Market Risk Analyst

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016404/KM

Date posted:

Monday, December 1, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Ready to Level Up Your Career? Are you a numbers-driven thinker with a love for fast-moving markets? Do you get excited about spotting risks before anyone else sees them coming? Then buckle up, this role might be your next big move!

POSITION INFO:
We’re looking for an exceptional Market Risk Analyst to join a high-performing Oil Market Risk team. If you enjoy turning data into powerful insights, challenging ideas (with kindness of course), and partnering with traders at the top of their game… keep reading.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Becoming the go-to expert for identifying, assessing, and monitoring market risks.
Designing and enhancing risk reports that keep leadership in the know at all times.
Helping the team understand what the market is saying — and what it might say next.
Creating bespoke stress tests and predictive scenarios (because you’re basically a market fortune-teller).
Coding in Python, building dashboards in Tableau/Power BI, and bringing data to life in the coolest way possible.
Collaborating with traders, senior management, and global risk managers.
Making sure that risks are understood, valued correctly, and managed strategically

What You Need to Bring:

A Bachelor's in Science (a Master’s? Even better!)
Experience in market risk — if you’ve dabbled in oil or gas, that’s a bonus
Strong Python skills (you and Python must be tight)
A sharp analytical mind and top-tier problem-solving skills
Excellent communication — you know how to break down complex things without confusing people
The confidence to challenge ideas constructively
A flexible team spirit and the ability to work independently under tight deadlines

Apply now!

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I also specialize in recruiting in the following:

Actuarial
Data Analytics
Product Development
Pricing
Valuations
Market Risk

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information, contact:
Kholo Mongalo
Recruitment Researcher in Actuarial & Analytics
Connect with me on LinkedIn!

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