Manager Quantitative Commodity Market Risk

Enbridge • Calgary, AB

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Manager Quantitative Commodity Market Risk who will be accountable for the daily risk reporting function to deliver timely, accurate, and decision‑useful insights, including analysis of day‑over‑day changes in Mark‑to‑Market (MTM), Value‑at‑Risk (VaR), at‑risk metrics, and open positions in North American commodity markets (power, natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids).

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in economics, finance, or applied sciences with 8+ years of in-depth experience in power, natural gas, &/or crude oil markets in risk management
• Advanced coding experience in Python, SQL, & Business Intelligence apps (Power BI is preferred).
• Experienced in performing risk control processes, including the development, monitoring, & enforcing of market risk limits, daily risk reporting of commodity MTM, VaR and positions.
• Quantitative background with a strong understanding of probabilities & statistics with the ability to perform scenario stress testing & analysis, back testing of strategies & trading portfolio decomposition of risk.
• Strong understanding of modern VaR & GMaR methodologies
• Excellent written & oral communication skills; ability to explain financial models in operational terms.
• Thrives in a dynamic, collaborative working team environment involving daily tasks, project work & new product development.
• Strong understanding of multiple option valuation methodologies & risk management approaches.
• Experience in the design of risk metrics & controls to manage cash monthly price risks.
• Experience reviewing large pricing data history, creating, & identifying value added visualizations/insights for decision makers.
• Ability to create new market risk tools & processes by defining a project’s vision & executing it from inception to completion.
• Technical experience risk managing, troubleshooting and modeling transactions in Openlink/Endur or similar Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) systems across the transaction life cycle.

Nice To Haves

• CFA, MBA, CA, or other related designation is an asset. Risk Management designations in ERP or FRM are also an asset.
• Strong understanding of how to analyze power LMP/congestion settlement & external forward pricing sources, make price curve recommendations or valuation enhancements.
• Experienced in the following aspects of power markets: commonly used trading strategies, FTRs, hourly pricing scalars, capacity, RECs, fixed block utility auctions & full requirements transactions.
• Experience in PJM, MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, ERCOT, SPP, IESO &/or AESO power markets; ISO specific market regulations & requirements for physical or financial transactions.
• Strong understanding of cash month wholesale power markets & associated financial products (ex., FTRs, Virtuals, increment / decrements), ancillary service products & physical power trading strategies.
• Experience in risk management of spark spread / heat rate products & trading strategies.
• Experience in Options and Calendar Spread Options (CSOs).

Responsibilities

• Leadership over VaR model accuracy, P&L decomposition, and end‑to‑end FEA VaR integrity, ensuring robust data connectivity, validation, explainability, effective vendor management, and scalable expansion across portfolios, commodities, and business lines, with clear enterprise‑wide risk communication.
• Lead market risk assessments for new business initiatives, ensuring risks are fully captured and documented to support senior management approval processes.
• Direct accountability for the risk team’s analysis, monitoring, & reporting function for multiple North American commodity trading activities including VaR, open positions, valuation controls, MTM valuation, including daily management explanations on applicable metrics and limits
• Lead end‑to‑end project delivery for new risk reporting tools, advancing process automation (including Python coded processes development) and high‑value data visualizations (Power BI).
• Expand risk team capabilities such as risk reporting development, stress testing &/or other complex scenario analysis (including VaR simulations) to support risk metrics and ad hoc requests.
• Drive continuous improvement of valuation controls and price curve validation and technical maintenance, embedding best‑practice processes that support reliable enterprise reporting; become an expert in the Pricing Datawarehouse and ZEMA pricing connections and functionality.
• Cultivate strong cross‑functional partnerships across Enterprise Risk, Trading, Scheduling, Accounting, MRM (IT), Credit, Legal, and Trade Compliance to drive collaboration and ensure front‑to‑back success across the commodity transaction lifecycle.
• Provide on-going risk policy approval recommendations with clear governance over commodity desk authorities, market risk limits, approved strategies, transaction types, and geographic market coverage.
• Support quarterly management meetings for business units, to discuss risk policy approvals, and ongoing market risk communication and compliance monitoring.
• Monitor and report Policy non-compliance events relative to applicable prescribed commercial Policy limits
• Support and maintain SOX requirements & documentation, and keep up to date on industry & training requirements applicable to role.

Benefits

• A flexible benefits program that allows each employee to select the level of coverage needed for their family in the areas of health, dental, insurance and disability.
• A paid maternity and parental leave benefit that offers up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birth-giving parents and up to 12 weeks for other eligible parents, providing flexibility and support during this important life event.
• Valuable retirement savings plans, including a savings plan with company stock as an investment option.
• Paid time off/vacation/sick, plus paid personal days off (depending on location), and paid holidays.
• An Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Wellness Program, which focuses on supporting healthier employees by providing tools, resources, and opportunities to improve physical, mental, social, and financial well-being.
• Enbridge’s FlexWork (hybrid work model) offers eligible employees (Manager and below) the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, opt for a compressed work week schedule, or have flexible start and end times. Role requirements determine your eligibility for each option.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager