
Senior Market Risk Specialist
SMUD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sacramento • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $127,857 - $169,312 per year
Job Level
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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Hard Skills & Tools
Value-at-Riskstress testingsensitivity assessmentrisk modelsportfolio valuationscenario analysisdata analysisPythonRSQL