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ExxonMobil

Produces oil, gas, fuels and chemical materials

Freight Trading Analyst - Asset Book

Prop & Hedge Fund TradingUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Maritime Studies, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
  • Strong understanding of global freight markets, shipping economics, chartering structures, and maritime transportation dynamics.
  • Experience analyzing freight markets, vessel economics, asset valuations, transportation portfolios, or related commercial activities.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills with the ability to develop actionable commercial insights.
  • Experience developing forecasting models, valuation frameworks, financial analyses, or commercial decision-support tools.
  • Knowledge of vessel utilization, chartering economics, freight market fundamentals, and transportation portfolio management.
  • Experience working with complex datasets, including vessel tracking data, Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, freight market intelligence, and commercial performance data.
  • Proficiency in analytical tools including Python, Structured Query Language (SQL), Power BI, Excel, or similar technologies.
  • Ability to evaluate commercial opportunities, assess risk-reward tradeoffs, and support asset optimization decisions.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate complex analyses to commercial audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced trading and commercial environment while managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyze global freight markets, including vessel supply and demand balances, fleet utilization, freight rate movements, chartering activity, and market fundamentals.
  • Develop and maintain analytical models supporting freight asset valuation, portfolio optimization, earnings forecasting, and commercial decision-making.
  • Evaluate freight asset performance across owned, leased, and contracted vessel positions, identifying opportunities to maximize commercial value.
  • Analyze time charter, voyage charter, and other freight contract opportunities to support portfolio management and trading decisions.
  • Assess vessel deployment strategies, utilization scenarios, and market opportunities to optimize returns across the freight asset book.
  • Develop market forecasts and scenario analyses to support freight trading, chartering, and investment decisions.
  • Partner closely with freight traders and chartering teams to translate market fundamentals into actionable commercial strategies.
  • Analyze freight market dislocations, vessel positioning, trade flow developments, and regional market dynamics to identify value opportunities.
  • Support economic evaluations of freight assets, chartering arrangements, transportation agreements, and strategic freight investments.
  • Conduct back-testing, sensitivity analysis, and performance assessments of freight trading and asset optimization strategies.
  • Utilize vessel tracking data, Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, freight market intelligence, and proprietary datasets to improve market transparency and commercial decision-making.
  • Assess the impact of regulatory developments, environmental regulations, geopolitical developments, and other external factors on freight asset performance and portfolio value.
  • Produce market commentary, portfolio analysis, and commercial reporting for freight trading teams and senior stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with quantitative analysts, commercial teams, and technology organizations to enhance freight analytics capabilities and decision-support tools.
  • Support strategic projects and ad hoc commercial analyses related to freight trading, asset optimization, and portfolio growth initiatives.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting freight trading, shipping, chartering, logistics, tanker, dry bulk, gas carrier, or commodity trading organizations.
  • Knowledge of freight asset valuation methodologies, vessel investment economics, transportation contracts, and chartering strategies.
  • Experience analyzing owned and chartered vessel portfolios, freight earnings, utilization strategies, and asset optimization opportunities.
  • Familiarity with freight derivatives, freight risk management, and freight market hedging strategies.
  • Experience utilizing maritime intelligence platforms, vessel tracking systems, and advanced freight analytics tools.
  • Understanding of global energy commodity flows and the role of freight within commodity trading value chains.
  • Experience building forecasting models, optimization frameworks, or quantitative analytics supporting freight portfolio management.
  • Familiarity with cloud-based analytics environments and modern data architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence commercial decisions and drive value creation through high-quality market analysis and strategic recommendations.

About the Company

ExxonMobil

Produces oil, gas, fuels and chemical materials

ExxonMobil produces oil and natural gas and manufactures fuels, lubricants, and chemicals for transport operators, industrial customers, and consumers around the world. Its businesses span resource exploration and production, refineries that turn crude oil into fuels, and plants that make plastics and other chemical materials. The company sells products through wholesale supply agreements and the Exxon, Esso, and Mobil brands, including motor oils for vehicles and machinery. It also sells services that capture, transport, and store industrial carbon dioxide underground. The merged company formed in 1999 from Exxon and Mobil, with roots in earlier oil businesses, and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Spring, TX
Founded
1999

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