Vice President, Agricultural Commodities Trading - Soft Commodities

Vice President – Agricultural Commodities (Soft Commodities)

We have the unique opportunity for a Vice President to help launch the Agricultural Commodities business in North America, focusing on Soft Commodities. The candidate will utilize knowledge of physical and financial soft commodities markets to price, execute, and manage derivatives and financing transactions for BMO’s corporate and investor client base. This role includes direct responsibility for actively managing non‑linear and linear risk, providing fundamental insight, and collaborating with the Global team to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and improved service.

Group Overview

The Commodities Trading group is a team within Global Markets’ Global Origination business. It manages and executes hedging and financing transactions for BMO’s investor, corporate, and commercial clients and works closely with the Commodities Sales Team and other banking functions.

Key Areas of Accountability

Transaction Modelling & Financial Analysis

• Use financial and fundamental analysis to communicate effectively with Commodities Sales and clients to facilitate deals.
• Develop marketing ideas and help initiate transactions through appropriate presentation of data.
• Understand all software systems for trading and pricing transactions.
• Develop, maintain, and build-out fundamental models.

Skills

• Minimum 5 years experience managing an active book of Agricultural Commodity Derivatives, focusing on soft commodities.
• Minimum 5 years experience structuring and managing inventory financing transactions, including deliverable and non‑deliverable products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including listening, understanding, and responding to internal and external inquiries.
• Expertise in financial computer applications including MS Excel, VBA, and Bloomberg; strong proficiency in other Microsoft Office products.
• Able to exercise independent thought and judgment under limited supervision and to adapt to new tasks with little notice.
• Creative, insightful, and eager to learn.
• Experience developing North American and/or Global supply/demand models across different Agricultural Commodity markets.
• Collaborate with Engineering team to design pricing and risk management tools.
• Experience in livestock or dairy is a plus.

Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of soft commodities and the Agricultural markets – financial and physical.
• Thorough knowledge of derivatives including options.
• Knowledge of banking and risk concepts as well as derivative regulations.
• Current on existing and emerging industry trends around the world.
• Relevant experience and passion for working in a market‑making, direct client‑facing role.

Collaboration

• Partner within the Commodities Team to share market information and solve problems.
• Act as a subject matter expert in soft commodities to support platform build‑out.
• Build relationships with product partners across Global Markets to provide/solicit cross‑product mandates for new opportunities.
• Continuously coach and mentor Analysts and Associates.
• Ensure high levels of client satisfaction through strong cross‑department coordination with the following groups:
  • Other Global Markets Groups
  • I & C B
  • Commercial Banking
  • Global Markets Engineering
  • Trade Floor Supervision
  • Market Risk
  • Client Onboarding
  • Legal & Compliance

Salary

Base salary for this specific role in New York is $260,000.

Pay type: Salaried.

Benefits

BMO offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For more details, visit:

Equal Employment Opportunity

BMO is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other legally protected characteristics. We also consider applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. BMO is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.