Senior Product Controller
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Middle Office Product Controller to join a growing commodity trading business in Dubai.
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Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Middle Office Product Controller to join a growing commodity trading business in Dubai.
This is a high-impact role sitting at the intersection of Trading, Risk, Operations, and Finance, providing independent oversight of trading performance, valuation integrity, market risk exposure, and governance controls across physical and derivatives trading portfolios.
The Role
As a key control partner to the business, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate P&L reporting, robust valuation governance, effective risk oversight, and adherence to trading mandates and policies.
You will have the confidence and credibility to challenge front-office activity when required while delivering transparent reporting and insights to senior management
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Product Control & P&L Management
- Produce and validate daily P&L across physical and derivatives trading book
- Deliver detailed P&L attribution and performance analysis
- Reconcile P&L across front office, operations, finance, and risk functions
- Investigate and resolve valuation and reconciliation breaks
- Analyse and explain market-driven versus trading-driven performances
• Risk Oversight & Governance
- Monitor trading activity against approved risk limits, mandates, and policies
- Identify, investigate, and escalate limit breaches and control exceptions
- Provide independent challenge to trading activities where appropriate
- Support audits, governance reviews, and control framework enhancements
- Maintain robust, audit-ready documentation and controls
Valuation & Exposure Management
- Independently validate trader marks and pricing assumptions
- Challenge valuation methodologies and market data inputs
- Monitor commodity exposures including flat price, spreads, basis risk, and optionality
- Identify concentration risks and unhedged positions
- Deliver independent exposure reporting to senior stakeholders
Analytics & Process Improvement
- Develop automated reporting, reconciliation, and control tools
- Utilise Python and data analytics to improve reporting quality and efficiency
- Enhance data integrity and trade lifecycle transparency
- Support the build-out of scalable middle-office infrastructure
Experience
- 8–12+ years' experience within commodity trading
- Strong exposure to refined products markets, particularly gasoil, jet fuel, and naphtha
- Background in Product Control, Middle Office, Risk Control, or Trading Finance
- Demonstrable experience in P&L attribution, reconciliation, and valuation oversight
- Strong understanding of physical and derivatives trading activities
Technical Skills
- Strong Python programming capability
- Experience developing analytics, automation, and reporting solutions
- Knowledge of mark-to-market valuation methodologies
- Understanding of futures, swaps, and options
- Advanced Excel and data analysis skills
Personal Attributes
- Strong governance and control mindset
- High integrity with the confidence to challenge constructively
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proactive, commercially aware, and solutions-oriented approach
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced trading environment
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