VP, Global Risk - Houston - Dow Jones

Description

About the Role:

In the complex ecosystem of global energy, price integrity is the foundation of market trust. As VP, Global Risk & In-Business Controls (1LoD), you will be responsible for the design, execution, and continuous improvement of the control environment across our price reporting & editorial operations.You will ensure that every price assessment—from traditional refined fuels and NGLs to the high-growth sectors of Biofuels, Chemicals, and Carbon—is produced with the highest level of accuracy, transparency, and regulatory compliance. This role is critical in protecting Dow Jones Energy's "License to Operate" and ensuring adherence to IOSCO Principles and other relevant regulations. You will report to the Head of Strategy & Operations.

You Will Focus On:

• Control Framework Design & Implementation
• Asset-Specific Controls: Develop and maintain tailored control protocols that account for the differing liquidity and market structures of Refined Products (high liquidity), Chemicals (less-liquid, often contract-based), and Carbon/Biofuels (evolving regulatory frameworks)
• Expert Judgment Oversight: Implement rigorous checks and balances for the application of "expert judgment," ensuring editors provide clear, documented rationales for assessments in illiquid markets
• Workflow Automation: Partner with Product and Tech teams to embed automated "hard" and "soft" controls directly into the price-discovery and editorial tools
• First Line of Defense (1LoD) Operations
• In-Business Quality Assurance: Conduct regular "spot checks" of price assessments to ensure alignment with published methodologies
• Marker & Data Integrity: Oversee the verification of "market markers" and trade data submitted by third parties to prevent the inclusion of outliers or non-representative data
• Training & Culture: Lead global training programs to ensure the editorial team understands "Conduct Risk" and the operational requirements of a PRA within an research and insights organization
• Incident Management & Governance
• Price Challenge Leadership: Manage the formal investigation of price challenges or market complaints, ensuring impartial root-cause analysis and swift remediation
• KRI Management: Develop and report on Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), such as methodology deviations, data submission errors, or late publications
• Audit Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for the Second Line (Compliance) and Third Line (Audit) during annual IOSCO assurance reviews
• Sector-Specific Focus Areas
• Chemicals: Monitor the transition from contract-based to spot-based pricing models, if relevant
• Biofuels/Carbon: Ensure integrity by verifying the sustainability credentials and regulatory certifications linked to price assessments

You Have:

• 15+ years' experience in Risk Management, Middle Office, or Editorial Leadership within a PRA, Energy Major, or Commodity Trading firm.
• Expert knowledge of IOSCO Principles for Oil PRAs
• Ability to work with large datasets and surveillance tools including SQL, Tableau, or proprietary trade-capture systems
• Proven ability to manage diverse, global teams and influence senior stakeholders including Chief Editors and Heads of Research

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Energy

Job Category: Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $200,000 - $260,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..

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Req ID: 51574