Senior Market Risk Analyst - Power & Gas

Main Responsibilities

• Market Risk Monitoring & Limits: Monitor intraday and end-of-day market exposures (VaR, P&L-attribution, Greeks where applicable) for gas and power portfolios.
• Enforce and report against trading limits, dealer limits, VaR and stress-test thresholds; escalate breaches and remedial actions.
• Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis: Design and run scenario analyses and stress tests (historical and hypothetical) to assess portfolio resilience under market shocks.
• Provide forward-looking risk outlooks and identify concentration or liquidity risks.
• Assess exposure to tail risks, volatility spikes, and dislocations in gas and power markets.
• Trade Capture & Valuation Oversight: Review model inputs (curves, vol surfaces, hubs, heat rates) and raise model or input exceptions.
• Maintain and enhance valuation and risk models, testing methodologies and validate assumptions against market fundamentals.
• Reporting & Controls: Monitor and enforce trading mandates, VaR limits, position limits, and stress thresholds.
• Maintain strong control frameworks, audit trails, and policy compliance in line with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Credit, and Finance to ensure robust governance and adherence to risk policies.
• Implement and improve risk processes and automated controls to reduce operational risk.
• Stakeholder Partnership & Advisory: Act as a trusted risk partner to traders and desk heads—provide real-time decision support, trade-level risk assessments and pre-trade checks.
• Train and mentor junior risk analysts; contribute to hiring and process scaling.

Competencies / Key Skills

• Strong quantitative and analytical capability with market intuition for gas & power markets.
• Understanding of extrinsic risk/options.
• Advanced Excel, VBA and experience with risk systems (e.g., Endur, Allegro, Murex, Calypso, or proprietary systems) and BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) preferred.
• Solid understanding of VaR, stress testing, P&L attribution, Greeks/option risk, and forward curves/shape dynamics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills—able to translate analysis into clear recommendations.
• High attention to detail, process orientation, and appreciation for controls and auditability.
• Able to work under pressure, prioritize multiple requests, and provide timely outputs for trading hours.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Advanced degree (MS/MA) or professional risk certification (FRM, PRM) is a plus.

Experience

• 5–8+ years’ experience in market risk, commodity risk, or trading support in gas/power or broader commodities markets.
• Direct experience with physical and financial gas/power products, time spreads, fixed-price contracts, storage, and LNG preferred.
• Proven track record producing risk reporting, P&L attribution and supporting front-office decision making.

Technical Skills

• Proficient in Excel (advanced modelling).
• Familiarity with trading/risk platforms (Endur/Allegro, ETRM systems) and market data feeds.
• Experience with Workday or HR systems not required but helpful for internal coordination.