Our client, a leading global oil trading firm, is seeking a Commercial Market Risk Analyst to join its front-facing risk management function. This role sits at the intersection of trading, analytics, and risk, supporting the firm’s commercial decision-making through deep market insight and data-driven risk analysis.
Key Responsibilities
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Monitor and analyse daily P&L, exposure, and VaR across physical and derivative oil trading books.
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Identify, quantify, and explain drivers of market and position risk; challenge commercial teams where appropriate.
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Conduct scenario, sensitivity, and stress testing to assess portfolio resilience under various market conditions.
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Collaborate closely with traders, finance, and operations to ensure positions, exposures, and hedges are correctly captured and reported.
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Provide real-time insight into market movements and their impact on trading performance and risk metrics.
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Contribute to the development of risk frameworks, dashboards, and analytical tools to enhance transparency and control.
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Support risk committee reporting, limit monitoring, and the review of new trading strategies or products.
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Partner with quantitative and IT teams to improve data integrity, automate reporting, and enhance modelling capability.