SMUD

Senior Market Risk Specialist

SMUD

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SacramentoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $127,857 - $169,312 per year

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About the role

  • Monitor and assess market risk exposures related to electricity, natural gas, renewable energy credits, and other commodity positions
  • Support the implementation and improvement of risk metrics, including Value-at-Risk (VaR), stress testing, and sensitivity assessment
  • Track market trends, price movements, and economic drivers that affect portfolio exposure and report findings to senior management
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of risk models and tools for portfolio valuation and scenario analysis
  • Ensure compliance with internal risk policies and external regulatory requirements (e.g., FERC, NERC, ISO/RTO rules)
  • Collaborate with Front Office (trading, origination), Treasury, Finance, and Regulatory teams to understand and evaluate the risk impact of commercial decisions

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • At least five (5+) years of experience in energy trading, risk management, or quantitative analysis within a utility or commodity environment
  • Solid understanding of North American wholesale energy markets and ISO/RTO operations (e.g., PJM, CAISO, ERCOT)
  • Working knowledge of risk systems and ETRM platforms (e.g., Endur, Allegro, PowerBI)
  • Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools (e.g., Energy Market Simulation Software, Python, R, MATLAB, SQL)
Benefits
  • CalPERS Pension Plan
  • Health benefits
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
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Value-at-Riskstress testingsensitivity assessmentrisk modelsportfolio valuationscenario analysisdata analysisPythonRSQL