Roly Recruitment
Operational Risk Manager, Commodities Trading (2nd line)
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Overview
Our client are a World leading commodity trading, financing and market intelligence group, operating across energy, metals and agriculture.
In line with sustained business growth throughout 2026, they are now looking to appoint a 2nd line operational risk manager to help oversee frameworks and controls across their financial and physical trading activity. Working closely with group level counterparts, you will be expected to build relationships with front office risk and trading counterparts, specifically base metals, precious metals, energy (gas, crude oil) and agriculture (oilseeds, cereals, softs, biofuel) desks.
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This role will offer excellent variety in terms of tasks as well as a rewarding professional challenge.
Responsibilities
- Assessing new products and business initiatives in line with the group risk framework
- Supporting front office counterparts with physical and financial risk controls. This could include commodity management such as warehousing/ bunkering, transportation and deal structuring on the physical side, as well as exchange rules, on-boarding, 3rd party risk and regulatory compliance for financial trades.
- Conducting RCSAs and reporting on existing and new controls
- Providing KRIs, thematic reviews and assurance findings to management
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Skills Required
- 6 - 10 years’ experience in physical and financial commodity markets, with exposure to either base and/or precious metal trading, oil or agriculture
- Experience within a commodity trading house or commodities focussed bank is preferable
- A demonstrable understanding of non-financial risks in a regulated business
If you are interested in this opportunity please apply or e-mail simon.bradbury@rolyrecruitment.com for further information
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