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Risk Analyst

Posted 29 May 2020
Salary Flexible on Experience
LocationDüsseldorf
Job type Permanent
Discipline Energy Procurement
ReferenceRA24
Contact NameTom Brookes

Job description

The Client:

TGRC are working alongside a global energy firm that generates, trades and markets power on a large scale. 

 

The Role:

  • Market risk management of Power portfolios and assets; Physical Coal, Biomass & Freight desk.
  • Understand in depth portfolio risk drivers, instigate appropriate risk governance and monitor portfolio risks.
  • Contribute towards holistic risk awareness and the promotion of risk management on the trading floors.
  • Commercially support and challenge the business's  commercial areas with analysis on hedging/trading strategies and investment decisions. 
  • Provide comprehensive quantitative and qualitative descriptions of risk/return potentials.
  • Conduct scenario analysis and simulation.
  • Present the managed portfolio to senior stakeholders
  • Understand front to end processes and work effectively across all levels of the organisation.

 

The Individual:

  • Experience in risk-managing or optimizing a portfolio composed by physical commodity trading & freight, non-linear optimization and origination activities.
  • Broad knowledge of Electricity, Global Coal, Dry-Bulk Freight markets (European desirable)
  • VaR
  • Commercially oriented individual with high strategic thinking capability. 
  • Ability to engage in balanced, independent and strong relationship with commercial teams.
  • Strong focus on data management.
  • Familiar with option theory, stochastic processes, and risk metrics.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English.