The Company: Global Multi-strategy Alternative Asset Manager with over $70B of AUM
Responsibilities
- Own the risk view for a commodities trading book, translating individual trade ideas and broader market themes into clear, quantified loss scenarios.
- Act as a trusted, independent thought partner to portfolio managers and senior leadership, helping shape how risk is taken on and managed day to day.
- Monitor markets and portfolio exposure in real time, flagging emerging risks and stepping in when assumptions shift or limits are at risk of being breached.
- Build and sharpen the analytical toolkit used to measure risk, including simulation-based methods, VaR/CVaR, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing.
- Lead ad hoc deep dives, from concentration risk to scenario planning, to answer non-routine questions from investment and risk leadership.
- Strengthen the team's understanding of market liquidity, sourcing new data and refining how liquidity behaves under stress or seasonal shifts.
- Expand into additional asset classes over time and serve as a key backup to senior risk leadership, including oversight of ongoing risk reporting.
Requirements
- 7+ years managing risk or trading within commodities markets at a hedge fund, bank, or comparably sophisticated trading environment.
- Deep, hands-on knowledge of commodity markets and trading strategies; familiarity with additional asset classes is a strong plus.
- A track record of credibly challenging senior portfolio managers and leadership as an independent voice, not just producing reports.
- Strong quantitative grounding, including applied probability and statistics, with the judgment to know where a model's assumptions break down.
- A history of sharp, structured problem-solving — quickly getting to the heart of a new issue and reaching a well-reasoned conclusion efficiently.
- Experience with institutional multi-asset risk platforms (e.g., RiskMetrics, Aladdin) is a plus.
- Strong quantitative academic background (math, physics, engineering, or similar) from a top-tier program; CFA, FRM, or PRM credentials are a plus.
