Market Risk Manager – Oil products — Trafigura
- Location
- Geneva
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 49 days ago
Role overview
Main purpose
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Market Risk Manager for Oil Products.
The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of relevant experience as a trader or risk manager specializing in the trading of physical oil products at a reputable physical commodities trading house.
- Main purpose
- We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Market Risk Manager for Oil Products.
- Key responsibilities Risk Aggregation & Reporting:
- Aggregate and analyze Trafigura’s exposure across physical oil products in a meaningful way.
Main responsibilities
- Key responsibilities Risk Aggregation & Reporting:
- Aggregate and analyze Trafigura’s exposure across physical oil products in a meaningful way.
- Identify and highlight categories of concentrated risk, reporting findings to the Head of Market Risk.
- Set up risk limits and monitor their usage, ensuring alignment with Trafigura’s risk appetite. Market Risk Analysis:
- Design and implement risk scenarios including historical analysis, ad hoc scenarios, and stress tests.
- Ensure accuracy in Value at Risk (VaR) calculations and provide detailed P&L breakdowns and explanations.
- Perform continuous monitoring and assessment of market dynamics, pricing mechanisms, and trading strategies. Collaboration & Communication:
- Maintain strong interactions with the front office, providing risk insights and ensuring alignment on risk management strategies.
- Liaise with senior management to communicate risk positions, potential exposures, and strategic recommendations.
- Work closely with the IT and systems teams to enhance risk management tools, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the market. Risk Management Systems Development:
Company and context
- This role will report to Head of Market Risk Physical Oil Products and will sit with the broader Market Risk team in Geneva to facilitate interaction with global trading desks and IT teams which support the Market Risk Management organization.
Additional details
- Key responsibilities Risk Aggregation & Reporting:
- Set up risk limits and monitor their usage, ensuring alignment with Trafigura’s risk appetite. Market Risk Analysis:
- Perform continuous monitoring and assessment of market dynamics, pricing mechanisms, and trading strategies. Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with the IT and systems teams to enhance risk management tools, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the market. Risk Management Systems Development:
- Ensure systems are capable of providing accurate, real-time data for decision-making and reporting purposes. Regulatory Compliance & Risk Governance:
- Lead all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of strong contractual risk management processes.
- Highly motivated with a collaborative mindset and a keen appetite for system enhancement and risk management innovation.
Notes and original content
- Key responsibilities
- Risk Aggregation & Reporting:
- Set up risk limits and monitor their usage, ensuring alignment with Trafigura’s risk appetite.
- Market Risk Analysis:
- Perform continuous monitoring and assessment of market dynamics, pricing mechanisms, and trading strategies.
- Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with the IT and systems teams to enhance risk management tools, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the market.
- Risk Management Systems Development:
- Ensure systems are capable of providing accurate, real-time data for decision-making and reporting purposes.
- Regulatory Compliance & Risk Governance:
Questions about this listing
What salary does Trafigura offer for this role?
Trafigura lists CHF 92'000 - 163'000 gross per year for this position in Geneva. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Trafigura offer?
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