Head of Market Risk

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom RICHARD JAMES RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LTD Full time

**Our client is a leading, world renowned Commodity trading company.**

This position requires the individual to lead the market risk team for both Oil & Gas, which involves the ownership of the limits and risk appetite framework, ensuring the daily production of Var and other related metrics and working closely with the seniorleadership of the group to identify areas of concern. The role will report to the Head of Risk, and you will be responsible for managing a medium size team.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Own the global allocation of Risk Appetite in conjunction with heads of trading through the use of limits.
- Work closely with the head of trading and senior risk leadership to identify and raise risk concentration, illiquid risks, and other areas of concerns by leveraging existing or new tools/metrics and the broader risk team.
- Daily production of VaR and related metrics
- Lead a Var team of 5-6 individuals based in Chennai, India
- Lead a London-based team of 3-4 risk quants.
- Set and prioritize the agenda of risk quant projects.
- Expand control frameworks where required for particularly high-risk or idiosyncratic businesses, such as LNG, Power, Gas, etc.

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:

- 6-10 years of experience in Market Risk or similar roles
- Commodity experience, specifically oil and/or gas is preferable but not required.
- Team management experience necessary with the ability to develop and mentor junior members of the team, include employees in other offices.
- Strong commercial acumen as the individual will have to interact closely with the group senior leadership.
- Coding skills in VBA/Python advantageous
- Highly numerate, with good problem-solving and analytical skills. While the individual will lead a team of quants, advanced modelling knowledge is not required.
- Excellent communication skills - must be able to understand others’ perspectives and relate complex ideas to different groups, including senior management.
- The ability to challenge proposals constructively to help ensure they are robust, whilst maintaining excellent working relationships
- Must be able to work effectively in a team, flexibly handling a wide range of potential issues.
- Must be capable of working with significant autonomy and ensuring analysis is focused on delivering practical business benefits, often in tight deadlines.


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