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**Job Title:**Senior Market Risk Analyst - Power & Gas**Contract Type:**Permanent****Time Type:****Full time**Job Description:**Position: Senior Risk Analyst — Gas & PowerPosition Purpose & Summary:The Senior Risk Analyst — Gas & Power owns day‐to‐day market risk monitoring for our gas and power portfolios across the Americas, providing timely analysis, and risk reporting. This is a senior individual contributor role with clear career path to a manager role as the team grows. The role partners closely with trading desks, middle office, compliance, finance, and ops to ensure disciplined risk-taking, robust controls, and actionable insights.Main Responsibilities:* Market Risk Monitoring & Limits + Monitor intraday and end‐of‐day market exposures (VaR, P&L-attribution, Greeks where applicable) for gas and power portfolios. + Enforce and report against trading limits, dealer limits, VaR and stress-test thresholds; escalate breaches and remedial actions.* Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis + Design and run scenario analyses and stress tests (historical and hypothetical) to assess portfolio resilience under market shocks. + Provide forward-looking risk outlooks and identify concentration or liquidity risks. + Assess exposure to tail risks, volatility spikes, and dislocations in gas and power markets.* Trade Capture & Valuation Oversight + Review model inputs (curves, vol surfaces, hubs, heat rates) and raise model or input exceptions. + Maintain and enhance valuation and risk models, testing methodologies and validating assumptions against market fundamentals.* Reporting & Controls + Monitor and enforce trading mandates, VaR limits, position limits, and stress thresholds. + Maintain strong control frameworks, audit trails, and policy compliance in line with internal and regulatory requirements. + Partner with Compliance, Legal, Credit, and Finance to ensure robust governance and adherence to risk policies. + Implement and improve risk processes and automated controls to reduce operational risk.* Stakeholder Partnership & Advisory + Act as a trusted risk partner to traders and desk heads—provide real-time decision support, trade-level risk assessments and pre‐trade checks. + Train and mentor junior risk analysts; contribute to hiring and process scaling.Competencies / Key Skills* Strong quantitative and analytical capability with market intuition for gas & power markets.* Understanding of extrinsic risk/options.* Advanced Excel, VBA and experience with risk systems (e.g., Endur, Allegro, Murex, Calypso, or proprietary systems) and BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) preferred.* Solid understanding of VaR, stress testing, P&L attribution, Greeks/option risk, and forward curves/shape dynamics.* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills—able to translate analysis into clear recommendations.* High attention to detail, process orientation, and appreciation for controls and auditability.* Ability to work under pressure, prioritize multiple requests, and provide timely outputs for trading hours.Education* Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field. Advanced degree (MS/MA) or professional risk certification (FRM, PRM) is a plus.Experience* 5–8+ years’ experience in market risk, commodity risk, or trading support in gas/power or broader commodities markets.* Direct experience with physical and financial gas/power products, time spreads, fixed-price contracts, storage, and LNG preferred.* Proven track record producing risk reporting, P&L attribution and supporting front-office decision making.Technical Skills* Proficient in Excel (advanced modelling), SQL or Python for data pulls/analysis.* Familiarity with trading/risk platforms (Endur/Allegro, ETRM systems) and market data feeds.* Experience with Workday or HR systems not required but helpful for internal coordination.If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!***Our people make all the difference in our success.*** #J-18808-Ljbffr