Senior Market Risk Analyst -- Gas & Power

Join a high-performing energy trading environment at a company actively expanding its footprint across North American gas and power markets. This organization is investing heavily in analytics, infrastructure, and market intelligence to support growth across physical and financial commodities trading.

With a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture and strong executive backing, the team offers the opportunity to influence risk strategy, build scalable processes, and work alongside experienced trading and commercial leaders in a fast-moving market.

This is a highly visible opportunity for a senior-level risk professional to play a critical role in shaping risk oversight and supporting strategic trading decisions. The position offers a clear path toward leadership as the platform continues to grow.

Position Summary

The Senior Risk Analyst — Gas & Power will oversee day-to-day market risk monitoring and analysis for gas and power portfolios across the Americas. This role partners closely with trading, operations, finance, compliance, and commercial stakeholders to ensure disciplined risk-taking, robust controls, and actionable market insights.

Key Responsibilities

Market Risk Monitoring & Limits

• Monitor intraday and end-of-day market exposures across gas and power portfolios, including VaR, P&L attribution, and option risk metrics where applicable.
• Track and enforce trading limits, dealer limits, stress thresholds, and escalation procedures.
• Provide timely reporting and analysis to support trading and risk leadership.

Stress Testing & Scenario Analysis

• Develop and execute historical and hypothetical stress scenarios to evaluate portfolio resilience under changing market conditions.
• Identify concentration risks, liquidity concerns, volatility exposure, and dislocations across energy markets.
• Deliver forward-looking market risk insights and recommendations.

Trade Capture & Valuation Oversight

• Review pricing inputs including forward curves, volatility surfaces, heat rates, and hub data.
• Investigate valuation discrepancies and model exceptions.
• Support ongoing enhancement of valuation methodologies, testing frameworks, and risk analytics.

Reporting, Governance & Controls

• Maintain strong control frameworks, audit trails, and policy adherence aligned with regulatory and internal governance standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Compliance, Legal, Credit, Operations, and Finance teams.
• Drive process improvement initiatives and automation efforts to strengthen operational efficiency and reduce risk.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to trading teams by providing real-time risk insights, trade-level assessments, and pre-trade analysis.
• Contribute to the mentorship and development of junior team members.
• Support team scaling initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

What Makes This Opportunity Exciting

• Direct exposure to dynamic North American gas and power markets.
• Opportunity to influence a growing trading platform and help shape risk infrastructure.
• High-visibility role with close interaction across front office and executive stakeholders.
• Collaborative environment that values innovation, analytical thinking, and commercial impact.
• Strong career progression potential into leadership as the organization continues to expand.

Desired Background

• Experience in market risk, commodity risk, or trading support within gas, power, or broader energy markets.
• Strong understanding of VaR, stress testing, P&L attribution, forward curves, and option-related risk.
• Knowledge of physical and financial gas/power products, storage, spreads, and LNG markets is highly valued.
• Advanced analytical and technical skills, including Excel, SQL, Python, and exposure to ETRM/risk platforms such as Endur, Allegro, Murex, or similar systems.
• Ability to communicate complex risk concepts clearly to both technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline preferred. FRM, PRM, or advanced degrees are a plus.

Skills

Analysis Skills, Automation, Autoscaling, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Compliance, Industry/Trade Analysis, Investment Analysis, Leadership, Liquidity, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Market Analysis, Market Tracking, Mathematics, Mentoring, Pricing, Process Improvement, Profit & Loss, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, SQL (Structured Query Language), Scalable System Development, Staff Development, Stress Testing, Team Player, Time Management, Trading/Stockbroking, Value At Risk (VaR)

About the Company

Richard, Wayne and Roberts

When Richard, Wayne & Roberts began in 1979, our goal was to operate on a level of professionalism commensurate with that of the companies we work for. We strive to be a business partner, a resource our clients can turn to with confidence to fill key positions in their companies.

Based on our repeat business rate (more than 70 percent of our assignments come from existing clients), we have proven that we are a trustworthy partner. Our recruiters all specialize in a particular industry. Because they do, they know exactly where to start looking for qualified candidates. They also understand special terminology, grasp job requirements quickly, and can better evaluate candidates.

Finally, they know what the salary structures are and can help you formulate competitive offers.

We dedicate our work to the development and success of the recruiters we hire, the clients we represent, and the candidates we serve. Richard, Wayne and Roberts' goal is to leave a legacy of lives more fulfilled by our commitment to each of our candidates' and clients' unique talents and needs.

With over 40 years of successful service as a professional search firm, RWR consistently ranks in the Top 5 Permanent Placement Recruiting Firms by the Houston Business Journal; and as one of the Best Professional Recruiting and Executive Search Firms in America, by Forbes.

We recruit on a local, national, and international basis as required for each client engagement.

We are client-focused, keeping you our top priority throughout the placement process.

As an external representative of your company, we assure all candidates are treated with honesty and respect throughout the job search process, and we pride ourselves on communicating feedback promptly.

Company Size

100 to 499 employees

Industry

Accounting and Auditing Services

Founded

1979

Website

http://www.rwr.com