Commodities Market Risk (Metals) Associate/VP recruitment

 A market leading, global entity with a strong historic strength across the Commodities complex and a highly profitable presence within Metals seeks an additional hire. 

Market Risk works with trading and other functions to fully understand the implications of Market risks and helps senior management to make decisions from a risk/return perspective. 

To manage the global growth (inc Asia particularly) of this business area a new VP level market risk manager position is now open. The role is to be Market Risk lead for the Metals business (both base and precious). Role includes significant liason with trading heads to mitigate/manage and guide approaches to risk. There is some management responsibility which is anticipated to grow. 

Responsibilities• Constant senior trader interaction to discuss markets, strategies and risk across a range of trading strategies• Analyse risk reports, risk measures and pnl to form views on risk taking and recommend strategies as well as analytical support for trading heads• Risk return analysis, stress and scenario analysis, trade approvals and facilitation of capital allocation• Setting and monitoring market risk limits and thresholds• Leading/participating in projects to improve risk processes across the commodities complex 

Successful applicants will be contacted within 24 working hours. Unfortunately due to the volume of applications please assume that if you are not contacted you have not, in this instance, been successful.  Please submit CVs in Word format if possible.