Market Risk Analyst (55784) at Ntice Sourcing Solutions

Job Description

Market Risk Analyst 

• Are you a data-driven thinker who thrives at the intersection of markets, analytics, and strategy?
• My client is looking for a Market Risk Analyst to help protect a global trading business from external market movements - from shifts in oil prices and FX rates to changes in interest rates and volatility.
• This position requires the individual to monitor the risk embedded into the company portfolio and make sure it stays within the company's risk appetite. 

What You'll Do

• Identify, measure, and monitor market risks across global oil trading portfolios.
• Build and maintain risk exposure reports and dashboards to show real-time sensitivities and potential impacts.
• Run stress tests and scenario analyses 
• Use Python for quantitative modelling and Power BI/Tableau to visualise insights.
• Work closely with traders and senior management to ensure market exposures stay within approved risk limits.
• Develop predictive models to assess risk, volatility, and Value-at-Risk (VaR).
• Design risk reports to monitor some key identified risks and adapt the monitoring as the market dynamics change
• Own the coordination, implementation, evolution and communication of the risk reports
• Define and monitor predictive scenarios for portfolio risk to give a better intuition to management and desk on the positioning as market conditions evolve

Required Skills

• A strong academic foundation in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or related fields.
• Advanced analytical and coding skills (Python, SQL, or R).
• Experience in market or quantitative risk analysis - ideally within energy, commodities, trading, or financial markets.
• The ability to translate complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decisions.