Quantitative Risk Analyst v Praha, Česko

Second Foundation is an international  energy  trading and asset management firm headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic ,  with offices in Switzerland, Germany,  Japan and  the US .  Our team of 450 professionals  specialize s in power trading, transforming complex data into market-leading  trading  strategies through  advanced technology and  sophisticated  quantitative  modelling .  

What  you  would work on? 

• Quantification and monitoring of market risk across long-term, intraday, and asset-backed trading positions, including VaR, stress testing, and scenario analysis.  
• Development and continuous improvement of risk models calibrated to energy market dynamics — power, gas, and emissions — across multiple countries and exchanges.  
• Quantification and hedging of market risk exposure arising from long-term asset contracts, including tolling structures.  
• Designing risk metrics and limits for trading strategies, ensuring alignment between model assumptions and live market behavior.  
• Close collaboration with traders, quants, data engineers, and developers to embed risk thinking into the full trade lifecycle — from strategy design through settlement.  

What makes you a great candidate? 

• Experience with data analysis, Python, and its data science toolkit; comfort working with large time-series datasets.  
• Background in risk or financial modeling — whether from academic work in financial engineering, risk management, or practical experience in a bank or financial institution.  
• Familiarity with quantitative risk methodologies — market risk, P&L attribution, Greeks, or commodity-specific risk measures.  
• Familiarity with energy market data (spot, futures, imbalance) is a plus.  
• Degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Financial Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.  
• Ability to translate ambiguous, real-world risk problems into tractable models — and to communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.  
• Pragmatic mindset: you care about models that work in production, not just on paper.  
• Fluency in English and Czech.

What  do  we offer? 

• Brand new office in the city center – Masaryčka.   
• Competitive salary package with the possibility of a yearly bonus.   
• 25 days of paid holiday.   
• Flexible working hours and home-office options.   
• High-end workstation.   
• Sponsored lunch in the office. Every workday.   
• Free snacks at the office.   
• Multisport Card – fully paid by the company.   
• Colleagues who are absolute experts in what they do.