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Quantitative Risk Specialist 

Bring your curiosity and passion into action. Join Galp today

You will join the Corporate Center, the operational hub supporting our business units to thrive, through a culture of collaboration. This is where strategic planning and financial management, sustainable practices and technological innovation, risk assessment and human resources converge to ensure efficient and reliable service delivery.

About your future Team

The Risk Management & Internal Control Team play a key role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial risks within the organization. This position involves developing and implementing quantitative models to analyze risk, evaluating potential financial impacts, and providing strategic recommendations to management. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and programming skills, proficiency in risk modeling, and a deep understanding of financial markets.

How will your Day-to-Day look like:

• Conduct assessments potential market risks associated with new business ventures and strategic operations alignment with the organization’s risk strategy and appetite;
• Assess alignment with the organization’s risk strategy and appetite;
• Define metrics and indicators that establish risk limits and tolerances (linked with risk appetite), for subsequent cascading to BUs;
• Define risk analysis and calculation methodologies, model assumptions, and analytical processes, to develop quantitative models support risk analysis;
• Compute the overall risk exposure and position, limits availability and usage, at various aggregation levels;
• Utilize statistical methods and financial theories to forecast potential losses and assess risk exposure;
• Conduct stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of adverse market conditions;
• Monitor global and BU-level risk exposure and limits consumption, maintaining adequate mitigation mechanisms and evaluating the effectiveness of controls in place;
• Consolidates risk reports that provide a comprehensive view of the organization’s risk profile, with actionable insights for decision-making;
• Provide quantitative support for various projects and initiatives and prepare relevant material for Risk forums discussions (e.g. Risk Management Committee, Market Risk Committee).

What makes you unique:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field;
• Proven track record in developing and validating risk models;
• Proficiency in statistical and mathematical modeling software;
• In-depth knowledge of financial markets, instruments, and risk management principles;
• Advanced knowledge of programming languages and their applicability for market risk analysis: Python, VBA and PBI;
• Fluent in English.

Your life at Galp

• An energy company integrated in the energy sector where you can make a difference;
• Challenging Projects;
• Competitive salary and bonus;
• Health insurance for you and your family;
• Meal allowance;
• Holidays, 25 days.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
At Galp, we have the ambition to be a Human Centered Company, and for that we acknowledge our responsibility to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) by having a genuine  mindset, lived on our day-to-day, in all our processes. We believe that everyone should be celebrated and valued for who they are: not only for their potential, but also for their distinctive characteristics.