Business Unit Risk Advisor managing business continuity and disaster recovery program requirements at Truist. Collaborating with leadership to mitigate risk and ensuring compliance in a financial context.
About the role
- Lead a globally distributed team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and commercial partnership.
- Actively lead staff development, succession planning, and regional execution of global/strategic agendas.
- Provide market risk oversight aligned with commercial objectives and trading strategies.
- Translate risk metrics into business-relevant insights for the Front Office and senior stakeholders.
- Manage communications with Front Office, regional CFOs, Heads of Commodity Risk, and other key partners, enabling faster, clearer, and more informed decisions.
- Deliver insights on market trends, regulatory changes, emerging risks, and scenario analysis to inform decision-making.
- Independently challenge and/or support trading decisions, advising on optimal positioning and risk deployment.
- Promote a culture of risk awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Recommend adjustments to optimise risk-reward profiles and handle liquidity constraints.
- Lead the development and execution of market risk models, ensuring accuracy and relevance across portfolios.
- Ensure consistency across process, systems, and people.
- Ensure timely and accurate valuation of trading exposures and delivery of high-quality risk reporting.
- Shape and enforce risk policies, ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards and internal controls.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to identify, assess, and resolve market risk issues, as well as supporting on new market entries and strategic deals.
- Champion process standardisation, operational efficiency, and system enhancements in collaboration with Technology and global teams.
Requirements
- Previous Market Risk or relevant Front Office/Analytics experience; acquired working either within bp or within the energy trading sector.
- Strong critical thinking and project leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Deep understanding of physical and financial commodity trading (gas/oil), including derivatives and valuation techniques.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex deals and align risk with commercial strategy.
- Advanced analytical and financial skills, specifically VaR, stress tests, and liquidity measures.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and able to influence across all levels.
- Track record of people leadership, team development and delivering against organisational expectations.
- Ability to hold multiple priorities under pressure and drive improvements.
- Strong engagement and relationship-building skills across trading, risk, and support functions.
- Commitment to excellence, independence, and proactive problem-solving in a dynamic environment.
- A strong business /analytical mindset.
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent). MBA, CFA, or a similar advanced degree would be an asset.
Benefits
- life and health insurance
- medical care package
- paid vacation ranging from 120 – 240 hours per year
- 9 paid holidays per year
- 2 personal choice holidays
- parental leave policy offering up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for childbirth or adoption
- annual bonus program
- long-term incentive program
- generous retirement benefits including a 401k matching program
- pension for eligible employees
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Business Unit Risk Advisor managing risks and controls within Technology Business Unit at Truist. Executing risk program requirements and advising leadership on risk management strategies.
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