Global Markets Risk Manager

Overview

In this role, you will oversee market risk within Global Commodities, partnering with trading desks and risk functions to monitor, stress test, and govern risk exposure. You will translate complex risk views for senior management and help shape risk frameworks and system capabilities. The position sits in Market Risk Management and emphasizes independent oversight, quantitative analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. This is an opportunity to influence risk strategy in a global banking environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare for you and family
• Annual health screen
• Competitive pension plan
• Life assurance and income protection
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible benefits and wellbeing programs

Responsibilities

• Review trading portfolios and risk metrics to monitor exposures
• Interfacing with trading desks to interpret market trends relative to portfolios
• Identify significant risks and summarize views for senior management
• Model and review pricing and VaR models for accuracy
• Challenge risks on new products and strategies
• Perform stress testing to assess potential losses
• Provide weakness and concentration risk analysis
• Support ad-hoc risk queries, regulator reports, and project work
• Assist in setup and implementation of risk management systems

Key requirements

• Several years of Market Risk or front office experience
• Strong understanding of VaR and stress testing
• Quantitative finance or risk background
• Clear and concise communication with traders and senior management
• Ability to build relationships while maintaining independence
• Multitasking, prioritization, and meeting deadlines
• Ability to articulate complex proposals for management review
• Problem solving in fast-paced environments

• Clear communication
• Relationship building with traders and stakeholders
• Multitasking and prioritization
• VaR and stress testing
• Quantitative analysis
• Pricing models review

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