Job description
Shape how risk is understood and managed across global commodities activities, with a particular focus on physical flows. Join a collaborative team that plays a critical role in strengthening risk practices and culture, offering exposure to complex, end to end operations and the opportunity to influence meaningful change.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
What role will you play?
As part of the Risk Management Group's Operational Risk team, reporting to the EMEA Lead of Operational Risk for Commodities and Global Markets, you provide independent oversight of operational risk with a focus on physical commodities activities across trading, logistics, storage and delivery. You engage closely with first-line teams and act as a trusted partner and challenger, shaping robust risk management practices while representing Operational Risk in governance forums. By assessing risks and control environments across the commodities lifecycle, you influence transparency, strengthen reporting and drive improvements in control design and risk culture. You contribute to the evaluation of new business initiatives and transactions, ensuring operational risks are thoughtfully considered, and you collaborate widely across front office, logistics, legal and credit teams to enhance visibility and resilience across complex, global operations.
What you offer
• Experience in commodities trading, financing or physical commodities, including exposure to logistics, storage, transportation or delivery
• Strong understanding of operational risks within physical commodity flows, such as inventory integrity, custody risk, logistics disruption and third-party dependencies
• Background in operational risk, internal audit or a related discipline within a complex, international environment, with the ability to assess and challenge control frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence senior audiences and clearly articulate complex risk topics
• A commercial, forward-looking mindset with the ability to identify emerging risks and provide pragmatic, risk-based recommendations
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:
• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
• 26 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks' paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
• Recognition and service awards
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About the Risk Management Group
Our Risk Management Group works as an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquarie's material risks. We are a global team that aims to manage the risks of today and anticipate the risks of tomorrow. Our divisions include compliance, credit, financial crime risk, market risk, operational risk, aggregate risk and prudential, and central.
Inclusion at Macquarie
We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background.
We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.