasking: Excellent communication skills and ability to manage multiple tasks independently in a fast-paced environment.
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