Financial Portfolio Manager

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Until 10/5/2026 6+ years exp First posted August 6, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who use new technologies, dynamic insights and over 154 years of experience to connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. 

JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT

The Financial Portfolio Manager will drive profit generation through the financial trading group’s proprietary trading activities with a primary focus on Brazil and/or Mexican Markets. In this role, you will actively trade and invest in the assigned markets including foreign exchange, interest rates, and sovereign credit and ensure desk profitability and pursue alpha generation through proprietary positioning.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Generate profits by trading the assigned instruments including foreign exchange, local rates, or sovereign credit, with primary focus Brazil and/or Mexico.
  • Book and accurately reflect positions and strategies traded.
  • Execute all desk trades across different asset classes to ensure minimum slippage and execution errors and independently handle counterparty interactions and resolve transactional issues with them.
  • Provide trade ideas and research information to other team members as well as identify new trading strategies that complement the portfolio and augment the desk profit and loss.
  • Provide expert thought leadership in your field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify opportunities and problems.
  • Provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.

QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
  • Confirmed financial trading track record with consistent high risk return results in the afore mentioned markets
  • Minimum of six years of related work experience
  • Generating trading profits in foreign exchange rates, local rates, sovereign credit markets and similar instruments.
  • Other minimum qualifications may apply

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At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law. Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.

About this role

Summary

Manage trading activities in foreign exchange, interest rates, and sovereign credit markets for profit and strategy development.

Job title

Financial Portfolio Manager

Experience level

6+ years

Minimum experience

6+ years exp

Industry

food and agriculture

Location requirements

onsite in Brazil or Mexico, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

financial tradingtrading strategiesrisk management

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

foreign exchangeinterest ratessovereign credit
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Brazil

On-site Country

Mexico

On-site Country