What You Will Be Doing
- Trading systems transformation: Supporting trading landscape design, system selection, implementation, and optimisation for trading platforms, including contributing to software development activities.
- Operating model & business transformation: Supporting the design and implementation of trading operating models across the full commodity lifecycle.
- Digital & trading transformation: Helping clients embed data, analytics, and AI into trading and decision‑making processes.
- Risk advisory: Strengthening risk frameworks, governance, and reporting across trading organisations.
Your Skills And Experience
- Oil and Bulk Commodities Trading: expertise in bulk commodities trading markets, with a strong understanding of at least one of the following markets: oil, gas, LNG, metals or petrochemicals and refined products. Candidates should have a clear understanding of trading processes, market dynamics, and industry trends.
- LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels Trading: familiarity with different types of LNG contracts, such as long‑term contracts, spot contracts, and short‑term agreements. Understanding of pricing mechanisms and benchmarks, including oil‑linked pricing, gas‑on‑gas pricing, and hybrid models.
- Power and Short‑Term Power Trading: expertise in different power trading markets (day‑ahead, real‑time, bilateral, and over‑the‑counter markets) and an understanding of the impact that the rise in renewables, intermittency and flexibility is having on the markets.
- Freight and Shipping Trading: expertise in different areas of freight and shipping, including marine freight markets, the supply‑demand balance for shipping capacity, key trade routes, the impact of economic cycles on freight rates and familiarity with different types of shipping contracts.
Skills
- Business analysis, workstream lead, or agile delivery skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Data strategy, architecture, and management skills.
- Understanding of, and ability to adapt to key roles across the Software Development Life Cycle.
- The ability to take ownership and deliver results in challenging, client‑facing environments.
Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave Policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year, plus a 5‑Year Recharge benefit that provides an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years of continuous service.
- Flexible Working: Hybrid working policy with additional flexibility around unpaid leave.
- Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 days per year to support social and environmental causes.
- Well‑being Fund: Annual People Fund to support individual wellbeing through an activity of your choice.
- Profit Share Scheme: Participation in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme for all employees.
EEO Statement
Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We actively encourage applications from those who identify with under‑represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process and provide reasonable adjustments where needed.
