Data Analyst , Houston, United States

General Index Limited; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health and dental insurance

401k plan

Mentoring support

Structured development

Positive and high-energy culture

Job summary

General Index Limited in Houston, TX is seeking a Data Analyst to develop expertise in commodity trading and price assessment, supporting our mission to deliver trusted benchmark data to industry leaders.

You'll work with the product and markets teams to build assessment algorithms, transform trade and pricing data with Python and SQL, ensure data quality, and help scale tools as GX grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Three+ years of professional experience with commodity markets data.
• Strong numerical ability and understanding of multivariate statistics.
• Excellent Python programming skills; Python aptitude testing will be part of the process.
• Experience integrating AI into workflows (Claude Code preferred).
• Proficient in building complex SQL queries and Excel analyses.
• Team player comfortable working with global teams to achieve objectives.

Responsibilities

• Learn and understand commodity trading basics and price assessment processes.
• Develop assessment algorithms in collaboration with technical and markets teams.
• Build tools and processes to support business growth.
• Provide operational and QA support for daily assessment processes.
• Clean and normalize market data from multiple sources.

Skills

Python programming

SQL queries

Excel proficiency

Multivariate statistics

AI integration

Claude Code

Teamwork

Numerical ability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Excel

Claude Code

Job description

Data Analyst

Full Time , Houston, United States

We are looking for a Data Analyst, based in Houston, United States, to develop expertise in commodity trading and price assessment and support General Index's mission of delivering trusted benchmark data to industry leaders including Bloomberg, BP, and ExxonMobil.

About GX

General Index (GX) delivers future-proof commodity prices. Our spot prices and forward curves are calculated algorithmically based on thousands of daily trades collated from 240+ data partners, using transparent and consistent methodologies and a compliant approach. Assessing over 6,300 traded markets, built on over 1.2mn monthly trades, in crude oil, refined products, natural gas, compute, and energy transition. We democratize access to benchmarks that represent real market activity. We're easy to use, with hassle-free integrations and straight-forward licensing - providing more choice to the industry. Trusted by market leaders including Bloomberg, BP, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Two Sigma, BASF, Rio Tinto, Wood Mackenzie, and ADNOC, we're providing the next generation of benchmark data for trading and analysis.

About the role

GX is seeking a full-time, Houston-based, Data Analyst to join the Product team.

• Learn and understand the basics of commodity trading and the price assessment process.
• Work with the technical and markets teams to develop the assessment algorithms that underpin new and existing price benchmarks
• Build new tools and processes to support the business as it grows
• Provide operational and QA support for daily assessment processes
• Build and support processes to clean and normalize market data from our market sources

Typical daily activities will include:

• Working with the markets team to capture requirements and implement price assessment algorithms
• Configuring pipelines within our core system to implement assessment processes
• Developing Python scripts and SQL queries to transform new trade and pricing data sources into our internal, normalized format
• Working with the markets team to support the daily assessment and QA processes

About you

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, preferred
• Three or more years professional experience working with commodity markets data, preferred
• High level of numerical ability required, including strong familiarity with multivariate statistics
• Accuracy and attention to detail, and a solid appreciation of willingness to understand how this position’s responsibilities impact the business
• Solid Python programming experience, required. Python aptitude testing is part of the hiring process
• Understanding and passion for integrating AI into work processes, required. Experience with Claude Code, strongly preferred
• Demonstrable experience building complex SQL queries preferred
• Highly proficient working with Excel
• Teamworking skills, with the ability to work with the business to develop and implement technical solutions to improve operations
• Desire and ability to work with global teams to accomplish shared objectives
• Strong interest in commodity markets
• This is a full-time role, based in Houston, TX, with a four-day-per-week (Monday-Thursday) in-office requirement. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position

What we offer

• This position is a full-time, office-based role
• Competitive base salary
• Private health and dental insurance
• 401k plan
• Mentoring support (as needed)
• Structured development, with a track record of internal promotion
• Positive and high-energy culture

Don't meet all the requirements? At GX we believe that professional development happens through teaching and learning from your peers and managers. Even if you're uncertain about whether you have the experience we're looking for, A diversity of identity, perspective, and experience makes us stronger.