Hudson River Trading is hiring a Commodities Risk Manager for our NYC office. You will be responsible for designing, improving, managing, and communicating market and liquidity risk for commodities instruments and strategies. You will have a broad mandate to own and manage all aspects of commodities trading risk faced by the firm, while gaining exposure to the fast-paced world of automated trading alongside exceptionally talented people.
The Risk team is a dynamic, highly collaborative group. As our first Commodities Risk Manager, you will make a tangible impact on a new growth area of HRT’s business. This will be a challenging role with a wide remit across multiple asset classes and investment horizons.
Responsibilities
- Design new risk controls for commodities trading strategies (including futures relative value and derivative vs. physical) that appropriately control market, operational, funding and liquidity risk without disrupting trading activity
- Understand and advise senior management on the nuances of proposed new commodities strategies; investigate and onboard new strategies, assess their risk profile, and make recommendations on both the suitability and feasibility of any new strategies for the firm
- Analyze historical measures in order to calibrate thresholds
- Design & build risk models to appropriately reflect idiosyncrasies of commodities products (e.g. seasonality)
- Monitor market, operational, and liquidity risk; partner with operations & execution trading teams to investigate & resolve risk limit breaches
- Collaborate with Operations to develop and implement new risk monitoring tools
- Evaluate bespoke trading opportunities
- Work on tactical projects with Finance, Operations, and Engineering
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience as a risk manager covering commodities in an investment bank, hedge fund, or asset manager
- Strong understanding of the commodities landscape (both futures and physical trading), as well as relative value hedge fund strategies
- B.S. in mathematics, physics, economics, computer science, electrical engineering or statistics
- Working knowledge of Python, Linux, SQL
- Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across the firm including traders, operations, and other risk managers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
