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Role summary
Westrock Coffee is hiring a discretionary Trader to run its Energy trading platform. The role trades listed futures and options within firm-set loss limits, and its profits offset inflation in WEST's non-coffee input costs.
Item
Detail
Title
Trader - Energy (Discretionary Portfolio Manager)
Reports to
VP Commodity Risk; risk oversight by the Chief Risk Management Officer (CRMO)
Location
Little Rock, AR - on site, with a trading-hours presence
Type
Full time, exempt
About Westrock Coffee and the Platform program
Westrock Coffee (Nasdaq: WEST) is a vertically integrated coffee, tea, extracts, ready to drink beverages, and ingredients company that supplies leading retail, restaurant and consumer brands. WEST is building commodity risk management platforms, each run by an experienced Platform Risk Manager, to generate profits that offset rising costs of inputs.
The Energy platform has its own capital, limits, P&L and independent risk oversight.
Key responsibilities
Trading and returns
Build and run a discretionary book of outright futures and options in the platform's markets, targeting 10- -15% a year on allocated capital.
- Generate ideas from supply and demand analysis, weather, positioning (CFTC Commitments of Traders), seasonality and price action, etc.
- Size every position to the risk budget and place stops at entry.
Risk discipline
- Operate within the risk-per-trade, daily loss, drawdown and notional limits in the mandate below, with no exceptions without written approval.
- Hold reduced size through major relevant organizations releases and exit or roll positions before first notice day. The platform never makes or takes delivery.
- Stay within CFTC and exchange position limits and accountability levels.
Reporting and governance
- Reconcile positions and P&L daily with Commodity Risk, and present a monthly review of performance, process and lessons learned.
- Write a short thesis for each significant position (entry, stop, target, catalyst).
- Follow WEST's risk policy, trading compliance rules and information barriers. The platform does not use WEST's customer or commercial hedging order flow.
Building the platform
- Help select the trading, data and analytics tools, and shape the risk reporting.
- Share market intelligence with WEST procurement and risk teams within the information-barrier rules.
Mandate and risk parameters
The mandate limits losses, not exposure: every trade has a fixed dollar risk, and size steps down as losses build.
Parameter
Limit (on $10M allocation)
Markets
Includes, but not limited to: NYMEX and ICE
Instruments
Listed futures and options. Bought options and defined-risk option spreads allowed; short options, spreads between markets and OTC need written approval.
Risk per trade
0.75% of allocation ($75,000) at the initial stop
Stops
Set at entry, scaled to volatility; moved only toward the market
Daily loss limit
1.5% ($150,000): no new risk for the rest of the day
Drawdown ladder (from year-to-date peak)
3% ($300K): half size · 5% ($500K): quarter size and review · 7.5% ($750K): flatten and suspend
Notional Average limits
$10M
Physical delivery
Not permitted; positions closed or rolled before first notice day
Required qualifications
- 10+ years trading agricultural or soft commodity futures and options, with direct responsibility for a P&L.
- A verifiable record of at least five years of trading results, with monthly returns, capital or risk allocated, and maximum drawdown, confirmable by a prior employer, fund administrator or clearing statements. Average annual return of 10
- -15% on allocated capital, a Sharpe ratio of 1.0 or higher, and no year with a loss beyond the stop-loss limits in place at the time.
- Experience trading under a hard stop-loss and drawdown framework at a multi-manager fund, trading house, bank or commercial merchant.
- Deep knowledge of global energy markets fundamentals.
- Working knowledge of CFTC and exchange rules, position limits and trading compliance.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, agricultural economics or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience on an energy desk at a multi-manager fund, global trading house or commercial merchant.
- Options trading experience, including volatility and skew.
- Proficiency with Bloomberg, a futures execution platform (e.g., CQG or Trading Technologies), and Excel or Python for supply and demand modeling.
- CFA, MBA or a graduate degree in a quantitative field.
- Experience helping build a new desk: systems, reporting and risk processes.
How performance is measured
Performance is judged on risk-adjusted returns over rolling three-year periods, not on a single year.
- Return: compound annual return on allocated capital (time-weighted, monthly).
- Risk-adjusted return: Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown and the share of months with a loss.
- Discipline: adherence to stops and limits; number of approved exceptions.
- Process: win rate, average win compared with average loss, quality of trade theses and reporting.
What WEST provides
- Trading capital and margin funding, cleared through WEST's futures clearing broker.
- Bloomberg, market data and an execution platform.
- Independent risk management, daily P&L, operations and compliance support.
- A seat on a new platform, with room to shape its tools and processes and to grow the allocation with results.
How to apply
Send the following:
- Track record: monthly returns for at least five years, capital or risk allocated, maximum drawdown and the stop-loss limits you traded under, with a contact who can verify them.
- A one-page description of your trading process: idea sources, sizing, stops and how you handle losing streaks.
- Two closely related professional references.
Shortlisted candidates present two recent trades (one winner, one loser) to the hiring panel.
Westrock Coffee is an equal opportunity employer.
Internal notes (remove before posting): confirm the location, title and pay range with the People team; Legal and Compliance to confirm registration needs, information barriers and the trading policy; Finance to confirm accounting treatment of platform P&L.
Role summary
Westrock Coffee is hiring a discretionary Trader to run its Energy trading platform. The role trades listed futures and options within firm-set loss limits, and its profits offset inflation in WEST's non-coffee input costs.
Item
Detail
Title
Trader - Energy (Discretionary Portfolio Manager)
Reports to
VP Commodity Risk; risk oversight by the Chief Risk Management Officer (CRMO)
Location
Little Rock, AR - on site, with a trading-hours presence
Type
Full time, exempt
About Westrock Coffee and the Platform program
Westrock Coffee (Nasdaq: WEST) is a vertically integrated coffee, tea, extracts, ready to drink beverages, and ingredients company that supplies leading retail, restaurant and consumer brands. WEST is building commodity risk management platforms, each run by an experienced Platform Risk Manager, to generate profits that offset rising costs of inputs.
The Energy platform has its own capital, limits, P&L and independent risk oversight.
Key responsibilities
Trading and returns
Build and run a discretionary book of outright futures and options in the platform's markets, targeting 10- -15% a year on allocated capital.
- Generate ideas from supply and demand analysis, weather, positioning (CFTC Commitments of Traders), seasonality and price action, etc.
- Size every position to the risk budget and place stops at entry.
Risk discipline
- Operate within the risk-per-trade, daily loss, drawdown and notional limits in the mandate below, with no exceptions without written approval.
- Hold reduced size through major relevant organizations releases and exit or roll positions before first notice day. The platform never makes or takes delivery.
- Stay within CFTC and exchange position limits and accountability levels.
Reporting and governance
- Reconcile positions and P&L daily with Commodity Risk, and present a monthly review of performance, process and lessons learned.
- Write a short thesis for each significant position (entry, stop, target, catalyst).
- Follow WEST's risk policy, trading compliance rules and information barriers. The platform does not use WEST's customer or commercial hedging order flow.
Building the platform
- Help select the trading, data and analytics tools, and shape the risk reporting.
- Share market intelligence with WEST procurement and risk teams within the information-barrier rules.
Mandate and risk parameters
The mandate limits losses, not exposure: every trade has a fixed dollar risk, and size steps down as losses build.
Parameter
Limit (on $10M allocation)
Markets
Includes, but not limited to: NYMEX and ICE
Instruments
Listed futures and options. Bought options and defined-risk option spreads allowed; short options, spreads between markets and OTC need written approval.
Risk per trade
0.75% of allocation ($75,000) at the initial stop
Stops
Set at entry, scaled to volatility; moved only toward the market
Daily loss limit
1.5% ($150,000): no new risk for the rest of the day
Drawdown ladder (from year-to-date peak)
3% ($300K): half size · 5% ($500K): quarter size and review · 7.5% ($750K): flatten and suspend
Notional Average limits
$10M
Physical delivery
Not permitted; positions closed or rolled before first notice day
Required qualifications
- 10+ years trading agricultural or soft commodity futures and options, with direct responsibility for a P&L.
- A verifiable record of at least five years of trading results, with monthly returns, capital or risk allocated, and maximum drawdown, confirmable by a prior employer, fund administrator or clearing statements. Average annual return of 10
- -15% on allocated capital, a Sharpe ratio of 1.0 or higher, and no year with a loss beyond the stop-loss limits in place at the time.
- Experience trading under a hard stop-loss and drawdown framework at a multi-manager fund, trading house, bank or commercial merchant.
- Deep knowledge of global energy markets fundamentals.
- Working knowledge of CFTC and exchange rules, position limits and trading compliance.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, agricultural economics or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience on an energy desk at a multi-manager fund, global trading house or commercial merchant.
- Options trading experience, including volatility and skew.
- Proficiency with Bloomberg, a futures execution platform (e.g., CQG or Trading Technologies), and Excel or Python for supply and demand modeling.
- CFA, MBA or a graduate degree in a quantitative field.
- Experience helping build a new desk: systems, reporting and risk processes.
How performance is measured
Performance is judged on risk-adjusted returns over rolling three-year periods, not on a single year.
- Return: compound annual return on allocated capital (time-weighted, monthly).
- Risk-adjusted return: Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown and the share of months with a loss.
- Discipline: adherence to stops and limits; number of approved exceptions.
- Process: win rate, average win compared with average loss, quality of trade theses and reporting.
What WEST provides
- Trading capital and margin funding, cleared through WEST's futures clearing broker.
- Bloomberg, market data and an execution platform.
- Independent risk management, daily P&L, operations and compliance support.
- A seat on a new platform, with room to shape its tools and processes and to grow the allocation with results.
How to apply
Send the following:
- Track record: monthly returns for at least five years, capital or risk allocated, maximum drawdown and the stop-loss limits you traded under, with a contact who can verify them.
- A one-page description of your trading process: idea sources, sizing, stops and how you handle losing streaks.
- Two closely related professional references.
Shortlisted candidates present two recent trades (one winner, one loser) to the hiring panel.
Westrock Coffee is an equal opportunity employer.
Internal notes (remove before posting): confirm the location, title and pay range with the People team; Legal and Compliance to confirm registration needs, information barriers and the trading policy; Finance to confirm accounting treatment of platform P&L.
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Senior Level Platform Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level platform specialist job?
Employers hiring at the senior level look for candidates who can own platform outcomes end to end, not just execute tasks. Demonstrating that you've led platform migrations, defined technical standards, or mentored engineers gives you a clear edge. Tailor your application to show scope of ownership, the complexity of the systems you've managed, and the business impact your decisions produced.
Which companies hire senior level platform specialists?
Companies hiring senior level platform specialists right now include Apple, GEICO, and Gemini, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from organizations running complex, multi-product platforms who need experienced professionals to lead architecture and integration work rather than handle day-to-day configuration.
Are there remote senior level platform specialist jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and platform type. About 53% of senior level platform specialist openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer flexibility for professionals whose work centers on systems architecture, vendor management, and cross-team coordination rather than on-site infrastructure. Search current listings on Migrate Mate to filter by work setting.
What makes a platform specialist role senior level?
Senior level platform specialist roles are defined by ownership and scope. You're setting platform direction, making architectural decisions with long-term consequences, and leading the people or projects that implement them. Senior roles also carry mentoring responsibility, cross-functional influence, and accountability for outcomes rather than just deliverables. The difference from a mid-level role is less about task complexity and more about whose judgment the organization relies on.
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Senior level platform specialist roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Insurance, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to operate large-scale platforms with significant integration, compliance, or customer-experience requirements, which creates sustained demand for specialists who can own platform strategy rather than just support it.