Head of FX

vor 10 Stunden

Geneva Traf, Schweiz Trafigura Vollzeit
Main Purpose:We are seeking an experienced and visionary Head of FX & Rates Risk Management. We are looking for a commercially aware and analytically strong individual to lead the identification, assessment, and management of market risks across both Foreign Exchange (FX) and Interest Rate (Rates) exposures.
This role sits at the intersection of market risk, trading, and treasury, and is embedded within the business to act as a trusted partner to front-office and senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will not only provide robust risk oversight, but also drive the development of hedging frameworks, methodologies, and tools to help the business make better, faster, and safer decisions in volatile markets.

The Head of FX & Rates Risk Management will lead the design and implementation of risk strategies across both FX and Rates products, ensuring risk-taking is aligned with the firm's appetite and regulatory requirements — while also supporting commercial objectives. This dual focus demands a candidate with deep subject-matter expertise, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving global environment.

This is a critical leadership role that will help shape the way we manage financial market risks at scale, ensuring that our frameworks are not only compliant and robust — but also intelligent, responsive, and commercially grounded.Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk

  • Lead the identification and assessment of FX risk exposures across trading and non-trading books.

  • Collaborate with commodity traders, treasury, and finance teams to evaluate hedging needs and advise on optimal hedging strategies.

  • Manage and optimise FX trading lines with banking counterparties, ensuring adequate capacity, competitive pricing, and alignment with the firm's liquidity and hedging needs.

  • Drive the development and implementation of technology solutions for real-time FX exposure identification and P&L attribution, enabling accurate, timely insights to support trading, risk, and treasury decision-making.

  • Stay informed of macroeconomic, geopolitical, and regulatory developments affecting currency markets.

Interest Rate Risk

  • Lead the management of interest rate risk across both the commodity trading and corporate financing books.

  • Collaborate with Treasury and Finance teams to manage rate exposures arising from funding and liquidity decisions.

  • Evaluate risks associated with interest rate curves, basis spreads, and macroeconomic drivers (e.g., inflation, policy rates).

  • Ensure interest rate risk measurement methodologies are aligned with applicable accounting standards and internal financial reporting procedures, supporting accurate valuation, hedge accounting, and compliance.

Strategic and Operational Leadership

  • Act as the primary risk advisor on FX & Rates to senior management and commodity traders.

  • Lead the development of internal models, tools, and dashboards to enhance exposure reporting and hedging responsiveness.

  • Lead a small but high-performing team, fostering expertise, ownership, and collaboration.

Stakeholder Management

  • Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, and business units to align FX & Rates Risk Management with broader organisational needs

  • Report to executive leadership on technology strategy, initiatives, and performance

  • Manage relationships with banking partners

  • Collaborate with Deals Desk, Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Teams

  • Develop and lead change management plans to support transitions to new systems or processes.

Qualifications

Education, Experience & Technical Knowledge

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance; MBA or advanced degree preferred

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in treasury, FX, Rates, and financial technology roles

  • Deep knowledge of derivatives and underlying markets — both theoretical and practical.

Leadership & Skills

  • Experience managing global teams and cross-functional projects

  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills; able to translate technical insights into commercial decisions.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Proven ability to drive change and innovation in complex organisations

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Reporting directly to Global Head of Group Treasury

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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