Analyst, Pricing Risk

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG in Houston seeks an Analyst, Pricing Risk to join our Risk Department. You will help set up pricing and curve validation within the Middle Office and work with analysts and directors to ensure accurate risk reporting.

The ideal candidate communicates clearly, has a strong focus on accuracy, and applies LNG, gas and power pricing knowledge to verify curves, MTM, and data integrity daily.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years in Commodity Price Verification, Market Risk Analytics, or Valuation/Product Control in energy trading.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and valuation modeling.
• Understanding of upstream market data feeds (Enverus MarketView, ICE, or Platts).
• Strong analytical curiosity and ability to communicate with front-office trading desks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a highly quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and cross-verify daily MTM closing numbers, regional basis differentials, and index curves mapped within the ETRM platform.
• Audit and validate forward curves and settlement prices from market intelligence to ensure logic holds.
• Design and implement IPV frameworks to identify off-market trades and pricing anomalies.
• Leverage LNG, Gas and Power Pricing knowledge to identify data anomalies.
• Verify that term structures map to physical realities and pricing formulas in ETRM.
• Interpret daily position changes and curve movements; communicate risk insights to leadership.
• Collaborate with risk teams and external data vendors to ensure data transmission integrity.

Skills

ETRM pricing

Excel advanced

Market risk analytics

Data feeds

Communication with desks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Financial Engineering

Tools

FIS Aligne

Endur

Enverus MarketView

ICE

Platts

Job description

Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We are seeking qualified applicants for the position:

Analyst, Pricing Risk

Located:

Houston

Summary

We are seeking an Analyst, Pricing Risk to join our Risk Department. This position will report directly to the Director of Risk Management. This position will play a critical role in setting up the pricing and curve validation functions within the Middle Office, while working collaboratively across other analysts and directors. The ideal candidate is a great communicator with a strong focus on accuracy.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitor and cross-verify daily Mark-to-Market (MTM) closing numbers, regional basis differentials, and index curves mapped within the ETRM platform.
• Monitor, audit, and validate forward curves and settlement prices ingested from market intelligence suites to ensure structural and financial logic holds true.
• Design and execute independent price verification (IPV) frameworks to identify off-market trades, pricing anomalies, or stale curves before they impact risk reporting.
• Leverage knowledge of LNG, Gas and Power Pricing, regional basis spreads, and index pricing schemas to identify and correct data anomalies.
• Verify that underlying commercial terms, option valuations, pipeline transportation spreads, and storage pricing formulas inside the ETRM closely map to physical reality.
• Interpret daily position changes, valuation shifts, and curve movements, communicating market risk insights directly to Risk leadership.
• Exhibit flexibility in work assignments to accommodate changing priorities and business need deadlines.
• Build and maintain model and database structures related to curve tracking and pricing frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal risk teams and external market data vendors to ensure clear data transmission across systems.

Qualifications

Required experience

• 2 to 5 years of experience in Commodity Price Verification, Market Risk Analytics, or Valuation/Product Control in energy trading.
• Familiarity with ETRM pricing modules (FIS Aligne, Endur, or parallel architectures).
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and valuation modeling.
• Understanding of upstream market data feeds (Enverus MarketView, ICE, or Platts).
• Strong analytical curiosity, understanding of market mechanics, and the confidence to communicate effectively with front-office trading desks.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a highly quantitative field.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.