Market Risk Analyst​/Market Risk Manager

Position: Market Risk Analyst / Market Risk Manager
Job Description

Market Risk Analyst / Market Risk Manager - Power Markets Houston, TX
Join a high-performing energy trading organization at a pivotal stage of growth. This is an opportunity to work directly alongside experienced risk professionals while gaining exposure to some of North America's most active power markets, including PJM, ERCOT, and CAISO.

This role sits at the center of trading, risk management, analytics, and commercial decision-making. You'll partner closely with traders and senior leadership to evaluate market exposures, challenge assumptions, monitor risk, and help drive informed trading decisions in rapidly evolving energy markets.

What makes this opportunity particularly unique is the long-term career trajectory. Every professional who has previously held this position has successfully transitioned into a commercial/origination role within the business, making this an exceptional platform for someone interested in building a broader trading and commercial career.

The organization has recently expanded its capabilities through a major acquisition that significantly strengthened its power, natural gas, renewable energy, and technology platform. The combined business is investing heavily in analytics, trading technology, and growth initiatives tied to the ongoing energy transition, creating an environment where employees can have meaningful impact while developing their careers. The company continues to expand its presence across power and gas markets while supporting renewable energy growth and grid reliability initiatives.
What You'll Do

• Monitor and analyze physical and financial power market risk exposures
• Review and validate VaR, stress testing, and risk measurement methodologies
• Assess trader positions, market conditions, and portfolio risks
• Partner with trading teams to understand strategies and risk drivers
• Monitor compliance with risk limits and controls
• Evaluate option exposures and complex power trading strategies
• Review new products and recommend appropriate risk frameworks
• Support valuation reviews and structured transaction analysis
• Collaborate with technology teams to enhance risk systems, models, and reporting tools
• Present risk observations and recommendations to management

What We're Looking For

• Market risk experience within energy commodities
• Strong understanding of North American physical power markets
• Experience supporting trading activity in markets such as PJM, ERCOT, and/or CAISO
• Knowledge of derivatives, options, and risk analytics
• Ability to communicate effectively with traders and senior stakeholders
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities

Preferred Experience

• Power and natural gas market knowledge
• Python, SQL, R, VBA, or other analytical programming skills
• Experience with VaR, stress testing, and trading risk frameworks

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Proven track record of internal advancement into commercial and origination roles
• Direct exposure to traders, decision-makers, and market strategy
• Small, highly visible team where your work has immediate impact
• Growing business with significant investment in technology and analytics
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that rewards initiative
• Opportunity to participate in the evolution of North American power and renewable energy markets
• Fun, team-oriented environment with strong leadership access