Commodities Market Risk Manager recruitment
The role:
- Primarily responsible for the market risk within the commodities and will be required to liaise closely with the trading desks, as well as market risk and credit risk globally, operational risk, product control and regulatory functions firm wide.
Candidates welcome to apply:
- Extensive experience of specific Commodity based market risk experience, with specific LME related experience, listed futures and listed/OTC options in the energy, soft and financial markets; trading experience in addition to market risk management experience beneficial
- Experience of FX market risk management advantageous
- Ideal grade: SVP or Director
- Previous exposure OTC and structured commodity derivatives is also required to ensure appropriate challenge and oversight to those instruments
- Proven experience dealing with Regulators (FSA) and Corporate Governance will be essential
- Strong communication skills as this role will not only interface with the trading floor but also senior business and support management; experience in dealing with traders (able to challenge trading activities and decisions)
- Solid knowledge of industry standard risk methodology (VaR, stress and scenario analysis); knowledge of options pricing and trading and risk management, including exotics is considered mandatory
- Manage and report on a range of market risk trading and stress measures; full understanding of these required to ensure the appropriate risk measures are being applied to the respective businesses
If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please apply online or contact Charles Le Versha at Robert Walters on 0207 509 8791 or charles.leversha@robertwalters.com quoting the Job Reference 1657250/DIF
May 8, 2012
• Tags: Commodities careers in the UK, Commodities Market Risk manager recruitment • Posted in: Financial