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Freight & Commodities Market Analyst

Signal Group
London
1 year ago
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About the role

: We are looking for a freight and/or commodities market analyst to join our analytics team. This dual role calls for passion for the type of analysis, content creation and storytelling that helps participants in these complex and volatile trading domains stay informed, while at the same time deploying analytical skills and attention to detail to continuously learn, improve and enrich the underlying data. At Signal, we are committed to finding people who are respectful, inclusive, and team players, embodying these values in every role.

What you will do in this role:

Generate and Promote Weekly Reports: Regularly produce detailed reports on commodity and freight markets, ensuring high-quality insights. Actively promote these reports to relevant stakeholders. Ad-hoc Analysis and Industry Commentary: Write and promote timely, ad-hoc pieces that respond to industry news, trends, or client needs. Place content in top industry media outlets like TradeWinds, Reuters, and Lloyd's. Hands-on Data Work and Quality Assurance: Engage directly with Signal data, spending significant time on quality assurance and refining data to ensure it's client-ready and easily drives reports. Lead efforts to improve the data productization process. Data Scouting and Collection: Scout, collect, and integrate data from sources outside of Signal to complement existing datasets and drive comprehensive analysis. Client Consultations and Event Speaking: Visit clients to provide consultative analytics and reporting, and represent Signal as a thought leader by speaking at relevant industry events. Media Relations: Build and maintain relationships with journalists and media outlets globally to ensure broad coverage and placement of Signal’s market insights. Internal Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as an internal expert on commodities, providing feedback to product teams to shape features that meet client needs and market demands.

Requirements

What you bring to the team:

Bachelor in economics, engineering from Tier 1 universities  More than 2 years of experience as an analyst or consulting role  Strong motivation to deep dive and understand the market, its developments and trends  SQL knowledge  Strong logical/analytical skills  Experience working with large, disparate and/or unstructured data sets, possess excellent analytical ability, at ease with working with database and able to highlight trends and use complex data to support decisions Ability to work with several stakeholders and cross functional teams  Knowledge of Python is a plus, but not a prerequisite  Detailed knowledge of data analysis methods Strong English knowledge (both written and spoken)  Prior experience in the commodities industry is a plus 

Benefits

What we offer:

Generous compensation with additional performance incentives. Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan. Opportunity to work alongside experienced people with deep knowledge in software engineering, data science & shipping business who are always eager to mentor. Signal’s hybrid remote work policy currently includes 6 working days at premises per month, during which happy hour events take place 2-4 weeks of onboarding training to prepare you for your new role, having the opportunity to meet about 30 trainers while diving deep into our products and/or the shipping world. Career growth opportunities and a structured development discussion every 4 months. Personal learning budget for training, seminars, conferences (750 to 2000 EUR annually depending on seniority). Regular team bonding events and activities.

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