Market Risk Manager (18-Month Contract)

Description

• Participate in various cross-functional projects and initiatives including systems improvement, business development activities, and other changes necessary to support dynamic business needs and requirements.
• Provide markets insights related to news, liquidity, and forecasts while detecting threats and opportunities. Support leadership by escalating material market movements.
• Develop models for complex exposures or risk management strategies.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative risk analyses using advanced modeling techniques (stress testing, Monte Carlo simulations). Support the development of new tools for portfolio risk and scenario analysis.
• Enhance or develop methodologies for building forward curves, modelling volatilities, and sizing market risk contingencies in development projects.
• Support business units in developing their business cases by validating assumptions for all factors related to foreign exchange, interest rate or inflation. Enhance strategies to standardize these inputs across the company.
• Coordinate with the Front Office to track their hedging activity and ensure compliance with risk management strategies and policies.
• Lead or support critical risk initiatives across enterprise risk, operational risk, and strategic risk domains.
• Ensure that the market risk exposures for existing assets are known, and risk management strategies are designed and implemented.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional risk projects and influence senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative: You build relationships, seek diverse perspectives, leverage effective communication, and encourage cross-functional interactions.
• Experience with hedging / trading activities and understanding of macroeconomic markets (currencies, interest rates) is mandatory.
• Analytical: You have the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• A strong communicator: You have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Proactive problem-solver: You evaluate problems through critical thinking. You have a knack for creative problem-solving and can develop and implement innovative solutions.
• 5-7 years of experience in back-office, middle-office and/or risk management, ideally in the energy space or an industrial organization.
• A certification type FRM or CFA would be considered an asset.
• Experience with risk modelling or financial modelling, including Monte Carlo or VaR-type models.
• Proficiency in Excel is essential, along with familiarity in data management and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau). Proficiency in Python or SQL for risk analytics is a plus.

Benefits

• Floating days and Birthdays off – As part of our commitment to promoting a healthy work-life balance, you will get your birthday off so you can celebrate however you choose! You will also receive three additional days off annually to observe any other events that are important to you.
• Wellbeing first – Staying true to our taking care of ourselves and each other value, you will have access to our global Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program, including access to mental health resources.
• Thoughtful benefits – A competitive RRSP matching scheme of 8%; extended health, dental and vision benefits for yourself and your immediate family from day one; paid parental leave; Accident and Life Insurance and disability benefits are just a few of the benefits you’ll be able to access.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance