Description de l'emploi

Role overview

The Risk Division serves as the firm’s second line of defense. It works to spot, assess, anticipate, and reduce a wide range of risks so the business can serve clients and operate globally with confidence. Teams in this function help define the firm’s risk profile and shape controls that support its position in global financial markets.

About the market risk team

Market Risk Specialists sit within the Risk Division and oversee the firm’s market risk appetite, sound risk controls, and compliance with regulatory requirements across market risk activities. The role relies on informed judgment, technical risk expertise, and disciplined limit management. The work spans risk analysis, transparency and escalation, supervision, and continual process enhancement.

This position offers the chance to concentrate on the commodities franchise, covering Oil, Metals, and Power. You will partner with teams across regions on work that has a direct impact on the firm’s results. The role provides broad exposure to financial markets, cross-functional collaboration, and a demanding, varied environment.

Key responsibilities

Assess trading behavior from a market risk perspective and help shape outcomes through portfolio-level and transaction-level analysis, including calibration and setting of risk limits.
Track the market events and drivers that may affect financial markets, then evaluate how they could influence the firm’s positions and portfolios.
Run timely stress tests in advance of significant market-moving events.
Make sure concerns are escalated quickly to senior leaders.
Support the rollout of new risk metrics and the refinement of existing ones, while discussing risk matters directly with senior management.
Review and question risk-taking activity in close coordination with traders and bankers.
Monitor compliance with approved risk limits and ensure material exposures are clearly communicated to senior management.
Share responsibility for approving new products from a Market Risk perspective for the businesses under coverage.
Balance the firm’s risk appetite with the needs of doing business.
Help strengthen commercial results and workforce performance within a strong control framework.

Candidate profile

The firm is looking for someone with a strong academic background and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, preferably in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative or analytical field.

Experience in commodities markets and familiarity with financial products, including derivatives and Greeks, is preferred. Programming ability would be an added advantage.

The role also calls for someone who can work well across functions and seniority levels, and who can communicate complex issues clearly to senior management.

A background of 3 to 5 years in the industry or in a relevant role is expected.

About the employer

Goldman Sachs is a global financial institution that combines people, capital, and ideas to help clients, shareholders, and communities grow. Founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York, the firm operates offices worldwide and works across investment banking, securities, and investment management.

The company emphasizes diversity, inclusion, professional growth, and employee wellbeing through learning programs, internal networks, benefits, wellness support, personal finance resources, and mindfulness initiatives.

Equal opportunity and accommodations

The firm provides reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities or special needs during the hiring process. It is also an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Risk, Market Risk (Commodities), Analyst/Associate, Singapore/Hong Kong

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