Market Risk Manager - Commodities

FINITI PARTNERS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

FINITI PARTNERS PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a hands-on Market Risk Manager to lead the group’s middle-office risk framework, oversee trading limit enforcement, and partner directly with executive leadership.

Reporting to Executive Management, you will own end-to-end market risk governance across physical supply chains, hedging books, and derivative portfolios, combining quantitative discipline with the authority to challenge trading desks and protect margins.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive risk management experience within an agricultural commodity trading house, physical supply chain business, energy firm, or tier-1 financial institution.
• Degree in Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. CFA or FRM designations are highly regarded.
• Proven track record in quantitative risk modeling, VaR calculations, derivative pricing, and physical-to-derivative hedging mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Lead market risk governance across physical agri-commodities and derivative books across the group.
• Enforce position, VAR, and stop-loss limits across commercial trading desks and challenge front office when volatility spikes.
• Develop and refine risk models, stress-testing frameworks, scenario analyses, and MTM calculations.
• Deliver clear analytics and risk insights to the Executive Risk Committee and Board.
• Modernize risk processes and reporting workflows to align with institutional best practices.

Skills

Market risk management

VaR

PFE

Stress testing

Derivative pricing

MTM calculations

Executive reporting

Education

Quantitative Finance

Actuarial Science

Financial Engineering

Mathematics

CFA/FRM designation

Job description

Job Summary
Our client is a well-established, integrated global agribusiness and agricultural commodity trading house headquartered in Singapore. We are seeking a hands‑on, commercially astute Market Risk Manager to lead the group’s middle‑office risk framework, oversee trading limit enforcement, and partner directly with executive leadership.

Reporting directly to Executive Management, you will own the end‑to‑end market risk governance across physical supply chains, hedging books, and derivative portfolios. This role is ideal for a seasoned risk professional who combines deep quantitative discipline (VaR, PFE, stress testing) with the institutional authority to challenge trading desks and protect company margins.

Key Responsibilities:

• Trading Book Oversight & Governance: Monitor and manage market risk exposures across physical agri‑commodities and derivative books (outright price risk, basis risk, FX, structure, and refining margins).
• Limit Enforcement & Trader Challenge: Establish, review, and strictly enforce position, VAR, and stop‑loss limits across commercial trading desks. Provide constructive, firm challenge to the front office during periods of high market volatility.
• Risk Modeling & Analytics: Develop and refine robust risk models, stress‑testing frameworks, scenario analyses, and Mark‑to‑Market (MTM) calculations to evaluate forward portfolio risks.
• Executive Committee Reporting: Deliver clear, actionable portfolio analytics, exposure reports, and risk insights directly to the Executive Risk Committee and Board.
• Process & Controls Modernization: Enhance internal risk infrastructure, quantitative tools, and reporting workflows to align with institutional best practices.

Requirements:

• 8–12+ years of progressive risk management experience within an agricultural commodity trading house, physical supply chain business, energy firm, or tier‑1 financial institution.
• Degree in Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field. CFA or FRM designations are highly regarded.
• Proven track record in quantitative risk modeling, VaR calculations, derivative pricing, and physical‑to‑derivative hedging mechanics (experience with Palm Oil Futures/FCPO, soft commodities, or regional agricultural derivatives is highly advantageous).
• Strong personal authority and institutional discipline to enforce risk policies while maintaining collaborative relationships with trading heads.