Executive Director - Chemical Markets Price Reporting

Dow Jones; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Insurance Plans

Wellness Resources

Education Benefits

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Dow Jones Energy seeks an Executive Director - Chemical Markets Price Reporting to lead its global chemicals price reporting business. You will oversee editorial teams responsible for benchmark prices, assessments, and market-moving news across petrochemical markets within the PCW brand.

Houston, TX-based role reporting to the SVP - Markets & Price Reporting, you will drive editorial excellence, ensure methodological integrity, and collaborate with product, compliance, risk, and editorial

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of editorial/price reporting teams.
• Experience developing benchmark price assessments and methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of IOSCO principles for oil price reporting agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global team of chemicals price reporters, editors, and market specialists.
• Ensure price assessments meet integrity, transparency, and governance standards.
• Lead methodology development and stakeholder engagement for pricing practices.
• Build relationships with producers, consumers, traders, brokers, and exchanges.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, and Risk to ensure regulatory alignment.
• Partner with Product to execute strategic roadmap for market coverage.
• Monitor performance and adjust methodologies based on market feedback.
• Recruit and retain top editorial talent and ensure succession planning.
• Represent Dow Jones Energy as a senior spokesperson at industry events.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Communication

Industry knowledge

Team development

Regulatory compliance

Mentoring

Public speaking

Cross-functional collaboration

Editorial governance

Price reporting

Education

University degree or relevant professional experience

Job description

As Executive Director - Chemical Markets Price Reporting, you will lead Dow Jones Energy's global chemicals price reporting business. You will oversee the editorial teams responsible for the assessment and publication of benchmark prices, assessments and market-moving news across global petrochemical and chemical markets from our PCW brand.

Houston, TX - OPIS

Full time

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About the Role

As Executive Director - Chemical Markets Price Reporting, you will lead Dow Jones Energy's global chemicals price reporting business. You will oversee the editorial teams responsible for the assessment and publication of benchmark prices, assessments and market-moving news across global petrochemical and chemical markets from our PCW brand.

You ensure the integrity, quality, transparency, and market relevance of chemical price assessments while maintaining the highest ethical and methodological standards. You will lead a global team of price reporters and editors responsible for market coverage across key chemical value chains - including aromatics, olefins, plastics, polymers, syngas, methanol, feedstocks, and emerging chemical markets.

You will drive editorial excellence, benchmark innovation, and market engagement, while ensuring compliance with legal requirements and industry standards. You will partner closely with Product, Standards & Compliance, Risk, and other Editorial leaders to ensure Dow Jones Energy's chemicals assessments remain trusted, transparent, and indispensable to global commodity markets.

You will report to the SVP - Markets & Price Reporting.

About the Team

Dow Jones Energy delivers trusted price transparency, benchmarks, analytics, news, and insights across the global energy, chemicals, metals, and fuel supply value chains. Our offerings support institutional investors, analysts, and traders navigating spot, wholesale, and retail markets, as well as emerging segments tied to the global energy transition.

Through authoritative data, real-time intelligence, and deep market expertise, Dow Jones Energy enables financial professionals to mitigate risk and make high-stakes commercial decisions in volatile, fast-evolving global markets.

You Will

• Lead and develop a global team of chemicals price reporters, editors, and market specialists, fostering a culture of editorial excellence, accountability, and collaboration
• Ensure all chemical market assessments are developed, maintained, and published in accordance with the highest standards of price assessment integrity, market transparency, governance, and ethical conduct consistent with Dow Jones’ and The Wall Street Journal’s values
• Lead methodology development, periodic methodology reviews, market consultations, and stakeholder engagement processes to ensure pricing methodologies remain robust, representative, and responsive to evolving market dynamics
• Build and maintain strong relationships with producers, consumers, traders, brokers, exchanges, trade associations, and other market participants to strengthen market engagement, data integrity, and confidence in Dow Jones Energy's petrochemical and chemical markets assessments
• Partner with Standards & Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable benchmark regulations, internal controls, audit requirements, and governance frameworks
• Partner with Product to execute the strategic roadmap for global chemicals market coverage, including identifying opportunities for new benchmarks, market expansion, and portfolio optimization
• Monitor benchmark performance, market adoption, customer feedback, and competitive developments - recommending changes to methodologies, coverage, and editorial priorities as appropriate
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing editorial talent, ensuring appropriate succession planning, capability development, and organizational resilience across the chemicals price reporting organization
• Act as a senior spokesperson and subject matter expert for chemicals markets, representing Dow Jones Energy at industry conferences, customer engagements, webinars, and regulatory forums

You Have

• 15+ years’ experience in commodity price reporting, market intelligence, or related information services organization
• Deep knowledge of global chemicals and petrochemical markets, including physical market structures, trading practices, supply chains, and pricing mechanisms
• Significant leadership experience managing geographically dispersed editorial, price reporting, or market analysis teams
• Demonstrated experience developing, managing, or launching benchmark price assessments, methodologies, or market intelligence products
• Strong understanding of IOSCO Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies and familiarity with benchmark regulation, governance, assurance, and audit requirements
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to cultivate relationships with senior leaders and external market participants
• A university degree -OR- relevant professional experience

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 Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Energy

Job Category: Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status: Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $185,000 - $230,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering 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, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Req ID: 54353