Job Title: Manager, Market Risk
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Director, Commodity Procurement & Market Risk
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Greenfield is looking for a Manager, Market Risk, to join our growing team.
Position Overview
Greenfield Global Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented and analytically rigorous Manager of Market Risk to hit the ground running as a member of our risk management team. This individual contributor role carries broad responsibility for the oversight, measurement, and reporting of commodity, financial, and counterparty risk across our ethanol production operations. You will own day-to-day hedging activities for corn, ethanol, and natural gas, be a key voice on our Risk Management Committee, and build a trusted partnership with executive leadership in shaping the company’s hedging strategy and risk governance framework.
This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the financial performance and risk culture of a growing private company.
Who We Are:
Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.
Why Join Greenfield?
We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.
Who You Are:
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or a related field is required
- Master’s degree in business, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related quantitative discipline considered an asset
- Professional designations such as CRM, CFA, or FRM are considered an asset
- Comprehensive knowledge of financial instruments, capital markets, derivatives, and commodity risk management — including hedge strategy development, accounting considerations, and valuation
- Advanced quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to build and maintain risk models (VaR, Greeks, scenario analysis, stress testing)
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex risk data into clear, actionable narratives for executive and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative, team-oriented working style with the ability to influence strategy across functions without direct authority
- Strong ownership mindset — comfortable taking accountability for the direction and quality of the company's risk and hedging management efforts
- Decisive under uncertainty, with the ability to make timely recommendations while anticipating internal and external implications
- Intellectually adaptable — adjusts approaches based on new market information, contrary evidence, or changing business conditions
- Technologically fluent with a proven early-adopter mindset — comfortable leveraging AI-assisted analytics, automation tools, and emerging platforms to improve risk visibility, reporting efficiency, and decision-making; this is essential
Your Experience Should Include:
- 5+ years of relevant experience in commodity market risk management, commodity trading, risk modeling, and analytics
- Demonstrated hands-on expertise in agricultural and energy commodities — specifically corn, ethanol, and natural gas — including deep familiarity with the physical and derivative markets that govern their pricing
- Proven track record executing derivative transactions (futures, options, OTC) and managing hedge programs in a commodities environment
- Experience managing implementation projects for risk and/or financial processes is an asset; hands-on involvement in the configuration of commodity risk and trading functionality within DycoTrade (Microsoft D365) will be a key near-term priority for this role
- Proficiency with Bloomberg, broker platforms, and relevant ETRM or risk systems; experience with database, multi-dimensional reporting, and statistical/mathematical software
- Strong working knowledge of CBOT-listed contracts (corn, ethanol) and NYMEX natural gas markets, including crush spread dynamics and their application to ethanol margin management
- Familiarity with investment portfolio management techniques including risk-adjusted returns and portfolio optimization
Job Responsibilities:
Hedging & Trading Activities
- Identify and quantify material commodity and financial risks, building and executing appropriate hedge strategies across corn, ethanol, natural gas, and correlated markets
- Actively initiate and execute derivative transactions with brokers and counterparties across physicals, futures, options, and OTC instruments on CBOT and NYMEX
- Recommend and implement hedge strategies that recognize natural hedges and leverage purchase programs and appropriate financial structuring
- Track and manage margin requirements, funding obligations, and counterparty exposures within established limits
- Create and adapt strategies in response to changing market conditions and the evolving ethanol business landscape
- Main contact for all items natural gas via external consultant; including basis purchases, plant consumption forecasts/shutdowns, supply agreements, and others with support from various internal stakeholders.
- Monitor and manage foreign exchange exposure arising from commodity flows, including USD/CAD dynamics relevant to corn, as well as international DDGS and ethanol markets (EUR)
- Maintain and develop relationships with external brokers, banks, and counterparties; serve as the primary day-to-day contact for derivative execution, margin management, and execute transactions.
Risk Governance & Corporate Oversight
- Develop, implement, and monitor risk policies, procedures, and standards that protect financial results and align with the company's strategic plan
- Partner with executive management to establish and maintain risk tolerances and ensure they are well understood across the organization
- Act as a key stakeholder in trader governance, applying VaR and financial limits per Trading Policy guidelines
- Assist in risk assessment of sales and off-take agreements and evaluate risk implications of proposed business activities
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial, state, and local regulations and industry standards
Models, Analytics & Stress Testing
- Develop and implement risk measurement methodologies, quantitative models, and analytical tools consistent with industry’s best practices and the company's strategic objectives
- Conduct scenario analyses, stress testing, back testing, and other statistical methodologies to assess enterprise risk and hedge strategy effectiveness
- Validate model assumptions, data inputs, and outputs; coordinate independent third-party model reviews as appropriate
- Maintain and enhance analytical frameworks for risk-adjusted decision-making, portfolio optimization, and economic capital allocation
Risk Management Committee & Reporting
- Drive the weekly Market Risk Working Group (MRWG) by preparing a commodity overview deck covering current market trends, exposures, hedge positions, and strategic recommendations
- Design and produce timely risk and hedge reports at appropriate organizational levels — daily, weekly, and monthly — for senior leadership and key stakeholders
- Monitor deviations from risk tolerances and work with relevant teams to develop remediation plans and return to compliance
- Respond to ad hoc requests from key internal stakeholders and business unit leads
- Participate in commodity review, financial planning, and sales pricing meetings to assess and communicate risk implications
Total Compensation & Care:
- Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance – $132,000 – $150,000
- Formal and informal training opportunities
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time
- Vacation time exceeding industry standards
- Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication
About Us
We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Core Principles
- Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.
- Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.
- Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
- Agility: Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.
- Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.
At Greenfield, people—not AI—make our hiring decisions. We use AI only for routine administrative support and never to screen candidates or determine outcomes. Every application is reviewed by our team, and if any step involves increased AI use, we’ll inform candidates in advance. We’re committed to responsible, transparent, and fair hiring practices.
