Specialist Market Risk

**About BHP**:
At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the Manager, Market Risk as part of BHP’s Commercial function, you will shape the governance and performance of market and price risk activities across BHP’s global commodity portfolio.

This role offers you the opportunity to bring your quantitative and leadership skillset to one of the world’s largest diversified portfolios - managing the impacts of fast-changing and dynamic commodity markets.

Be part of bringing people and resources together to build a better world.

Core Accountabilities
- Conduct independent market risk analysis of trading positions and strategies.
- Conduct regular reviews of limits, policies and procedures, assess proposed changes and recommend changes where appropriate.
- Provide market risk analysis to the Marketing and Supply Risk Management Committee (MSRM). Collaborate with Trading and Marketing Units (TMUs) in bringing activities for MSRM consideration.
- Have an understanding of market dynamics. Use this for anticipating risk events, providing market colour along with risk analysis, developing forward-looking stress tests and scenario analysis.
- Develop quantitative methodologies and models for market risk assessment.
- Evaluate appropriateness and accuracy of market risk exposure reporting.
- Participate in risk and other business project requirements; provide SME advice on the management of risk, market conventions or other issues.
- Participate in the assessment and analysis of systems related issues, including risk systems and other business systems that impact risk
- Independently review the appropriateness and accuracy of commodity forward curves.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders (Book Teams, Strategy and Planning, MAE, Finance Business Partners, Technology, Procurement and others as appropriate)

**About You**:

- Strong analytical skills including the ability to understand, identify and evaluate risk positions.
- Understanding of basic financial concepts
- Strong quantitative skills including understanding of risk models
- Ability to handle uncertainty, ideate, plan and execute.
- Strong communication skills in translating complex topics to wide audiences.
- Has excellent stakeholder management, and influencing skills
- Proactive in taking ownership of issues and following them to conclusion.
- Experience in a market risk position preferably in a physical commodity trading environment is preferred.

**About Our Process**:
At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks.

**Supporting a Diverse Workforce***:
The size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.