Diesel and Jet Fuel Trading Analyst

Exxon Mobil Corporation; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

Savings Plan

Workplace Flexibility

Medical coverage

Job summary

Exxon Mobil Corporation in Houston seeks an experienced Diesel & Jet Fuel Trading Analyst to join our Refined Products Trading team. You will develop market views, conduct fundamental and quantitative analysis, and support trading decisions across diesel, jet fuel, and related products, collaborating with traders, originators, and analysts across NA and global markets.

The role emphasizes building Python-based analytics, forecasting tools, and market commentary to drive commercial outcomes in a

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or similar.
• Experience analyzing refined products markets within a trading, refining, consulting, utility, merchant, producer, or financial organization.
• Strong understanding of diesel, jet fuel, gasoil, and broader refined products market fundamentals.
• Experience developing market forecasts, analytical models, or commercial insights used to support business decisions.
• Experience supporting trading, portfolio management, optimization, or commercial strategy activities.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Excel or similar analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting diesel and jet fuel market fundamentals.
• Developing market views and forward price outlooks to support trading strategies.
• Monitoring market and refinery data, inventories, and flows.
• Building analytical models and dashboards for market forecasting.
• Producing market commentary and analysis for traders and stakeholders.
• Collaborating with trading, data, and risk teams to improve decision-making.

Skills

Python

SQL

Excel

Trading experience

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

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At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .

What role you will play in our team

We are continuing to expand our Global Trading organization and analytical capabilities. We are seeking an experienced Diesel & Jet Fuel Trading Analyst to join our Refined Products Trading team.

This role will work closely with traders, originators, quantitative analysts, schedulers, and commercial stakeholders to support trading, optimization, and portfolio management activities across North American and global middle distillates markets.

The successful candidate will develop market views, perform fundamental and quantitative analysis, identify commercial opportunities, and support trading decisions across diesel, jet fuel, feedstock, and related refined products markets. The role sits at the intersection of market fundamentals, analytics, and commercial strategy.

What you will do

You will provide market expertise, fundamental analysis, statistical modeling, and opportunity identification to support diesel and jet fuel trading activities. Key responsibilities include:

• Researching, analyzing, and interpreting diesel and jet fuel market fundamentals across North America and global markets.
• Developing short-, medium-, and long-term market views and forward price outlooks to support trading strategies and portfolio positioning.
• Monitoring refinery operations, maintenance activity, utilization rates, product yields, inventories, imports, exports, and transportation flows.
• Analyzing regional supply and demand balances for diesel, jet fuel, gasoil, heating oil, and related middle distillate markets.
• Evaluating the impacts of seasonal demand, aviation trends, freight activity, economic indicators, refinery outages, and geopolitical developments on market pricing.
• Identifying trading opportunities arising from market dislocations, logistical constraints, refinery disruptions, inventory imbalances, and changes in trade flows.
• Supporting optimization of logistics, storage, blending, transportation, and commercial positions across the trading portfolio.
• Developing and maintaining analytical models used to evaluate market fundamentals, crack spreads, regional arbitrage opportunities, and commercial strategies.
• Building and enhancing Python-based analytics, forecasting tools, dashboards, and reporting capabilities.
• Conducting scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and market impact assessments.
• Supporting the evaluation of structured transactions, supply agreements, storage opportunities, and asset-related commercial activities.
• Producing clear and concise market commentary, presentations, and analysis for traders and commercial stakeholders.
• Collaborating with trading, quantitative, risk, logistics, and data teams to improve market understanding and decision-making processes.
• Identifying new analytical approaches, datasets, and technologies to enhance trading performance and commercial outcomes.

What you will bring

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or another quantitative discipline.
• Experience analyzing refined products markets within a trading, refining, consulting, utility, merchant, producer, or financial organization.
• Strong understanding of diesel, jet fuel, gasoil, and broader refined products market fundamentals.
• Experience developing market forecasts, analytical models, or commercial insights used to support business decisions.
• Experience supporting trading, portfolio management, optimization, or commercial strategy activities.
• Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, Excel, or other analytical tools.
• Experience working with market data, forward curves, inventories, refinery data, and large datasets.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable trading and commercial insights.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting diesel, jet fuel, distillates, or refined products trading activities.
• Experience developing supply and demand models, forecasting frameworks, or regional market balance models.
• Understanding of refinery economics, crack spreads, product yields, blending economics, and inventory dynamics.
• Experience analyzing product transportation, storage, export markets, and arbitrage opportunities.
• Familiarity with aviation fuels, commercial aviation demand drivers, and global jet fuel markets.
• Understanding of the relationships between crude oil, refined products, freight, and broader energy markets.
• Experience developing analytical tools used by traders and commercial organizations.
• Ability to evaluate the impact of refinery operations, logistics systems, and geopolitical developments on product pricing.
• Experience working with North American, Atlantic Basin, European, or global refined products markets.

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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