- Sydney
- $Above Market
New Role – Business Partnering – On Desk
Organisation
IB requires a senior Commodities Oversight Manager in Line2 Risk partnering with the business
Role
- Monitor traded market risks across the Commodities business line (Energy, Agriculture, Precious Metals), ensuring all material risks—including VaR, stress testing, limit management, and P&L attribution—are identified, measured, and managed effectively.
- Understand and communicate the limitations of risk models, metrics, and controls, and recommend compensating measures where needed.
- Continuously enhance the stress testing framework, addressing both global risks and region-specific pockets of exposure.
- Escalate key risk concentrations to senior management in a timely and clear manner.
- Proactively manage rate source identification and maintenance to ensure data integrity.
- Minimize unexpected traded market risk losses across global Commodities portfolios.
- Support the development and implementation of the limit framework for Commodities market risk.
- Ensure market risk capital is accurate, efficient, and proactively forecasted to optimize usage.
- Maintain effective policies and limits, balancing robust benchmark controls and oversight with support for revenue generation.
- Manage local regulatory and audit matters (including conduct risk) promptly and thoroughly.
Individual
- Traded Market Risk Management, Risk Quant or Trading background advantageous
- Advanced SQL & Python desirable
- Understanding of Risk metrics including VaR, Stress Testing, Limit Management & Capital Measurement
- Exposure to Commodities, Carbon & Energy advantageous
- Strong organizational skills
- Impeccable communications both written and verbal
- Understands Agile methodology
To apply, please send your CV by clicking on the appropriate link, or for more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Graeme Bradley on: graeme.bradley@avenir-consulting.com.au / +61 421 076 087