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Seasoned Oil Trader (Guarantee)
The client, a multi-billion-dollar private equity house, is establishing a
global oil trading operation and is seeking a seasoned oil trader. Strong
experience with physical trading and direct-to-refinery marketing mid-grade
Latin American crudes to Europe and Asia, as well as the US, is critical. Experience
with Russian and CIS export crudes welcome. Candidate should be team players,
yet able to take initiative. Seven-figure dollar bonus guarantee possible for
exceptional candidate. Resumes welcome
from oil majors, state oil companies, independents, trading houses, banks,
consultancies, Also seeking: Mid-Office Oil Specialist in same markets.
Location: Greenwich, CT. London. Geneva.
Senior Grains Analyst/Strategist
The client, a well-known international bank, is seeking a senior grains
analyst/strategist to provide cuerrent market views for internal and extertnal
clients. Candidates should be fluent writers, able presenters with strong
experience and well-known profile
covering the major grains. Coverage of livestock, biodfuels, softs strong
pluses. Location: New York.
Softs/Ags Options Market-Maker Traders
The client, a well-known international trading company, is seeking softs and
ags options market-maker traders to complement an energy options desk. Preferred candidates
will have 3+ years experience, strong
track records in market-making, as well as prop, at pedigreed firms. Location:
New York.
Power Traders/Sales Origination (US NE, ERCOT, EC)
The client, a Wall Street
Bulge Bracket with a top commodities division, is seeking to strengthen North
American power trading and sales/origination desks
with several hires from
associate to vice president level. Strong trading/sales track record required,
with 3-10 years experience in industry. Candidates welcome from
banks,
utilities, trading firms, with trading ranging from real-time, short-mid-term,
FTR, spread and curve markets.
Softs/Ags Options Traders
The client, a well-known international trading company, is seeking
softs and ags options traders to complement an energy options desk. Preferred
candidates will have
3+ years experience, strong track records in market-making,
as well as prop, at pedigreed firms. Location: New York.
Commodity Macro PMs, Traders, Strategists
The client, a well-known hedge fund, is
seeking commodity PMs, traders, strategists using macro signals to design
trading strategies that include non-energy markets
(ags/softs, metals). Strong
candidates will have stellar academic credentials and an excellent track
record. Experience from 3 to 20 years.
Commodity High Frequency Trader
The client, a leading high
frequency hedge fund, is seeking experienced commodity traders to help its
planned expansion to ICE markets.
Preferred candidates must have trading
experience on ICE or have a three-year live track record on high frequency. No
back testing will be considered.
Hedge Fund General Manager (New York)
The client, an expanding commodity
fund, is seeking an experienced manager with the experience, gravitas and star
power to work with the well-known fund founder to raise the organization an
order of magnitude from the mid hundreds of millions into the billion-dollar
zone. Preferred candidates will come from top-ranked pedigreed funds, have a
track record that encompasses compliance, operations, marketing at the
multiple-billion-dollar level and a strong entrepreneurial spirit coupled with
excellent organizational and managerial abilities.
Hedge Fund Operations/Compliance Officer (New York)
The client, an expanding
commodities hedge fund with mid-hundred millions AUM, is seeking a seasoned
operations/compliance officer to work with the CFO and CEO. Must have several
years' hedge fund experience in similar role. Audit experience a plus, attuned
to changing regulatory environment a must. Location: New York.
Seasoned Industrial Metals Analyst (Hedge
Fund, New York)
The
client, a well-known commodity hedge fund, is seeking a seasoned metals analyst
with experience covering industrial metals, ore and freight on a global,
granular basis. Preferred candidates will have 7+ years experience at pedigreed
firms, excellent analytical, modeling and presentation skills and proven
ability to generate and develop profitable tradeable concepts. Location: New
York.
Senior Asia Coal/Metcoke/Iron Ore
Sales/Origination (Bulge Bracket, Singapore)
The client,
a Wall Street bulge bracket with an expanding commodities division, is seeking
a senior sales/origination director for Asia coal, metallurgical coke and iron
ore. Preferred candidates will have an extensive and well-thumbed Rolodex of
contacts among producers, shippers and industrial consumers and a proven record
of generating and closing significant deals. Candidates welcome from production majors, global trading firms, banks, consumers. Location: Singapore.
European Gas/Coal Traders/Originators (Bulge
Bracket, London)
The client,
a Wall Street bulge bracket with an expanding commodities division, is seeking
European gas and coal traders and sale/originators. Preferred candidates will
have 5+ years experience in major European markets at established firms, a strong
record of generating profit and/or sales and extensive industry and market
contacts. Candidates welcome from production majors, utility trading groups, global and regional trading firms, banks, consumers. Location: London.
Europe/FSU Grains Trader/Originator (Bulge
Bracket, London)
The client,
a Wall Street bulge bracket with an expanding commodities division, is seeking
a seasoned grains trader and sales/originator for European, Russian, Ukrainian
supply and markets. Preferred candidates will have 5+ years experience in major
European markets at established firms, a strong record of generating profit
and/or sales, extensive industry and market contacts and relevant language
sufficiency. Candidates welcome from production majors, utility trading groups, global and regional trading firms, banks, consumers. Location: London.
Senior Petchem/Specialty Chemicals Trader
(New York)
The client,
an international physical chemicals trading firm, is seeking a senior chemicals
trader for its New York head office. Preferred candidates will have 8+ years
experience trading polyolefins and/or specialty chemicals in major
international markets at established firms, a strong record of generating
profit and/or sales , extensive industry and market contacts and a chemicals
academic background. Candidates welcome from chemical majors, trading firms. Location:
New York.
Senior Chemicals Trading Business Development
Manager (New York)
The client,
an international physical chemicals trading firm, is seeking a senior business
development manager, reporting to the CEO, to expand its international chemicals
(polyolefins and specialty) trading business. Preferred candidates will have 12+
years experience in business development in the chemicals industry at
established firms, a strong record of competitive market analysis, shrewd market
entry strategies, extensive industry and market contacts and proven team –building
skills. Location: New York.
Commodity Trading Desk Analyst (Hedge Fund, New York)
BREAK INTO TRADING: The client, a well-known commodity hedge fund, is seeking a beginner for general trading desk duties, including sleuthing and analyzing data to to flesh out ideas into executable trades. Preferred candidates will have excellent academic credentials, a can-do attitude with results to match, killer Excel skills and several years post-undergraduate experience at pedigreed firms. Markets experience, particularly commodities, is preferred but not essential. Alumni from investment banking analyst (and similar) programs are welcome.
European Short-Term Power Analyst/Strategist (Continent, Nordpool)
The client, a major alternative asset manager, is seeking a short-term power analyst/strategist for an expansion in Continental Europe and Nordpool. Strong candidates will have experience in daily to weekly cross-border power markets (Germany/Czech Republic, Austria/Slovakia, Switzerland/France, Belgium/Netherlands, for examples), as well as detailed knowledge of grid and dispatch relevant to pricing. Academic electrical engineering/transmission background and modeling skills, including weather effects -- strong pluses. Candidates welcome from utilities, trading firms, banks, consultancies, exchanges, brokerage houses. Trading experience a plus but not required.
Crude Oil Trader (Asia)
The client, a major international commodity trading firm, is seeking an oil trader for Asian markets. Strong candidates will be proven producers with 10+ years experience, mostly in Asia; excellent contacts in the producer, consumer and financial communities. Experience in physical trading coupled with financial hedging a strong plus. Must be able to trade profitably, flow and/or prop, independent of an asset base. Candidates welcome from pedigreed trading firms, banks, oil majors, large independents, NOCs. Location: Singapore.
Coking Emissions Control Engineers (2) (Chicago)
The client, a major US refiner, is seeking two emissions engineers for its coking units.
The Emissions Control Systems Engineer (FGD Engineer) will be the lead corporate engineer responsible for assuring optimal design, construction and operation of the flue gas cleaning systems – scrubbers and fabric filter baghouses - associated with the client’s heat recovery coke plants. Must have BSME or BSChE, 7+ years of experience in Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance in the fossil fuel power/utility, Municipal Solid Waste, or similar industry. Preferred candidates will have significant experience with design and/or operation of utility and/or industrial scale scrubber equipment, working knowledge of variety of flue gas cleaning systems for fossil fuel combustion systems, strong chemistry or chemical engineering background or experience related to control of sulphur, chloride, nitrogen oxide, and gas-entrained particulates, mechanical engineering background and experience, with preference for knowledge of atomizers and gas distribution systems.
The Emissions Engineer for Heat Recovery & Power Systems will be responsible for evaluating and researching topics related to the design and operation of the flue gas cleaning systems associated with the client’s heat recovery coke plants. Preferred candidates will have strong technical understanding of emissions technology relative to coal fired boilers, general understanding of Power Generation Equipment, Thermal Performance, and Emissions Testing and leadership to organize and direct problem-solving teams comprised of technical, operations, and outside consulting resources. Duties include providing senior technical expertise in the field of emissions technology, participation in identifying, planning and developing conceptual designs for heat recovery and flue gas cleaning systems related to heat recovery coke plants and development of procedures and evaluation methods for use in evaluating and testing emissions equipment.
Senior European Coal Trader (Russian Speaker)
The client, an international physical energy trading house based in Europe, is seeking a senior coal trader for European markets. Preferred candidates will have 10+ years experience, deep knowledge of coke, including metallurgical coke, and a large book of customer contacts, particularly in Europe. Must speak Russian fluently.
Oil & Gas Project Finance Director for International Bank
The client, a major international bank with a top-five European energy project finance group, is seeking a director-level originator and business developer to lead US expansion in structured energy debt, primarily for upstream firms and some midstream. The successful candidate will have 10+ years of progressively important experience in energy finance, strong relationships with major players and a substantial deal list including lead roles sourcing syndication mandates
for pedigreed E&P companies
including reserve-based lending, as well as
managing and executing transactions. Drive, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit are essential to meet the challenge of getting a new unit up to speed and carving out market share in an established and competitive market. Critical personal quality: Temperament to work smoothly with other US teams and coordinate closely with European headquarters. Pluses: Experience in US GOM, Shale Gas, LNG. Location: New York/Houston.
Oil Options Trader (Director) for Top-Tier International Bank (Houston)
The client, a major international bank with a top-five commodities division, is seeking a oil options trader at the director level. Strong candidates will have 5+ years experience trading options and a proven record running a major oil options book at a pedigreed bank trading division, including market-making and pricing for flow trading, views on the market for prop trading, and client relations. Experience directing juniors and math and presentation skills are strong pluses. Location: Houston, possibly elsewhere.
Analysts/Strategists (Ags/Softs, Freight/Shipping) for Hedge Fund (San Francisco)
The client, an emerging commodities-related hedge fund headed by a well-known portfolio manager, is seeking analysts/strategists with 3-7 years experience in ags/softs or freight/shipping. Strong candidates will be adept at granular, data-driven supply-demand balance analysis and forecasting, as well as the formulation of tradeable strategies involving relative-value, spread and cross-commodity arbitrage. Experience in analysis/strategy of sector-related equities a plus. Location: San Francisco
Sugar Trader Team for Hedge Fund (US NE)
The client, a US-based hedge fund, is seeking a sugar
trader team. Strong groups will have experience in paper and cash markets with
a profitable performance record trading significant amounts of capital in prop
trading strategies, including relative value trades (calendar spreads, basis
markets). Preferred background: ABCD, trading and merchant firms, funds,
international banks. Location: US Northeast.
Systematic Traders – Commodities, Fixed Income,
Rates, Currencies The client, an emerging multi-strategy fund managed
by pedigreed traders and market participants, is seeking systematic traders
with strategies that are profitable, consistent and scalable. Traders of
commodities, indices, rates, currencies will be considered. The client is
seeking traders they can fund to generate profit of at least $1 million the
first year. Hiring process involves intense analysis of trading data. No base;
negotiated, competitive payout. Location: Anywhere.
Ag
Traders for Hedge Fund (US NE)
The client, a US-based commodities hedge fund, is seeking a seasoned
ag traders with experience in
paper and cash markets with a strong performance record trading significant
amounts of capital in prop trading strategies, including relative value trades
(calendar spreads, basis markets). Preferred background: ABCD, trading and
merchant firms, funds, international banks. Location: US Northeast.
Long-Short
PMs of Commodity Related Equities for Hedge Fund (New York)
The client, a New
York-based commodities hedge fund with AUM > $1 billion, is seeking a seasoned
long-short portfolio manager of commodity-related equities. Preferred
candidates will have strong performance records at pedigreed firms (banks,
funds, trading firms) trading significant amounts of capital in prop trading
strategies that may include commodity, currency and rates overlays as well as
equity-commodity arbitrage plays. Location; New York.
Gasoil, Refined Products Broker (Middle East)
The client, an expanding international energy broker, is seeking seasoned gasoil and refined products brokers for its Middle East office. Strong candidates will have 5+ years experience brokering gasoil and/or refined products brokering, with physical experience a plus. Experience brokering exchange-traded
futures, options and OTC products also sought. Preferred: Major brokerages, upstairs exchange brokers, trading firms,
investment banks. Tax-advantaged compensation: base/draw, plus competitive payout.
Senior LNG Originators (Singapore, London)
The client, an international bank with an expanding commodities unit, is seeking senior LNG originators with 10+ years industry experience. Strong candidates will have broad global contacts among producers, national oil and gas companies, direct involvement in negotiations, a substantial PSA deal list, detailed operational and shipping knowledge and sensitivity to cultural and diplomatic factors. Preferred background: Tenure at pedigreed firms including other Wall Street banks, oil and gas companies, large trading firms. Positions are based in Singapore, London.
Prop Oil Traders (London, Houston)
The client, a Wall Street bank with a top-five commodities unit,, is seeking an experienced prop oil trader (crude, refined products). Strong candidates will have track records that exceed annual net revenue of $15 million. Preferred background: Oil majors, pedigreed trading firms, investment banks, hedge funds. Location: London, Houston.
FTR Strategist for Major Alternative Asset Manager (US NE)
The client, a major international alternative asset manager, is seeking an FTR Strategist for its power trading desk. Strong candidates will have an engineering background, ISO knowledge and experience modeling flows and pricing on US power transmission grids, including the mechanics and dynamics of energy flows and power switching. Hands-on familiarity with power flow modeling software (Dayzer, Promod, PowerWorld, PSSE) required. Preferred candidates will have 7-8 years involvement with power, a proven ability to produce tradeable insights and stints at pedigreed trading firms, power trading desks at investment banks, hedge funds, merchant energy firms, utilities, ISOs. Location: US Northeast.
Industrial-Strength Barrel Mover -- European Oil Sales/Origination Director
The oil trading desks are hungry! The client, a major
international bank with an expanding commodities division, is seeking
an experienced oil sales/origination director for a London-based position to develop and expand client-facing oil business for Europe, also Middle East and Africa, Strong candidates will have 10+ years in oil/energy
commodities, including proven experience bringing in significant business involving physical and financial traded
crude oil and refined products. Broad and important contacts and relationships in EMEA,
including national energy companies, are required as well as a
significant book of business. Preferred background may include stints
at pedigreed financial or trading firms, and refining and/or upstream
at majors or large independents. Position is director level with short path
to MD. The position is based in London.
Rock Star Prop Oil Trader (International Bank)
The client, an international bank with a top-five commodities division, is seeking a Prop Oil Trader who has track record hitting $50 million to $100 million in net revenue for several years. Strong candidates will have 8+ years in oil trading with 3+ years prop trading. Experience may also include physical and flow trading of crude and products. Preferred background may include stints at pedigreed trading firms, hedge funds, refining and/or upstream at majors or large independents. Compensation attractive.
Heavyhitter Prop Commodity Traders, Sales/Origination Directors+ (International Bank)
The client, an international bank with a $1 billion-a-year commodities division, is seeking Prop Commodity Traders and Sales/Originators at Director-plus levels to help boost the bank to the next level in commodities. All commodity sectors open. Strong candidates will have 8+ years experience and several years generating annual net revenue in trading or sales/origination of $20 million or greater. Preferred background may include stints at pedigreed trading firms, hedge funds, banks, financial firms. Compensation attractive.
Commodity Investments Principal (International Bank)
The client, an international bank with a $1 billion-a-year commodities division, is seeking a Commodity Investment Principal to source, value, negotiate, oversee and optimize a significant portfolio of commodity assets whose inputs and outputs will feed into trading desks. Strong candidates will have 10+ years experience and solid deal book that may include investments of different sizes, structures, durations, geographies and commodity sectors. Operational experience a plus. Preferred background may include director-plus level stints at pedigreed private equity houses, trading firms, business development/M&A units at international producers/commercial companies.
Power/Gas Trade Documentation Negotiatior (US NE)
The client, a brand-name investment bank with a top-ranked commodities division, is seeking an experienced negotiator to work on master agreements involving physical commodity trading of power and gas, including ISDA agreements, EEI, NAESB, WSPP. Strong candidates will have knowledge of commodities business and/or related trade issues and 3+ years experience preparing and negotiating master agreement documentation and related credit annexes. Preferred: Experience at utilities, merchant energy firms, bank trading units, independent trading groups. A critical factor is the proven ability to work well internally with sales & trading, credit, legal, regulatory, risk management and operations teams and externally with producer, consumer and financial clients. Knowedge of ISDA North American Power and Gas annexes a must. Compensation: $120K - $150K. Bonus.
Physical European Fuel Oil Trader -- London
The client, an international bank with a top-five commodities division, is seeking an Fuel Oil Trader for European and International Markets. Strong candidates will have 5+ years in fuel oil trading experience, generating $10+ million in P/L from flow business with some prop. Experience should include physical and financial traded products. Broad contacts and relationships in European markets are required as well as a significant book of business. Preferred background may include stints at pedigreed trading firms, and refining and/or upstream at majors or large independents, as well as financial firms. The position is based in London.
Hedge Fund Commodities Quant Strategist (NY)
The client, a commodities hedge fund with $1+ billion AUM, is seeking a quant to join a commodities quant desk strategy team. Must be able to create product valuation models, trading strategy analytics, tools used by traders for risk analysis, market opportunities. Strong candidates will have 2-5 years supporting energy/commodity trading, excellent skills in applied math, statistics, stochastic processes, option theory. Must have good communication/presentation skills, ability to work with others. Preferred: PhD in quant field or quant MS with 3+ years in financial services. Knowledge of MatLab, C++. Location: NY.
PhD Commodities Quant Strategist VP/Associate
The client, a major Wall Street firm, is seeking a PhD quant for commodities desk strategy. Position is vice president level, possibly senior associate with MS. Will work with traders on risk analysis/reporting, profit-making trading strategies. Must be able to create product valuation models, trading strategy analytics, tools used by traders for risk analysis, market opportunities. Strong candidates will have 2-5 years supporting energy trading, solid US power/gas market knowledge, excellent skills in applied math, statistics, stochastic processes, option theory. Must have good communication/presentation skills, ability to work with others. Preferred: PhD in quant field or quant MS with 3+ years in financial services. Knowledge of MatLab, C++
Commodity Hedge Fund Marketer
The client, a commodity hedge fund manager with $1+ billion AUM, is seeking an experienced marketer for capital raising, Strong candidates will have raised $100+ million for alternative asset managers from institutional investors, HNW individuals and family offices. Preference for candidates with good book of contacts in Europe and Asia, as well as the Americas.
Energy Private Equity Principal (US NE)
The client, an emerging alternative asset manager with several hundred million dollars AUM in commodity strategies, is seeking a seasoned private equity principal capable of leading, launching and operating a private equity fund focused on energy. Strong candidates will have an impressive deal book from a pedigreed firm and excellent sourcing, valuation, negotiation and execution skills, as well as follow-through involvement in management and board direction of portfolio companies. Presentation skills required, success in capital raising a strong plus. Location: US NE.
Seasoned Crude Trader (Hedge Fund, New York)
The client, a large commodities fund, is seeking a seasoned crude trader with experience in US basis trades and relative value strategies. Physical trading a plus. Strong candidates will have solid track records for several years that exceed $10 million in profit. Preferred background: Tenure at pedigreed firms including oil companies, merchant energy firms, Wall Street banks, large trading firms and hedge funds. The position is in New York.
Iron Ore Traders/Teams (London/Singapore/Sydney)
The client, a large international bank with an expanding commodity division, is seeking traders/teams for iron ore trading and origination for Europe and Asia. Team leaders will have 10+ years in the industry, several years of good track record trading significant books. Physical as well as financial. Global market strategies. London, Singapore for trading/origination. Seeking originator for Sydney.
Agricultural/Softs/Biofuels Traders/Teams
The client, a large international bank, is seeking traders/teams for agricultural/softs/biofuels trading and origination for Europe or the U.S. Team leaders will have 10+ years in the industry, several years of good track record trading significant amounts of capital. Financial trading strategies required. Global market strategies. US, Europe.
Seasoned LNG Trader
The client, an international bank with a top-five commodities unit, is seeking a seasoned LNG originator with 8-12 years experience trading spot cargoes and term contracts, including diversion trading. Strong candidates will have broad experience trading multiple cargoes a month, global contacts among producers, national oil and gas companies, detailed operational and shipping knowledge and knowledge of related gas, power and coal markets. Preferred background: Tenure at pedigreed firms including oil and gas companies, large trading firms, other Wall Street banks.
Commodity Project Finance (Metals) -- London
The client, an international bank with an expanding commodities division, is seeking a director for commodity project finance with concentration in metals. Strong candidates will have 5+ years in project finance, possibly via corporate finance or structured finance, at pedigreed firms. Broad contacts and relationships in European markets. Preferred background may include stints at pedigreed financial or trading firms, producers or consultants. The position may include candidates ranging from senior vice president to managing directors. It is based in London.
Brokers/Execution Traders/Teams -- Energy Metals Financials Grains Beans Meats Softs
The client, an international bank with an expanding futures business, is seeking brokers, execution traders and/or teams to build out a production division in energy, metals, financials, grains, beans, meats and sots. Candidates (individual producers or teams) must have existing and significant relationships and a track record of production that has a strong probability of being portable. Preference to candidates/teams with options and futures experience who have customers and upstairs experience. Floor-based brokers with a solid book of business and the inclination to transition upstairs considered, too. Also of interest are candidates with business on Eurex/Liffe/LME. Locations are New York and Chicago.
Senior Energy Principal Investments Specialist/Brazil
The client, a Wall Street bulge bracket with a top commodities unit, is seeking a senior commodity principal investments specialist for Brazilian markets. Strong candidates would have extensive experience in Brazil, education at top-tier U.S. institutions and experience at pedigreed firms doing energy principal investments in the U.S. and/or Brazil.
Commodity Index Traders
The client, a large international bank with a top-ranked commodity unit, is seeking an experienced commodity index trader with a good track record, in both prop and franchise trading. Europe and the U.S.
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