Risk Control Manager – Energy Trading & Risk

Optimus • Houston, TX

20h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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 activity, FCM reconciliations, Broker fee tie-outs, Trade-to-ETRM reconciliations (Hitachi Energy TRM), Curve validation, T0/T1 checks and KPIs, AML/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 This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed