Power Gas Trading Risk Manager
Power Gas Trading Risk Manager
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Point72 Asset Management is seeking a Risk Manager specialized in Gas and Power Trading to join our Risk Management & Quantitative Research (RQR) team.
The RQR team plays a vital role in the firms investment process building a deeply rooted culture of efficient risk management and factful performance attribution. Risk managers will lead research efforts to identify opportunities for improved risk management investment behavior and portfolio construction with the goal of helping the firm deliver superior riskadjusted performance. The paramount mission of the team is to protect the firm from excessive levels of exposure and ensure that risktaking is efficient and deliberate.
The Risk Manager will:
- Focus on the risk and activities of all Gas and Power Trading PMs as well as overall such risk across the Global Macro and Cubist Macro businesses. More specifically this includes:
- Identifying capturing and communicating material risks of the business including credit tail risk liquidity and convexity.
- Ensuring that risktaking at the individual portfolio level and at the firm level is efficient and deliberate by setting appropriate risk guidelines and limits.
- Developing and advancing stress testing and VaR frameworks.
- Developing and maintaining a framework for capital allocation to maximize riskadjusted returns and profitability at the various business levels and at the firm level.
- Actively managing the firms risk exposures through regular meetings analysis and insights.
- Leading research efforts to develop innovative risk management approaches tools and analytics by leveraging the collective knowledge of the platform. The goal is to enhance the quality of performance and improve the firms riskadjusted return.
- Enhancing managements understanding of investment performance by developing intuitive and efficient frameworks for performance attribution and educating all internal constituencies on those frameworks.
- Provide additional support with other risk managers in managing the market risk across the Macro business.
- Manage and mentor Quantitative Analysts on the team.
We seek candidates with:
- Five or more years of experience as a risk manager or a portfolio manager directly related to US and European power & gas products.
- Solid energy product knowledge and analytical rigor in terms of pricing models risk sensitivities and the best practice for risk aggregation in a portfolio context
- Detailed understanding of risk management portfolio construction and trading.
- High level of proficiency in SQL and quantitative programming (e.g. Python MATLAB R); experienced in dealing with large data sets.
- Strong communication skills and prior experience interacting with portfolio managers.
- The ability to manage multiple tasks independently and deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
- Ability to proactively seek new ideas and solution to improve the status quo.
- Ability to work cooperatively with all levels of staff as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence we seek a demonstrated ability to build relationships both internally and externally.
- Strong communication skills an ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex ideas to senior management and portfolio managers is critical.
- A commitment to the highest ethical standards and to act with professionalism and integrity.
Point72 offers substantial career opportunities:
- We are a workplace where performance and integrity go hand in hand
- We are committed to personal and professional development
- We expect and reward innovation and creativity
- We create opportunities for longterm careers
- We measure success by the merits of the work its quality and the results obtained
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industrys brightest talent by cultivating an investorled culture and committing to our peoples longterm growth.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
