Analyst, Commercial Operations

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG in Houston seeks a Commercial Analyst to manage cargo schedules and coordinate LNG liftings across facilities. You will align internal and external stakeholders to ensure on-time deliveries in line with SPAs and commercial goals.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Marine, and Sales teams to mitigate risks and optimize contract performance while maintaining accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Excellent written and spoken communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Outstanding customer relationship management.
• Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple activities.
• Willing to work off-hours across international time zones.
• Energetic and able to work under pressure.
• Ability to anticipate risk and translate operational changes into financial impact.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Proficient in Excel; exposure to scheduling systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the cargo schedule and coordinating LNG liftings.
• Coordinate with Buyers, Venture Global facilities, and external stakeholders.
• Optimize long-term contract performance and maintain documentation.
• Ensure accurate systems entries, shipping records, and custody invoices.
• Support cross-functional alignment with Operations, Marine, and Sales teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Customer relationship management

Organization

Attention to detail

Work under pressure

Risk anticipation

Problem solving

Financial impact translation

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/economics/STEM

Tools

Excel

Scheduling systems

Job description

Venture Global LNG ("Venture Global") is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long‑term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid‑scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We Are Seeking Qualified Applicants For The Position

Analyst, Commercial Operations

Located

Houston

Summary

The Commercial Analyst in Commercial Operations focuses on the management and alignment of all Venture Global internal and external interfaces and relationships. This position’s goal is the flawless execution of cargo deliveries across all LNG facilities, in line with the contractual rights and obligations of the Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs). The successful candidate ensures the safe and reliable delivery of all SPA obligations while achieving Venture Global’s commercial goals and maintaining compliance with all of Venture Global’s values. This role is highly cross‑functional within Venture Global and requires excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. This position demands constant real‑time alignment and coordination with LNG purchasers, Production Engineering, Marine, and others to ensure commercial commitments are effectively positioned via proactive risk mitigation.

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

The Commercial Analyst is responsible for assisting in the management of the cargo schedule and the effective coordination of LNG liftings across Venture Global facilities. This includes relationship management with internal and external stakeholders, coordinating cargo loading activities between Buyers and Venture Global facilities, optimizing long‑term commercial contract performance, and ensuring accurate and up‑to‑date documentation within relevant systems.

Alignment With Operations

• Facilitate Buyer’s schedule change requests and coordinate Buyer’s vessels to allow for a dynamic lifting schedule and seamless execution
• Drive compliance with the terminal operational requirements and procedures to minimize delivery risk and delays
• Closely coordinate with the production engineering team to forecast and manage expected LNG inventory, mitigate impact of unplanned outages, and identify any changes/deviations in the production plan

Relationship Management

• Manage responses to external Buyer inquiries on a day‑to‑day basis and the management of the Annual Delivery Program (ADP) process
• Communicate and coordinate with all required Venture Global internal departments
• Ability to interact with executive management and summarize activity, as well as recommend action plans
• Resolve potential disputes with Buyers
• Work closely with the Marine organization on vessel scheduling and other commercial‑related matters

System Of Records

• Provide business subject matter expertise in support of effective automation and system implementations
• Verify and maintain daily LNG commercial positions and accuracy of cargo lifting schedule per Buyer obligations and agreements
• Verify custody documentation and invoices
• Maintain the transaction management system as the main Buyer interface
• Maintain Excel‑based models

Long-Term Contract Performance

• Continue to develop and maintain procedures to ensure optimal commercial guidelines and practices
• Minimize the risk of contractual disputes with effective foresight and proactive coordination of a resilient cargo lifting schedule
• Drive operational efficiency of the commercial operations team via continued improvement and implementation of scalable procedures

Qualifications

Required experience

• Strong leadership skills including a focus on teamwork, results orientation, and a commitment to continuous improvement
• Strong and effective communication skills (verbal, written, and interpersonal) with individuals and groups from different disciplines. Skillfully manage potentially contentious situations
• Excellent customer relationship management
• Highly organized and able to independently prioritize and manage multiple activities promptly and with a high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively on short notice and off‑hours to ensure business continuity and effective communication across international time zones
• Energetic; adeptly work under pressure
• Ability to anticipate risk
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to translate operational changes into financial impacts
• Highly competent with using computers, particularly in everyday use of standard office applications (Strong Excel skills or exposure to other scheduling systems are desired)

Preferred Experience

• Two (2) or more years working in the energy commodity sector preferred
• LNG experience is preferred but not required

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or STEM related field is preferred.

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.