Trading Market Risk Advisor - EAME Freight

Location:

London, LND, GB, SE10SU

At Exxon Mobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net‑zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimise our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower‑emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to Exxon Mobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs.

Join us as a Trading Market Risk Advisor with roles to support Freight Trading desks. You will be part of a team responsible for monitoring and managing the risk associated with Exxon Mobil’s trading activities and providing risk analysis for global and regional activities. You will sit alongside commercial traders and advise daily on Trading PnL, exposures, VAR, mark‑to‑market accounting, limit monitoring.

• Market Risk Advisory & Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively deliver high‑impact market risk insights through daily analysis and reporting of trading positions, exposures, TCM, and risk limit utilisation. Apply advanced market and commodity analysis to generate insight and detect anomalies to provide input to trading strategies and risk mitigation.
• Trade Integrity & Dynamic Exposure Management: Lead the daily oversight of exposure risk by maintaining rigorous position tracking and analysis. Identify and resolve trade booking discrepancies, data integrity issues, and abnormal exposure variations with urgency and precision. Act as a trusted risk partner to traders by providing timely alerts and recommendations, including Trade Money Management (TMM) and hedging options input, that safeguard against operational and financial risk.
• Analytical Excellence & Risk Methodology Leadership: Utilize and continuously refine advanced risk analytics such as Value‑at‑Risk (VaR), stress testing, and scenario analysis to enhance portfolio transparency and decision‑making. Attest and recommend liquid and illiquid curve methodology against set principles. Leverage ETRM and analytical tools to deliver accurate, forward‑looking risk assessments that support trading performance and capital efficiency.
• End‑to‑End Market Risk Process Mastery & Skill Evolution: Demonstrate deep understanding of the full market risk lifecycle—from trade capture and exposure modelling to risk reporting and limit governance—enabling swift and effective issue resolution across systems and stakeholders. Continuously build expertise in evolving market and commodity risk management techniques, including option trading, OTC swaps, and structured products.
• Transaction Risk Evaluation: Evaluate complex commodity transactions by calculating Day 1 reserves and other valuation adjustments, ensuring accurate risk representation and alignment with accounting and regulatory standards. Manage both liquid and illiquid Curve Building and Validation supporting sound MTM principles. Provide independent oversight and proactively challenge trading decisions when risk exposures are unreasonable or mis‑aligned with the company’s risk appetite.
• Advanced Risk Strategy & Advisory: Deliver strategic market risk insights to support trading leadership in decision‑making, while mentoring junior analysts and fostering analytical excellence across the risk organisation. Independently assess new business opportunities by reviewing transaction terms, model assumptions, valuation methodologies, and expected results.
• Governance & Risk Infrastructure Enhancement: Strengthen market risk governance by enhancing control frameworks, refining risk reporting processes, and aligning infrastructure with evolving regulatory standards and business objectives.

To be eligible for this role, you must:

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Mathematics,…