Interim Market Risk Manager

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking an experienced Interim Market Risk Manager in Crawley. This high-impact role focuses on market risk management, supporting trading operations by ensuring compliance and driving process improvements. Candidates should have extensive experience in the energy sector and strong analytical skills. This opportunity presents a chance to shape risk practices during a period of significant growth.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in market risk or product control.
• Understanding of derivatives and market dynamics.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure trading activity remains within risk appetite.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting of P&L and valuations.
• Design and enhance risk frameworks and processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Risk management tools

Process improvement

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

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Interim Market Risk Manager, Crawley, West Sussex

Client: Communicate Recruitment Solutions

Location: Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

A leading energy company is seeking an experienced professional to join its growing Finance function, with a specific focus on Market Risk and Middle Office oversight. This role is at the intersection of trading oversight, risk analytics, and control framework development, supporting a dynamic and globally active trading operation.

The Opportunity

This is a broad and high-impact role, responsible for shaping and embedding the group's approach to market risk management and lifecycle controls. Working with the Market Risk Lead, you will help form the structure of the function.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an independent control function, ensuring trading activity remains within risk appetite and internal policies.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting of P&L, mark-to-market valuations, and valuation adjustments.
• Design, implement, and enhance risk frameworks and lifecycle control processes.
• Develop and monitor risk mitigation strategies including VaR limits, stop-losses, and capital-at-risk thresholds.
• Collaborate with Finance, Trading, and Risk stakeholders to identify process improvements and drive reporting and analytics innovation.

Your Background

• Significant experience in market risk, middle office, or product control within the energy or commodities sector.
• Understanding of derivatives, market dynamics, and risk management tools (VaR, stress testing, Monte Carlo, etc.).
• Advanced Excel skills; SQL/database knowledge is a plus.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to convey complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Self-starter with a focus on process improvement and control design.

Why Apply?

This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-looking business at a time of growth. You will help shape best-in-class risk practices in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with visibility across Finance and front office.

It’s likely this role can be temp to perm.