Head of Commodities Trading

• Final authority on risk for all material positions prior to execution
• Full oversight of 25 traders across multiple desks and commodities
• Pressure-test trade logic, exposure, hedge structure, and downside scenarios
• Set long/short direction and capital allocation across the platform
• Own quarterly and annual P&L outlooks, delivery, and variance
• Hold the organization accountable for preventable losses and missed margin
• Lead, coach, and make decisive talent calls, elevate performers, correct gaps, and exit where required
• Align desk capacity, succession, and hiring with growth and risk appetite
• Own client exposure, counterparty risk, and credit discipline
• Protect long-term relationships while enforcing disciplined commercial execution

• 10+ years trading physical commodities, ideally agriculture, energy or industrial inputs
• Lived through real cycles, tight supply, oversupply, volatility spikes, margin compression and know how to manage risk through them.
• Comfortable pressure-testing trades before they hit the market structure, exposure, hedge logic, and worst-case downside.
• Experience leading a desk or senior traders, not just running your own book.
• You think in terms of total exposure and total P&L not just “my position”.

• The discussed salary range is $110 000 to $125 000 depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Aggressive bonuses based on company and personal performance [anywhere from 45 to 70K]
• Join a tight, experienced team with low turnover and high morale, a group that works as one, challenges each other respectfully, and takes real pride in disciplined execution.

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