Freight Trading Analyst

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What role you will play in 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.

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.

What you bring

• 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 designated to last. 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.

We offer you:

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous resettlement allowance
• Defined Benefit Pension scheme
• Share incentive plan
• Private healthcare for employees and their families
• Free Gym at most UK sites

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Conditions of Employment
Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.

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