Risk Control Manager Energy Trading & Risk
optimusHouston (TX)
Risk Control Manager Energy Trading & Risk
Posted 6 days ago
optimusHouston (TX)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Risk Control Manager Our client is seeking a Risk Control Manager to help strengthen and build out its trading risk control framework. This is a hands-on role partnering closely with senior Risk leadership to evaluate existing controls, identify gaps, improve processes, and formalize controls where needed. The focus is risk and controls not P&L.We're looking for someone who understands what a strong trading control environment should look like and can serve as a trusted "right hand" in building it.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review existing trading and risk controls and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop, document and formalize controls, procedures and escalation processes.
- Establish meaningful risk reporting, KPIs and exception monitoring.
- Strengthen controls around: Trade confirmations and exchange activityFCM reconciliations
- Broker fee tie-outs
- Trade-to-ETRM reconciliations (Hitachi Energy TRM)
- Curve validationT0/T1 checks and KPIsAML/KYC onboarding and annual counterparty reviews
- Month-end reconciliations with Finance
- Ensure processes are operating consistently with established risk policies.
- Partner across Risk, Trading, Operations and Finance to investigate and resolve control issues.
What We're Looking For:
Experience within energy/commodity trading risk, trade control, middle office, product control or risk operations.
Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and trading control environment.
Experience with exchange/FCM activity, reconciliations, ETRM controls and exception management.
Ability to assess existing processes and determine what needs to be improved, created or formalized.
Strong process documentation, reporting and stakeholder-management skills.
ETRM/CTRM experience; Hitachi Energy TRM exposure is a plus.
This is an opportunity for someone who wants to go beyond simply operating existing controls and play a meaningful role in building a stronger, scalable risk framework.
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