Our client, a global energy trading house, is hiring for an experienced LNG Market Risk Manager to play a hands-on role in daily market risk reporting, exposure monitoring, and quantitative analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce, validate, and distribute daily P&L and market risk exposure reports for the LNG desk.
- Track and analyse market risk positions across physical and financial LNG trades, ensuring alignment with limits and risk appetite.
- Enhance and implement quantitative risk models (e.g., VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis) tailored to LNG's market dynamics.
- Support the design and enforcement of trading limits, escalating breaches and providing actionable insights to senior management.
- Provide deep-dive analysis into LNG exposures, price drivers, optionality, and sensitivities.
- Integrate LNG risk within the broader oil and energy portfolio, highlighting correlations and systemic exposures.
- Work closely with traders, middle office, finance, and senior leadership to ensure accurate exposure capture and effective risk management.
- Contribute to the development of systems, processes, and governance frameworks as the LNG desk scales.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of market risk experience within physical oil and/or energy trading firms.
- Direct LNG exposure is essential-understanding of LNG trading structures, contracts (spot, term, DES/FOB, shipping), and pricing dynamics (JKM, TTF, HH).
- Strong technical background in quantitative risk analysis, including VaR, stress testing, and scenario modelling.
- Hands-on experience with risk systems (e.g., Endur, Allegro, in-house ETRM) and advanced Excel/Python or similar analytical tools.
- Proven ability to operate in a hands-on, fast-paced trading environment and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Strong commercial mindset-able to translate numbers into insights and actionable recommendations.
Contact
Dawn Gulanes
[Confidential Information]
EA Licence no. 18S9419
EA Personnel no. R1551518
