Commodity & Energy Trading Business Advisory - US Oil Trading and Scheduling - Consultant to Senior Manager
About Baringa:We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.
You'll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick - slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.
We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.
Our Commodity Energy Trading practice is looking for an experienced candidates from Consultant to Senior Manager to join the team Our clients depend on our deep industry expertise to navigate a trading world marked by price volatility, increasingly complex value chains, and demanding regulatory environments. We assist in defining / executing their business strategy, assessing / improving their business capabilities, enabling technology and digital transformation, and advising on how to best manage risk /regulatory requirements for their business. Our goal is to help trading companies adapt to a lower carbon intensity world, where effective portfolio management in volatile markets and the implementation of digital solutions are crucial for delivering insightful, best-in-class portfolio strategies and facilitating the energy transition.
What you will be doing - Strategy & Commercial Advisory - US market entry and establishment, commercial trading & hedging strategy, book structure & transfer pricing
- Energy Transition Advisory - carbon / emissions measurement frameworks & reporting
- Business Capability Development- trading capability assessment & benchmarking, trading capability design, operating & organization design, business process design, business change program planning, business & IT readiness & training, operational excellence
- Technology Advisory & Transformation - technology strategy & architecture design, IT operating model design, technology capability building, technology program QA & health checks, vendor selection & implementation
- Risk and Regulatory Advisory- risk strategy definition, risk management policy design, risk capability assessment & design (market, credit, operational, climate, etc.), regulatory & compliance capability assessment & design (KYC, AML, trade surveillance, etc.)
- Data & Analytics- data & analytics strategy /and architecture design, data & analytics solution design & delivery
Your skills and experience- Our Consultant position typically requires a minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience (Senior Consultant 4-7 years; Manager 6-8 years; Senior Manager 8+ years) in a consulting or industry role, with experience in Commodity & Energy Trading delivery.
We are looking to hire motivated energy and commodity trading practitioners, ideally based in Houston or New York, who are passionate about helping clients to deliver their most complex and strategic transformations. We are interested in individuals who can bring delivery, advisory experience and expertise in the following areas:
- Strategy and commercial advisory with a focus on crude and refined products trading businesses
- Functional expertise across the crude and refined products value chain
- Client-side implementation advisory on platform modernizations and transformations - with a specialization in vendor solutions (e.g., OpenLink Endur / cMotion, etc.)
- Capability assessment / target operating model design for crude and refined products trading organizations
- Market entry and readiness for trading businesses
- Carbon measurement / decarbonization & transition planning for organizations across the energy value chain
- Risk and regulatory advisory
- Trading business and IT transformation and change management
- Trading and data analytics architecture strategy and design
- Complex program / project delivery in trading environments
What a career at Baringa will give youPutting People First.Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee-only coverage. These benefits utilize comprehensive networks to offer coverage throughout the United States
- Company-paid group term life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and travel insurance
- Participation in our 401k retirement plan; we contribute 3% of your annual base salary and match up to an additional 2% if you contribute to the plan
- Ability to set aside pre-tax dollars toward commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dep-care FSA
- Baringa People Fund - an opportunity for every employee to manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice outside of work
- Paid Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary caregivers
- Opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge through a range of learning courses and resources
- Five weeks' annual leave, with an additional two-week recharge after five years
Diversity and Inclusion.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.
An award-winning workplace.You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this.
Using business as a force for good. We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organizations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.
We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organizations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.
Join usAll applications will receive consideration 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 would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
