Senior Market Risk Analyst

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Market Risk Analyst will identify, assess and mitigate market risk for trading activities within the EMEA Agricultural and Trading business. The business connects producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. It is one of the region's largest originators, handlers and exporters of grains and oilseeds, as well as a major producer of biodiesel and a participant in carbon markets. In this role, you will establish risk management procedures and processes to ensure adherence to risk policies and you will identify potential losses due to market factors for trading.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct market analysis to identify and assess risk requiring a deep understanding of market concepts and a thorough knowledge of a product or financial area, including market liquidity and volatility, pricing, trading and hedging strategies and marketing and origination.
• Build and use models for options and derivatives trading to show the implied risk using metrics like Value-at-Risk (VaR).
• Estimate the potential financial consequences of an occurring loss using scenario and stress analysis.
• Execute long term projects with budgetary and timeline oversight.
• You will work under minimal supervision and independently handle complex issues while referring only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Exposure to agricultural market (Grains and Oilseeds) and bioenergy
• Experience in data handling and analytical and data management
• Excellent communication skills - able to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Strong interpersonal skills - able to build trust and collaborate with traders and cross-functional teams

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.