Phillips 66
Sr Advisor, Market Risk & Quants
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Phillips 66 has been operating in the UK for over 65 years and we are as excited about our future as we are as proud of our past. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflects on who we are, the environment we create and how we work together.
Our company is built on values of safety, honour and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviours: We Work for the Greater Good; Cultivate an Environment of Trust; Seek Different Perspectives and Pursue Excellence.
Our employees are the heart of our success, and there is a reason why we continue to attract great talent. It’s not just the excellent benefits package, or the opportunities for personal growth, it’s also the caring and committed culture of the organisation that makes everyone feel like they can bring their authentic self to work and be truly part of our team.
Basic Function
This role 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.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- 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.
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Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in STEM, financial engineering, or another highly quantitative field
- Relevant experience in on-trading floor (or similar environment) market risk and quantitative analysis or Python engineer-level coding experience
- Expert-level Python programming skills and strong experience managing large data sets using SQL and other tools
Preferred Skills
- 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
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Additional Information
Candidates must hold the legal right to live and work in the UK on a permanent basis, or the role they are applying for meets the criteria for employer sponsorship.
We are on an exciting journey, are you ready to join us?
Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans.
To be considered:
In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of Thursday 30th July 2026. Applications will be reviewed periodically throughout the advertising window. However, we may invite candidates who pass our screening process to selection events on a first-come, first-served basis and making offers of employment to people who are successful at those events, therefore we advise that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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