Market Risk professional supportingMetal/Gas/Power/Coal trading with international commodity trading MNC

• Minimum 3+ years in a market risk-related role gained with an energy trading firm with exposure to physical trading covering Utilities (Power/Gas/Coal) or Dry Bulk (metal)
• Have market risk experience covering Metals, Power, Gas or LNG (ideally a risk person or as a product controller with intention to move towards market risk)
• Proficiency in at least 1 coding language (VBA is acceptable, Python is advantageous)

Our client is a renowned and global commodity trading MNC based in town. It offers good perks and an attractive var bonus for good performers. The MNC is now seeking an experienced market risk professional to support its utility (gas/power/coal) and dry bulk (metals) physical and paper businesses. Their employees work 100% in the office (based in town).

This role will cover market risk and some quant developer work (hence some coding capabilities are highly preferred). For this role, you are part of the global market risk team, which is split across 3 sites –Singapore, London (inclusive of Quantitative Developers), and US. The objective of the Risk team is to encourage and ensure responsiblerisk taking and to mitigate trading loss. The team aims to highlight potential risk issues and to escalate as required. Further to that, the team ensures best practice of PNL & MTM modelling of complex physical business with oversight of Middle Office.

As a Risk Specialist, you will support the firm-wide risk monitoring framework. This includes, but not limited to, VAR monitoring & analysis, position monitoring, scenario analysis, factor analysis & liquidity analysis. You will help identify market risk sensitivities that could cause adverse market-based P&L events for the commercial teams and the firm. The scope ranges across elective derivatives books to physical assets &long-term illiquid risks related to physical business

Based in Singapore, the Risk Specialist will have responsibility for:

• Ensuring all risks are clearly measured and identified
• Escalating and illustrating the possible impact of key risks
• Resolving position and VAR issues and always ensuring accuracy
• Applying the appropriate risk framework as required – short-term elective risk vs long-term risks.
• Developing and maintaining pricing/risk tools for brokers and risk using excel/python either through developing models or enhancing existing models
• Conducting ad-hoc market analysis, as required by brokers, risk, and management
• Define market data and valuation model methodology inclusive of physical business
• Understanding how daily market moves are impacting the company's market risk
• Identifying and executing on value-add projects related to risk & valuation using data, financial modelling, best practice book management (financial and physical) and technology
• Taking interventional steps on behalf of the Risk Team with risk takers

Functional areas include

• Stress Testing
• Liquidity/Cash Management
• Option model construction and validation
• Long Term Physical risk
• Physical Asset Performance
• Physical Option Modelling
• Factor Analysis
• Concentration and liquidity analysis
• Paper Trading Performance
• Assisting in the internal IT buildout of new risk systems and models to support the business growth

You will be able to build prototypes to expand the team's functional footprint. You will have strong modelling skills and will have direct exposure to assigned risk takers on daily risk management responsibilities. You will face off directly to the risk takers and the commercial Analyst teams.

This role is broad and varied, with different skills required depending on the priority of the time. It covers market risk measures expanding into best-practice modelling and marking of non-linear business. The role also covers understanding and interrogating the modelling of our physical business. You are a numerical problem solver who is self-sufficient and not dependent of central tech teams to deliver. You are also a strong communicator with the ability to deal with all levels of the organisation to represent both yourself and the team. They will be able to form strong working relationships with people inside and outside the team to help them deliver with impact on wider initiatives, which will be frequent.

What you need to bring

• Degree in Maths, Science, Engineering or Computer Science from a top university, an under / post-graduate in a quantitative financial field is advantageous.
• Minimum 3+ years of work experience in a market risk related role at an energy trader or utilities firm with exposure to both physical and paper trading cover tilities (Power/Gas/Coal) or Dry Bulk (metal)
• Have market risk experience covering Metals, Power, Gas or LNG (ideally a risk person or as a product controller with intention to move towards market risk)
• Proficiency in at least 1 coding language (VBA is acceptable, Python is advantageous)
• Possess the entrepreneurial drive, with the ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• A track record of delivering and problem solving with technology
• Excellent problem-solving skills – able to find pragmatic solutions with an analytical mindset.
• Intellectual curiosity and able to work & problem solve independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to convey complex concepts in simple terms
• Ability to take a leadership role on wider initiatives and projects
• Comfortable communicating with data and strong ownership of information communicated – strong interest in data science and data visualization
• Proficiency in option theory and measurement of option risk.
• Knowledge of risk measurement – VAR, Stress testing, factor analysis, liquidity analysis.
• Happy to stay in a market risk specialist role in the mid to longer term horizon.
• Strong in modelling, technical and commercial skill sets
• Thrive in a global, flat and team-oriented MNC that values ideas and entrepreneurial drive.

Selling and additional points

• The co is a top-notch MNC that is highly regarded in its sector.
• The co offers an attractive var bonus for its employees. It also offers an international and global MNC work environment with excellent job exposure and job stability.

The role is based in town (fyi, the employees work 100% from the office) To apply, pl send your cv in word doc to resume@cap-cg.com. Please alsoinclude your current salary, expected salary, and notice period in your CV.

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will benotified.

Posted by: CAP Consulting (EA license: 14C7175) Caroline Poh (EA Registration: R1105649) Date Posted – 19 Aug 2026