Chief Risk Officer

Chief Risk OfficerOur client, a growing energy and commodity trading firm, is seeking a Chief Risk Officer to serve as the senior-most independent risk leader in the organization.Chief Risk Officer Responsibilities:Own enterprise-wide risk management, including market, credit, liquidity, and operational risk for a physical and financial energy trading businessDefine and govern the firm's risk appetite, enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, policies, and limit structuresProvide independent oversight and challenge to trading leadership on strategy, positioning, new products, and capital allocationBuild, mentor, and scale a multi-disciplinary risk organization spanning market risk, credit risk, quant risk, and middle officeDirect the firm's risk technology and model governance agenda, including ETRM/CTRM strategy, curve validation, and IPV standardsRisk Experience/Requirements:15+ years of progressive risk leadership within energy or commodity trading (power, gas, LNG, liquids, environmental products, or renewables)Prior experience as a Chief Risk Officer, Deputy Chief Risk Officer, or Head of Risk at a trading firm, merchant trader, utility, IPP, fund, or bank commodities platformDeep expertise of market and credit risk at the framework level: Value at Risk (VaR), stress testing, PFE, collateral strategy, and master agreements (ISDA, EEI, NAESB)Knowledge of North American power markets and/or global gas and commodity marketsTrack record of building and scaling risk organizations through periods of growth