Market Risk Manager

Insight Global; Calgary; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Lead, Market Risk for a prominent power generation company in Calgary, Alberta. This full-time role involves managing the Market Risk function, building a new team, and ensuring alignment of trading strategies with risk management objectives. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in market risk and team leadership, along with strong analytical skills using tools such as Excel and Python, offering a competitive salary in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in market risk, quantitative analysis, or related middle office roles.
• 2-5+ years of experience leading and mentoring market risk teams.
• Hands-on experience with risk limit analysis and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Market Risk function within the Commodity Risk Management Program.
• Develop risk analytics capabilities and monitor risk limits.
• Mentor a team of market risk specialists.

Skills

Market risk analysis

Quantitative analysis

Risk management

Team leadership

Model development

Risk reporting

Tools

ETRM

Excel

Python

R

MATLAB

Job description

Overview

This range is provided by Insight Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$150,000.00/yr - CA$180,000.00/yr

Insight Global is currently seeking a Lead, Market Risk on a permanent basis in Calgary, Alberta, 3 days a week on-site for a large and growing power generation company. The Lead, Market Risk will be building a net new team of four and is responsible for managing the Market Risk function within the Commodity Risk Management Program, providing strategic oversight and leadership in risk analysis, limit setting, and risk reporting. This role develops and maintains risk analytics capabilities, sets and monitors risk limits, and ensures all trading strategies and new deals align with the organization’s risk management objectives. The Lead, Market Risk mentors and guides a team of market risk specialists, drives continuous improvement in risk processes and models, and collaborates with front office, risk, and senior management to support effective decision-making and risk governance.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years in market risk, quantitative analysis, or related middle office roles within trading, commodities, or financial services.
• 2-5+ years of proven experience leading and mentoring market risk teams.
• Hands-on experience with risk limit analysis, setting, and monitoring.
• Experience developing and maintaining risk analytics capabilities and risk models.
• Exposure to strategy alignment, risk reporting, and oversight of trading and hedging activities.
• Direct experience in power markets (e.g., WECC, PJM, ERCOT, AESO) is highly valued.
• Advanced proficiency with risk management systems and analytical tools (e.g., ETRM, Excel, Python, R, MATLAB).
• Expertise in risk quantification models (VaR, stress testing, back testing).
• Strong quantitative modelling skills, including options valuation, price curve modelling, and mark-to-model techniques.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and validate risk analytics and reporting frameworks.
• Familiarity with power market data, price curves, and valuation models specific to regional markets (e.g., WECC).

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Have previously worked in the power or utility industry

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Distribution

Industries

• Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution