Freight Trading Analytics Analyst
Spring, TX, US
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ExxonMobil Global Trading is where we trade oil, natural gas, and energy products safely and responsibly around the world. We leverage our expertise in analytics, logistics, origination, and knowledge of energy markets to maximize the value of our global assets and deliver industry-leading results. This is an exciting time to join our growing trading team and be an integral part of ExxonMobil.
What role you will play on our team
We are seeking experienced candidates for Frieght Trading Analytics to support our Freight Trading teams.
Successful candidates will perform fundamental freight market analysis using proprietary and third-party data to predict vessel supply-demand balances, freight rate movements, and market disruptions. Successful candidates will also develop actionable insights to support physical and derivative freight trading strategies.
These roles are located in Houston Texas at our Spring Campus.
What you will do
- Monitor global freight fundamentals , including supply/demand, fleet utilization, port congestion and macroeconomic drivers.
- Track regulatory changes, geopolitical developments and market disruptions to assess their impact in freight rates and identify tradeable insights.
- Develop and maintain models linking vessel supply/demand, route economics, and freight rates.
- Conduct forecasting and scenario analysis to support freight trading books.
- Perform back-testing and validation of freight trading strategies.
- Advance analytic tools using latest methods and datasets (AIS, port data, macro indicators).
- Serve as a power-user of optimization and trading support tools for freight markets.
- Formulate proposals for profitable freight optimization and trading strategies.
- Provide economic analysis of freight assets and cash flow modeling.
- Deliver ad hoc analysis and participate in special projects supporting freight trading activities.
About you
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Data Science, Engineering or related field
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with experience in freight or shipping markets.
- Proficiency in data modeling, forecasting, and visualization tools (Python, SQL, Power BI).
- Familiarity with AIS data, vessel tracking, and freight rate benchmarks.
- Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights for trading teams.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Your Benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last and we provide job rotations throughout your career with us. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life. Currently our employees' benefits include long term savings allowance, dental reimbursement, annual health checkups and home ownership assistance plan amongst others and these are updated from time to time.
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