Director Market Risk

The role

The Director Market Risk will run and maintain analytical tools for risk management in US power and natural gas markets. This person will monitor risk metrics, report to senior management, and ensure trading systems accurately represent risk profiles.

What you will do

• Assist in the marking of all the relevant wholesale and retail price curves including implied hourly scalers and scarcity premiums
• Build and maintain monitoring checks to ensure compliance of all approved risk limits
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial information to supply team and management
• Prepare financial models and data mining tools for variance analysis
• Review, validate, and explain daily risk movements, key drivers, and sensitivities
• Monitor commodity positions versus limits in accordance with approved risk mandates and escalation procedures

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or any other hard science quantitative
• 8 - 10 years of work experience in Energy commodities trading, commodities financing, financial markets
• Minimum of six (6) years in a Market Risk, Management role
• Familiarity with trading systems, data structures, and interfaces
• Advanced grasp of financial market concepts/theory
• Ability to assess mathematical derivative pricing models within the context of real-world market conditions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and consulting skills
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Advanced technological skills particularly financial modeling in Excel and Access
• Development skills in SQL, R or Python
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and/or CFA

About the company

Hanwha Energy USA designs, builds and manages solar power plant solutions. Chariot Energy is a retail energy provider based in Houston, Texas, and is an affiliate of Hanwha Energy USA.