Risk Specialist

System Recruitment Specialists; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

System Recruitment Specialists is seeking a proactive Market Risk professional in Poland to lead the daily P&L explain, break down results into drivers such as curves, price changes, volatility, and model impacts. You will monitor market risk metrics and escalate deviations when needed.

Collaborating with Front Office, Operations, Mid Office, and Finance, you will translate risk drivers into clear, actionable insights, support data quality, and help sharpen risk processes through continuous

Qualifications

• A degree in finance, economics, engineering, math, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in market risk, energy/commodities, or financial services.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; CFA/FRM or progress toward them is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily P&L explain, breaking down results into key market drivers such as curve and price changes, volatility, basis effects, new business, and model impacts.
• Monitor and validate market risk metrics, including sensitivities/Greeks, VaR, stress tests, and scenario analyses, escalating deviations where needed.
• Contribute to early-warning analyses by identifying potential emerging risks and sharing observations with senior team members and stakeholders.
• Help review and improve existing risk processes – including P&L explain, reserves, limit monitoring, and exception handling – by spotting gaps and suggesting practical enhancements.
• Collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, Mid Office, ETRM/Back Office, Quant/Modeling, and Finance to resolve issues and support high-quality risk data flows.
• Translate risk drivers into clear, actionable insights for colleagues across the business

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

Proactive mindset

Curiosity

Education

Finance/Economics/Engineering/Math degree

Job description

• Lead the daily P&L explain, breaking down results into key market drivers such as curve and price changes, volatility, basis effects, new business, and model impacts
• Monitor and validate market risk metrics, including sensitivities/Greeks, VaR, stress tests, and scenario analyses, escalating deviations where needed
• Contribute to early-warning analyses by identifying potential emerging risks and sharing observations with senior team members and stakeholders
• Help review and improve existing risk processes – including P&L explain, reserves, limit monitoring, and exception handling – by spotting gaps and suggesting practical enhancements
• Collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, Mid Office, ETRM/Back Office, Quant/Modeling, and Finance to resolve issues and support high-quality risk data flows
• Translate risk drivers into clear, actionable insights for colleagues across the business

What you bring & who you are:

• A degree in finance, economics, engineering, math, or a related field
• 2–4 years of experience in market risk, energy/commodities, or financial services
• Solid analytical skills, with the ability to identify data or model inconsistencies and contribute to root-cause analysis
• Comfortable working with quantitative concepts and risk metrics, with a willingness to keep developing your technical skills
• Strong communicator who can explain analyses and risk effects clearly and concisely
• Strong ownership mentality combined with a proactive, curious, and ambitious approach to work
• Fluency in Polish and English; ideally, professional certifications such as CFA/FRM or progress toward them