Head of Risk

talisman; United States; Sur place; USD 260 000 - 380 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Talisman seeks a Head of Risk to lead the day-to-day risk function across its trading desks, owning market and credit risk oversight with hands-on leadership close to the desks.

You will drive VaR, stress testing, risk reporting, and P&L attribution, using Python and SQL, and partner with traders and senior management to challenge positions and shape controls for North American and global energy markets, exchanges and counterparty credit risk frameworks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of risk experience within energy or commodity trading.
• Experience leading risk teams and engaging with front office.
• Strong technical skills in VaR, stress testing, and basis risk.

Responsabilités

• Run daily risk process end to end across trading desks.
• Challenge traders on positioning, hedging, and new products; escalate as needed.
• Manage day-to-day counterparty credit risk and collateral terms.
• Improve and automate risk reporting with Python/SQL.

Connaissances

Risk management

VaR

Stress testing

Python

SQL

ETRM/CTRM

Stakeholder communication

Description du poste

Our client, a growing energy trading firm, is seeking a Head of Risk to run the day-to-day risk function across its trading business. This is a hands‑on leadership seat close to the desks, with full ownership of daily market risk and credit risk oversight.

Head of Risk Responsibilities:

• Run the daily risk process end to end, from deal capture in the energy trading and risk management (ETRM) system through valuation, Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, exposure monitoring, limit checks, P&L attribution, and mark‑to‑market validation.
• Partner with and independently challenge traders on positioning, hedging, and new products; escal…
• Manage day-to-day counterparty credit risk: exposure and PFE monitoring, collateral and margining, and credit terms under ISDA/EEI/NAESB
• Improve and automate risk reporting and quantitative analytics with hands‑on work in Python and SQL.
• 10+ years of risk experience within energy or commodity trading, across North American power markets and/or global gas and commodity markets (power, gas, LNG, liquids, environmental products, or renewables)
• Currently a Head of Risk, Risk Manager, Director of Risk, or senior market risk or credit risk leader at a trading firm, merchant trader, utility, IPP, or bank commodities desk
• Strong technical expertise in Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, optionality, and basis risk across physical and financial products, with hands‑on ETRM/CTRM experience
• Proven ability to challenge the front office while communicating risk findings credibly to senior management