Deputy General Manager – Trade Risk

Kennedy Pearce is currently partnered with a leading global trading firm based in London who offer excellent benefits & Hybrid working in recruiting a Trade Risk Management Deputy Department General Manager (DGM)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £85,000 – £120,000 + Car DOE + Excellent Benefits + Hybrid working

Location: City

Industry Experience: International Trading Companies, Commodities, Oil + Gas, Manufacturing

Languages: Japanese – preferred not essential

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Main responsibility of role is to support Department General Manager as a Deputy DGM for organization management and all Trade Risk Management related issues across the Group particularly for international and domestic trading business.
• To manage, supervise, train, navigate and guide a team of Risk Analysts to enhance their development and knowledge whilst ensuring satisfactory and timely management of the Department’s objectives.
• Responsibility for budget, performance reviews, recruitment and personnel items.
• To propose solutions for the amendment of processes and procedures to improve the quality speed and efficiency of the TRM function.
• Initiative in providing solutions for improvement of Trade RM and processes
• To develop and encourage Trade Risk Management knowledge and best practice
• Conduct the function of an “in-house advisor” for all Business Groups by providing high quality Trade RM service
• To develop and encourage Trade Risk Management knowledge and best practice across the Group Companies
• Improve credit risk management and corporate governance of Group Companies through proactive involvement.

Essential Must Have Experience

• Experience gained within an International Trade environment in a Senior Credit Risk role or as a Deputy Department General Manager
• Experience in Steel, manufacturing, Oil+Gas is preferred
• Broad credit, finance and trading business risk analysis and mitigation experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience in engaging a wide range of stakeholders including Executive and Senior Management
• Proven Team Management experience – ideally a Trade Risk Analysis Team including full 1-2-1 performance responsibilities
• Effective report writing/editing skills
• Japanese speaker – Preferred

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