Commodity Derivatives Sales Trader (Location: Shanghai) - Commodity Risk Management & Structured Hedging Solutions (Agriculture coverage)

Commodity Derivatives Sales Trader (Location: Shanghai) - Commodity Risk Management & Structured Hedging Solutions (Agriculture coverage)

Summary

An established global commodities platform is seeking a commercially driven Commodity Derivatives Sales Trader to join its growing Risk Management Solutions team in Shanghai, mainly focused in Agriculture and some energy coverage within the China Market.

This is a front-office origination role focused on partnering with corporates, processors, manufacturers, distributors, and commodity market participants across China to manage commodity price exposure through tailored OTC hedging strategies.

You will play a key role in expanding the firm's risk management franchise in the agriculture commodity space, developing new client relationships, and delivering sophisticated derivatives solutions across corporates based in China.

This position offers direct engagement with decision-makers, significant commercial autonomy, and the opportunity to build a meaningful business within a globally connected trading organization.

Responsibilities

• Originate and develop new client relationships across China's agriculture commodity markets (mainly) with some energy coverage, identifying opportunities to expand the firm's risk management franchise.
• Business development and work closely with corporates and commercial market participants in Agriculture to understand commodity price exposures and risk management objectives.
• Structure and market tailored OTC hedging solutions, including swaps, options, and other derivatives products to meet client objectives.
• Drive the full client engagement process from opportunity identification and solution design through execution and post-trade support.
• Develop strategic relationships with key industry stakeholders, decision-makers, and market participants.
• Monitor commodity market developments and provide market insights that support client decision-making.
• Represent the business at industry conferences, client meetings, and market events across China.
• Partner with internal trading, risk, legal, operations, and compliance teams to ensure efficient transaction execution and client onboarding.
• Contribute to the continued growth and evolution of the firm's commodity risk management offering focused within the Chinese market.

Requirements

• At least 5-10 years of experience within commodity derivatives sales, commodity risk management, structured commodity finance, commodity trading, or related front-office commercial roles, coverage in agriculture/soft commodities and energy.
• Demonstrated track record of client origination, relationship management, and revenue generation in commodities risk management sales .
• Strong understanding of commodity markets, pricing dynamics, OTC derivatives, and corporate hedging strategies.
• Existing network across agricultural commodities, energy, industrial commodities, trading houses, processors, manufacturers, or commercial end-users ideally.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, hungry and ambitious to identify opportunities, build relationships, and develop new business.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in business Mandarin and English are important pre-requisites as you would need to originate, and business develop new deals with Chinese speaking counterparties/clients and communicate with colleagues of diverse and international backgrounds
• Willingness to travel as required.

Why Join?

• Join a globally connected international commodities organization with a significant presence across international commodity value chains.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of physical commodities, financial markets, and corporate risk management.
• High level of commercial exposure with direct access to key market participants and decision-makers.
• Strong platform, balance sheet, and market credibility to support business development efforts.
• Entrepreneurial environment that rewards initiative, relationship building, and commercial success.
• Career growth.

Kindly drop us a copy of your CV (word format) and through this application to register your interest.

All our conversations will be kept strictly confidential.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you.

Selby Jennings is a Trading Style of Phaidon International (License number R16S8194)