Optimus

Middle Office Analyst

Optimus$80K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or a quantitative discipline.
  • Strong understanding of risk management methodologies and valuation models.
  • Solid knowledge of mark-to-market (MTM), Value at Risk (VaR), and exposure quantification specifics.
  • Direct experience in North American power markets, especially ERCOT, PJM, and CAISO.
  • Experience in validating power pricing structures using external market sources.

Responsibilities

  • Lead oversight of risk management for Power trading activities with an international scope.
  • Deliver daily analysis on key risk metrics and manage limit breaches.
  • Coordinate and ensure accuracy in deal capture and price validation within the trading system.
  • Maintain compliance with internal trading limits and risk policies for transactional integrity.
  • Apply critical thinking in risk reporting and exposure analysis across trading portfolios.
  • Evaluate price movements and enhance risk models through rigorous testing.
  • Collaborate with traders to clarify key portfolio risk drivers for decision-making support.

Benefits

  • Access to advanced data management tools and training to enhance skills.
  • Collaborative work environment focusing on international trading activities.
  • Opportunities for professional development within risk management and trading sectors.
Full Job Description
As part of the Global Risk Control Organization, the role contributes to key risk control processes across entities within an international scope, with primary focus on North American Power trading activities.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Lead risk management oversight for Power trading activities, including open position monitoring, valuation controls, and mark-to-market (MTM) valuation.
  • Deliver daily analysis and explanations of key risk metrics and any limit breaches.
  • Coordinate deal and price validation within the trading system, including deal checks, curve updates, and data reconciliation.
  • Ensure timely and accurate deal capture and compliance with internal trading limits and risk policies to maintain transactional integrity.
  • Apply critical thinking to risk reporting and exposure analysis across multi-product trading portfolio.
  • Evaluate forward price movements, maintain and enhance risk models, and test new risk calculations.
  • Assess model assumptions against market fundamentals, proposing improvements to enhance valuation accuracy and risk quantification.
  • Collaborate closely with Traders to identify, quantify, and explain key portfolio risk drivers, supporting informed decision-making.
  • Support senior management reporting, contributing to the preparation and communication of trading results and position summaries.

Education & Experience
  • Degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or another quantitative discipline.
  • Strong understanding of risk management methodologies and valuation models.
  • Solid knowledge of MTM, VaR, and exposure quantification, with demonstrated Power Risk Management experience.
  • Direct experience with North American power markets, particularly ERCOT, PJM, and CAISO.
  • Strong understanding of power pricing structures, including experience validating prices using external market sources.

Skills
  • Proficiency with Power BI, Python, or other data management tools such as Alteryx.
  • High level of accuracy and efficiency, with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
  • Strong flexibility regarding working hours, aligned with trading operations

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