Market Risk Analyst

Market Risk Analyst | London | Technology / Risk | Permanent

Cititec is partnered with a lead commodities trading firm who are seeking a Market Risk Analyst to join its London technology team. This position blends traditional market risk understanding with a hands-on, data-driven approach, supporting one of the industry’s most advanced technology and analytics environments.
The successful candidate will work closely with trading, analytics, and development teams to interpret exposures, analyse market movements, and contribute to Python-based tools that enhance real-time risk monitoring and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse daily P&L, positions, VaR, margining and limit utilisation, ensuring all significant movements are understood and explained.
• Assess how price and position changes affect day-to-day risk metrics across commodities such as power, gas, and oil.
• Partner with developers and data engineers to enhance risk analytics platforms, data pipelines, and dashboards.
• Use Python to automate data processing, analysis, and risk reporting.
• Translate complex market and risk data into clear insights for senior management and trading teams.
• Support ongoing improvements in model efficiency, data quality, and analytical tools.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in market risk, P&L or risk analytics within a trading firm, investment bank, or energy company.
• Strong understanding of VaR, sensitivities, P&L, positions, margining and limits, and how these relate to trading activity.
• Proficiency in Python for analysis, scripting, and tool development.
• Familiarity with SQL and modern data environments (e.g. AWS, cloud-based analytics).
• Background in energy or commodities (power, gas, oil) strongly preferred.
• Confident communicating with traders, analysts, and developers, bridging business and technical teams.

Ideal Profile

• Has a strong market risk foundation but enjoys working with data, automation, and analytics.
• Can bridge risk and technology, contributing to the development of next-generation risk systems.
• Is intellectually curious, collaborative, and able to operate in a fast-moving trading environment.

Why Join

• Work at the intersection of risk, trading, and technology in a forward-thinking organisation.
• Direct exposure to senior stakeholders and innovative projects across commodities.
• Opportunity to influence how risk analytics and data tools evolve within a high-performing trading environment.

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