Sr. Market Risk and Quantitative Analyst

Phillips 66 • Houston, TX

1d • $160,200 - $195,800 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr Market Risk & Quantitative Analyst (Sr Advisor II, Market Risk & Quants), you will join a team that supports commodity trading activities by identifying, measuring, and reporting market and other risks, while helping ensure trading activity operates within approved limits and risk appetite. You will also help build and enhance the market risk systems and tools, such as VaR, stress testing, and volume monitoring, used to monitor and analyze risk exposures.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• Bachelor's degree in STEM, financial engineering, or another highly quantitative field
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in on-trading floor (or similar environment) market risk and quantitative analysis OR 5 or more years of Python engineer-level coding experience
• Expert-level Python programming skills and strong experience managing large data sets using SQL and other tools

Nice To Haves

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear, actionable insights for trading and management audiences, and to produce concise presentations of quantitative data
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, open trading-floor environment while managing multiple priorities
• Experience with physical energy trading protocols and financial instruments as applied in commodity trading
• Experience in model validation
• Experience with ETRM systems, especially RightAngle or Allegro
• Experience applying machine learning or advanced statistical modeling techniques to market risk or quantitative finance problems
• Experience architecting quantitative risk platforms, including data pipelines, calculation engines, and reporting layers
• Advanced degree in a highly quantitative field

Responsibilities

• Produce timely and accurate global daily risk reports, including VaR and stress testing, and explain key drivers of change.
• Build and maintain systems used to calculate and report market risk, from position and price data through to published reporting.
• Provide commodity-level coverage for one or more trading desks, delivering clear risk assessments including key portfolio activity, risk drivers, and market developments.
• Collaborate closely with Product Control and other support functions to support holistic risk reporting.
• Support scenario analysis and modeling, maintain internal controls, and provide recommendations to management to ensure activities align with risk policies and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

What This Job Offers

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