Senior Analyst- Oil

Vortexa is a fast-growing international technology business founded to solve the immense information gap that exists in the energy industry. By using massive amounts of new satellite data and pioneering work in artificial intelligence, Vortexa creates an unprecedented view on the global seaborne energy flows in real-time, bringing transparency and efficiency to the energy markets and society as a whole.

http://www.vortexa.com/

We are seeking a talented Senior Analyst role within our global Market Intelligence & Analytics team to join us in advancing Vortexa’s mission to open, connect, and optimize the energy industry through pioneering technology and thought-leading market insights.

As a senior leader within Vortexa’s Analysis team, you will play a pivotal role in leading and strategising the analysis activities in the wider Middle East region. With your in-depth market knowledge and thought leadership, you will deliver high-quality, cross-barrel oil market insights and present them in client meetings, conferences and industry panels. You will also shape product and data improvement initiatives, and work closely with our global cross-functional teams to expand our product offerings and support business development.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Market Analysis: Perform cross-barrel market analysis using Vortexa’s proprietary seaborne trade flows & freight analytics data and generate thought-leading insights, reports and presentations for our clients
• Data Analysis: Identify opportunities to enhance Vortexa’s data quality and formulate ideas to transform our complex datasets into strategic insights for our clients
• Client & Public Engagement: Present market views at client meetings and industry events to demonstrate Vortexa’s expertise, and work with the Commercial team to support market-related queries 
• Product Development: Collaborate closely with our data, engineering, and product teams to enhance the accuracy and features of our analytics platform. Provide feedback to improve data quality and develop new features
• Leadership & Team Development: Mentor a talented team of analysts, aligning the strategic direction of analysis activities with the global team, fostering both business growth and team development
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, Marketing, and R&D teams to align on strategic goals, enhance client offerings, and support business growth

Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent cross-barrel knowledge of the oil & gas markets and underlying supply/demand fundamentals in seaborne trade flows & freight markets. Deep niche expertise in one or more areas is welcome. Ideally experience within the Middle East and knowledge of regional markets. 
• Ability to critically analyse the market, formulating thought-leading insights that highlights the strengths of Vortexa’s offerings.
• Exhibits strong written and verbal communication abilities, and is experienced in presenting market insights to clients and at external events.
• Sets a high bar for data analysis, ensuring insights are accurate and relevant. Ideally able to manipulate large datasets, scrutinise and investigate anomalies. 
• Collaborates effectively across functions in a global organisation
• Possesses pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit, and enjoys working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Fluent in Excel, with proficiency in programming and visualisation tools such as SQL, Python, PowerBi being a bonus

• A vibrant, diverse company pushing ourselves and the technology to deliver beyond the cutting edge
• A team of motivated characters and top minds striving to be the best at what we do at all times
• Constantly learning and exploring new tools and technologies
• Acting as company owners (all Vortexa staff have equity options)– in a business-savvy and responsible way
• Motivated by being collaborative, working and achieving together
• A flexible working policy- accommodating both remote & home working, with regular staff events
• Global Volunteering Policy to help you ‘do good’ and feel better