Description

A Hedge Fund client is creating a new Market Risk Analyst role to sit alongside the Chief Risk Officer and Portfolio Managers in New York City. This is a rare opportunity for a junior risk analyst to be a part of a lean decision-making risk team on the trade floor. This fund trades commodities globally and for this hire a specialization in metals, oil, gas, or power trading is preferred. Exposure to physical commodity trading will be helpful, but the core mandate is on derivatives trading of futures/options.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor and analyze market risk exposures across futures and options portfolios.
• Deliver real-time insights to senior leadership and trading desks.
• Enhance risk analytics, pricing curves, and risk frameworks to support strategic trading decisions.
• Collaborate directly with portfolio managers to optimize risk-return profiles.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience: 2-5 years in market risk covering futures/options trading at a bank, asset manager, or hedge fund.
• Expertise: Strong knowledge of commodity futures and options-physical or financial-including energy, softs, ags, metals, and index options.
• Skills: Advanced Excel; familiarity with risk systems; programming (Python, SQL) a plus.
• Mindset: Analytical, proactive, and comfortable in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.