Global Commodities Gas Trader - Executive Director
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Lead the day-to-day research, analytics, and desk support for the U.S. Gas Basis business by translating fundamentals and market structure signals into actionable views and decision frameworks for Traders, Sales, and Structuring. Build and scale a research/analytics platform through expanded coverage and institutional-quality deliverables, while setting the operating cadence for pre-market prep, intraday updates, and post-market recaps. Monitor supply/demand dynamics, storage, LNG, and regulatory changes to generate positioning implications, scenarios, and event playbooks that support portfolio construction and monetization discipline. Partner with Technology and QR to enhance data, tooling, and reporting reliability.
Required Qualifications
- Proven ability to lead a desk research/analytics function (or equivalent senior analytical role) with consistent impact on trading decisions and franchise outcomes
- Deep expertise in U.S. Gas markets, including market structure, key pricing drivers, basis dynamics, and regional/infrastructure considerations
- Significant experience producing actionable, time-sensitive market analysis and scenario frameworks under pressure with high initiative and ownership
- Strong judgment and governance mindset with clear, transparent escalation practices and comfort operating in a controlled environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to distill complex drivers and uncertainty into concise, decision-oriented messaging
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) required
Desired Qualifications
- Track record partnering with Technology and quantitative teams to enhance analytics, data pipelines, tooling, and standardized reporting (including data quality and model governance considerations where applicable)
- Strong people leadership experience building high-performing, inclusive analyst teams across functions
- Experience expanding coverage into new regions, instruments/venues, or tenors through research buildout, back-testing, and readiness frameworks
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