Commodity Risk Management Associate

StoneX Group Inc.; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

StoneX Group Inc. in Salem, OR is seeking an entry-level Risk Management Associate to support the dairy and food-service team.

You will learn risk management techniques and assist experienced consultants in expanding the team’s client base in livestock and dairy risk space. The role includes on-site office work in a dynamic trading room, with training across margins, trade checks, and client data management.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with tact and discretion.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Effective interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Sense of urgency and proactive attitude.
• Honesty, curiosity, and tenacity in work.
• Strong work ethic with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Complete risk management training curriculum with guidance from senior consultants.
• Learn and become a Livestock Insurance Agent.
• Assist with margins, daily trade checks, confirmations, and new account paperwork.
• Assist in executing futures, options and swaps for client risk management.
• Monitor daily price data, input basis pricing, and perform historical calculations.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly commodity price analyses and manage recipient data.
• Support market research library data feeds and research projects.

Skills

Confidentiality handling

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Sense of urgency

Honesty and curiosity

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn from failure

Education

Bachelor-level degree in Finance/Agriculture/Marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 5,4 0 0 + employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payment s clients, we operate from more than 8 0 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Business Segment Overview - Commercial

With boots on the ground authenticity at the heart of everything we do, our comprehensive array of commercial products and services enable you to work directly with our clients, across hedging, risk management, execution and clearing, OTC products, commodity finance and more.

Responsibilities

Position Purpose: Risk management associate to work with dairy and food service team. Learn the functions, strategies and techniques to become an effective Commodity Risk Management Professional by working with an experienced team of Risk Management Consultants to broaden the team’s client base. Expand the companies capability in the livestock and dairy risk management space.

Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Complete risk management training curriculum including classroom instruction and on-site learning under the guidance of an experienced team of Risk Management Consultants.
• Learn and become a Livestock Insurance Agent.
• Facilitate and assist with margins, daily trade checks and confirmations, trade entry, customer service email inquiries, and new account paperwork.
• Assist in the execution of futures, options and swaps that support client’s commodity risk management strategies.
• Monitor daily energy and agricultural commodity price database inputs for accuracy, track and input basis pricing, and perform historical matrix calculations.
• Assist in producing and issuing daily, weekly, monthly commodity price analysis and manage recipient database.
• Assist with research/analysis and data feed design of our market research library.
• Assist with accounts payable/receivable processes.
• Utilize Salesforce and research databases to qualify new business leads.
• Assist with Salesforce entry and marketing campaigns for current leads; provide general upkeep and maintenance of Salesforce database.
• Review client counterparty financial statements, maintain client counterparty databases, collect recent counterparty news, and facilitate the creation and distribution of monthly credit exposure and credit evaluation reports.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
• This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed.

StoneX Essential Qualifications

Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information with tact and discretion

Sound verbal/written communication abilities

Effective interpersonal skills

Sense of urgency

Honesty, curiosity, and tenacity

Strong work ethic and emphasis on attention to detail

The confidence to fail

Early Careers Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Finance, Marketing or related fields preferred

Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (preferably Excel)

Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer

Working Environment

• Climate controlled office environment
• Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
• Dynamic, time-sensitive, trade room environment
• Travel as needed

Education / Certification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, Ag Economics and/or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Candidates graduating after June 2027 will NOT be considered.
• Candidates on the West Coast preferred.

This role offers compensation typical for entry-level financial services positions in the region.