Associate Director

Dow Jones; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global business information provider is seeking an Associate Director to manage price reporting and index development within the Coal, Metals, and Mining team. The role includes overseeing daily benchmark indexes, developing new market indexes, and ensuring compliance with reporting standards. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable experience in a similar role and a strong background in market analysis. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Insurance Plans

Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

Commuter Transit Programme

Subscription Discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role required.
• Ability to manage compliance procedures globally.
• Experience in price assessment methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily benchmark coal indexes and market reports.
• Develop new price indexes in adjacent markets.
• Oversee consultation efforts and methodology updates.

Skills

Market analysis

Price reporting

Compliance management

Data analysis

Job description

Job Description

Associate Director – price reporting and index development

About the Role

Reporting into the SVP for Research and Analysis, Data and Technical Design, we are hiring for an Associate Director – price reporting and index development position within the Coal, Metals and Mining team overseeing the price reporting activities in the Atlantic region and developing new price assessments in adjacent markets. You will also manage price assessment consultation efforts and methodology updates.

About the Team

OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides price transparency across the energy, chemicals, and renewables markets. OPIS enables customers to buy and sell energy commodities with confidence, improve operational efficiency with deep insights, future outlooks, price discovery and consultation from a celebrated team of subject matter experts. We do this through multi-platform access to reliable pricing, real‑time news reporting, powerful software tools, analytics and educational events. Our commitment to reliability is reinforced by personalised customer service and constant innovation. OPIS listens to what the energy community needs and responds with flexible and easy‑to‑use products.

You Will

• Manage compilation of daily benchmark coal indexes and daily market reports, working with a team of market reporters and market editors, following the methodology and Price Reporting Manual.
• Work with the Singapore‑based Executive Director of Commodity Indexes to develop existing and new price indexes in adjacent markets such as freight, Iron Ore, LNG, Green Steel and Energy Transition minerals, through liaising with industry partners on index performance, methodology and new indexes ideas through face to face meetings.
• Manage McCloskey consultation efforts and methodology updates, according to the compliance manual, and coordinate with compliance team on annual price reporting audits.

You Have

• Write and oversee the daily European market updates and trade wire alerts, looking for drivers (eg tight supplies, increase electricity prices, currency movement) for price change.
• Share insight and contributing market perspectives into publications.
• Work with Compliance officer to assure all compliance procedures, according to the policy and procedures manual (compliance manual), are adhered to for the indexes globally.
• Help manage the annual IOSCO audit by providing documentation and working with the auditors.
• Liaise with index partners on index performance, methodology and new indexes ideas through face to face meetings.
• Work with journalists to increase the amount of stakeholders submitting data into the indexes.
• Manage consultation efforts and methodology updates, according to the compliance manual.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role required.

Our Organization

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organisations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivalled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world's largest news‑gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America's largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron's, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor's Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq : NWS, NWSA; ASX : NWS, NWSLV).

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
• Commuter Transit Programme
• Subscription Discounts

EEO Statement

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