Technical Market Risk Manager- Power & Gas

Technical Market Risk Manager / Senior Market Risk Manager – Power & Gas London – Hybrid We are working with an established energy trading business is looking to hire a Market Risk Manager / Senior Market Risk Manager to support its European power and gas trading activities.

Market Risk Manager / Senior Market Risk Manager – Power & Gas
London – Hybrid

We are working with an established energy trading business- looking to hire a Market Risk Manager / Senior Market Risk Manager to support its European power and gas trading activities. The role sits close to the trading desks and combines classic second‑line market risk oversight with a strong focus on risk systems, data and tooling.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of risk‑monitoring tools drawing on data from trading and risk systems and other internal sources.

• Provide daily and intraday market risk oversight of power and gas trading portfolios, including proprietary strategies.

• Review and explain P&L, VaR, sensitivities and stress/scenario results, distinguishing genuine risk moves from model or data effects.

• Monitor VaR, position and stop‑loss limits, escalating breaches and advising on corrective actions where appropriate.

• Own and maintain key data mapping and reference tables used for VaR, exposure and limit reporting, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

• Use hands‑on technical skills (advanced Excel, automation, Python or similar) to enhance reporting, dashboards and intraday monitoring.

• Develop and refine risk methodologies suited to short‑term power trading, where traditional end‑of‑day VaR is less effective.

• Work closely with traders, IT and change teams to design practical intraday metrics (e.g. position limits, max daily loss, drawdown rules).

Candidate profile

• 5–10 years’ experience in market risk within commodities or energy trading, ideally with exposure to short‑term or intraday power/gas.

• Comfortable working with large datasets; able to spot and resolve data issues and challenge curve and pricing inputs.

• Hands‑on technical skills: advanced Excel (including automation); Python or similar scripting language strongly preferred; SQL or BI tools an advantage.

• Experience with trading and risk platforms (ETRM/CTRM or cross‑asset risk systems) and working with IT/change teams on enhancements or implementations.

If you meet the above set criteria, please apply or send a copy of your CV to hadjra.sohawon@robertwalters.com

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