Junior Market Analyst - Graduate

The Role

This is a full-time, permanent position on the Commercial team of a global energy company, based in Dubai, UAE. The role is titled Junior Market Analyst and sits within a graduate scheme focused on European Gas, Power, and Emissions markets. The company was established in 2018 and specialises in energy trading using analytics, data science, and technology.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: USD 65,000 per annum
• Bonus: Performance-based bonus
• Tax: 0% income tax environment
• Employee Share Scheme: Opportunity to participate
• Annual leave: 30 calendar days
• Public holidays: As declared by the UAE Government annually (8 to 14 days)
• Health insurance: Comprehensive private health insurance covering inpatient, outpatient, and dental
• Visa sponsorship: Provided
• Relocation support: Available for candidates relocating to Dubai
• End of service gratuity: As per UAE Labour Law
• Probation period: 3 to 6 months, as per UAE Labour Law
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Support traders within a designated market team to develop and refine trading strategies
• Analyse market fundamentals including supply, demand, pricing behaviour, flows, and regulatory updates relevant to the assigned market
• Build and maintain forecasting models to support short-term or long-term market views
• Prepare market summaries, dashboards, and presentations for internal stakeholders
• Monitor real-time news, fundamentals, and data to inform daily trading decisions
• Build and maintain AI-driven workflows to scrape, summarise, and structure unstructured market news and reports
• Automate dashboard updates and report generation using Python scripting or low-code AI tools
• Collaborate with trading, risk, and analytics teams to support commercial objectives
• Contribute to research on trading and hedging opportunities within the assigned market
• Assist in creating analytical tools, dashboards, and market views in partnership with data scientists and technology teams
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (completed or near completion) or master's degree in Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative discipline
• Exposure to at least one programming language such as Python, C++, Java, or similar
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to convert unstructured market signals — including news, PDFs, and web data — into structured, actionable outputs
• Experience creating automations or scripts that reduce manual data entry or repetitive analysis tasks
• Understanding of basic concepts in data structures, algorithms, and computational thinking
• Fluency in English, written and spoken
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
  
  

Preferred Background

• Proven track record of excellence, academic or professional, in quantitative or analytical roles
• Experience working with time-series data, machine learning libraries, or cloud-based data platforms
• Demonstrated ability to build and deliver end-to-end analytical solutions
  
  

Application Process

• Stage 1: Application review
• Stage 2: Online assessments — psychometric and logical reasoning tests
• Stage 3: Case study — a research-oriented project to demonstrate analytical approach
• Stage 4: Three rounds of remote interviews with members of the Analytics and Trading teams
• Stage 5: Offer and onboarding via the Commercial Development Program, leading directly into the Junior Market Analyst role
  
  

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