Head of Risk Transformation (Energy)

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; hybrid schedule with four days in the office and one remote day per week. Relocation may be considered within hirify.global parameters. Expatriate assignments are not considered, and employment visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Company

hirify.global is an integrated energy company involved in oil and gas exploration, production, transportation, refining, marketing, petrochemicals, and power generation.

What you will do

• Build and lead an independent, commercially relevant risk management capability for the Supply & Trading business.
• Maintain an integrated view of market, credit, liquidity, operational, and counterparty risk across trading portfolios.
• Lead risk systems, analytics, reporting, data quality, model ownership, limits, and escalation frameworks.
• Partner with traders on transactions, new business approvals, hedging strategies, and portfolio decisions while preserving independent challenge.
• Develop a high-performing risk organization through hiring, coaching, succession planning, and capability development.
• Communicate risk insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and the global Credit & Risk Control leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in energy or commodity trading risk, including substantial leadership experience.
• Experience with physical and financial commodity portfolios, trading lifecycles, derivatives, risk metrics, stress testing, and Monte Carlo analysis.
• Track record of building or materially transforming market risk or enterprise trading risk functions, including governance, limits, and target operating models.
• Experience leading CTRM/ETRM systems, risk engines, data, reporting, or major digital risk transformations through implementation.
• Ability to lead globally distributed teams and communicate complex risk concepts clearly to traders and senior management.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a STEM, finance, or related field.
• FRM or CFA certification.
• Advanced quantitative analytics and modeling skills.
• Experience with Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, or Power Platform.
• Experience managing credit, liquidity, and working-capital risk.

Culture & Benefits

• Alternative full-time schedules are available, including a 9/80 compressed workweek.
• Work with Supply & Trading hubs in Houston, Singapore, and London.
• Lead risk transformation with accountability for outcomes while maintaining the independence of the Risk function.
• Develop next-generation risk leaders across market risk, credit, analytics, and regional coverage.