Energy Market Risk Analyst – Trading Desk

ExxonMobil; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Flexibility programs

Retirement plan

Counseling services

Job summary

ExxonMobil is seeking a Market Risk Analyst to monitor trading activities for compliance with Market Risk Management policies and to develop tools for Global Trading. You will identify, measure, and report risks in the Commercial portfolio and advise senior management on risk appetite and hedging strategies.

The role requires strong quantitative skills, experience in energy markets, and proficiency in Excel, SQL, and Python.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in financial, energy or chemical risk management.
• Strong knowledge of crude oil, refined products, natural gas, and/or freight markets, as well as other energy and traded markets
• Strong understanding of physical trading, derivatives, and financial products
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
• Excellent proficiency in Excel, SQL, and quantitative programming languages such as Python

Responsibilities

• Act as Market Risk focal point for front‑office and senior stakeholders.
• Understand supply and demand fundamentals, including regional/locational price differences.
• Show a strong commitment to market risk management principles, including being proactive and transparent.
• Independently assess and advise on risk profiles from the trade to portfolio level.
• Ensure adherence to mandated exposure and risk limits and provide guidance on actions to reduce risk.
• Execute daily market risk processes and generate risk reports, collaborating with Global Trading teams.
• Provide daily, insightful commentary of key portfolio activity.
• Collaborate with Global Trading support functions for deal support and portfolio queries.
• Ensure Global Trading data integrity by validating positions and reconciling inconsistencies.
• Review plan for hedging and develop Global Trading limits.
• Develop risk reporting tools using Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI.
• Participate in month, quarter, and year‑end closing processes

Skills

Financial risk management

Market risk analysis

Excel proficiency

SQL knowledge

Python programming

Quantitative analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Economics, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Energy Trading Risk Management Systems

Job description

ExxonMobil is seeking a Market Risk Analyst to monitor trading activities for compliance with Market Risk Management policies and to develop tools for Global Trading. You will identify, measure, and report risks in the Commercial portfolio and advise senior management on risk appetite and hedging strategies.

The role requires strong quantitative skills, experience in energy markets, and proficiency in Excel, SQL, and Python.