Commodities Risk Lead – Energy Derivatives

Office Status

Hybrid – New York, NY (NYC preferred; Chicago/Austin considered)

Overview

This is a senior, high-autonomy leadership role responsible for establishing and scaling commodities risk coverage within a growing trading platform. The position will serve as the primary owner of market and liquidity risk for energy commodities strategies, with a focus on financial instruments rather than physical exposure. This hire will set the foundational risk approach, drive risk decision-making across stakeholders, and act as the internal subject matter expert as the business expands. The client is a fast-moving, technology-driven financial firm with active trading operations and a highly analytical culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the build-out of commodities risk coverage, serving as the primary risk owner for the energy complex (oil/refined products, natural gas, power)


• Establish the risk framework for futures and swaps strategies, including limits, monitoring, escalation, and reporting standards


• Provide senior-level risk guidance on new strategies, proposed changes, and onboarding of trading initiatives


• Define practical risk guardrails that protect P&L while enabling efficient trading and strategy growth


• Develop and enhance commodity-specific risk analytics/models, incorporating seasonality, liquidity dynamics, and tail risks


• Drive threshold calibration through historical analysis, scenario testing, and stress-based reviews


• Oversee investigation of limit breaches and risk events, coordinating resolution with trading and operations teams


• Partner with operations and engineering to build and improve risk monitoring tools, automation, and dashboards


• Evaluate bespoke trading opportunities and risk trade-offs, advising stakeholders on feasibility and risk posture


• Lead cross-functional risk initiatives with finance, operations, and technology teams as needed