Senior Manager, Critical Minerals – Argus Analytics

Argus Media; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Group medical, dental and vision plans

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with company match

20 vacation days

Gym membership

Training and development

Job summary

Argus Analytics, part of Argus Media, seeks a Senior Manager to lead the Critical Minerals subscription portfolio and shape its research agenda. You will build an international team, deliver evidence-led insights to senior decision-makers, and collaborate with commercial colleagues to deepen client relationships and expand the business.

You will guide content, methodologies and product development while driving growth across 35 markets.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated market authority through leadership in research or consulting.
• Experience leading international teams of subject matter experts.
• Ability to communicate complex insights to C-suite clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and growth of Argus Analytics' Critical Minerals subscription services.
• Build and coach an international team of analysts with rigorous methodologies.
• Deliver distinctive, evidence-led research to senior industry decision-makers.
• Engage with commercial teams to deepen client relationships and drive revenue.
• Represent Argus Analytics in executive briefings, conferences and client engagements.
• Develop new analytical products and content formats.

Skills

Market authority

Leadership

Global perspective

Numeracy

Commercial acumen

Job description

About The Role

This is a senior role within Argus Analytics that will lead the next era of our critical minerals research. This role combines ownership of an established subscription portfolio with the opportunity to shape its research agenda, develop an international analyst team, and build new analytical products. You will bring rigorous market insight to senior industry decision makers, while working with commercial colleagues to deepen client relationships and grow the business.

Argus Analytics forms one half of the advisory division of Argus Media Group. Comprising a global team of 90 analysts, we provide clients with analysis, data and forecasts across 35 commodities and markets spanning oil & gas, petrochemicals, fertilizers, power, metals, agriculture markets and energy transition solutions. Our work is firmly focused on market fundamentals - considering end-to-end value chains, international trade flows, and macroeconomic trends. Our value proposition centers around the quality of our analysts, the depth of our data and our ability to leverage Argus' wider strengths - 56 years of commodity markets expertise, unrivalled global networks and proprietary databases. Argus Analytics' Critical Minerals Services are one of the most successful parts of our rapidly growing business. To drive future growth, we are now looking for an experienced, passionate and future-focused Senior Manager, Critical Minerals to lead our portfolio of subscription services (encapsulating Rare Earths, Critical Minerals and Tungsten). Reporting to the Global Head of Metals, the successful candidate will have an ambitious and high-profile mandate to materially grow our existing client base and continue to build our brand and commercial presence in all the markets we cover. At its core, this role will drive the delivery of distinctive and evidence-led research that challenges conventional thinking, build enduring relationships with the industry and create the next generation of content and data in ways that position Argus as the first voice clients turn to when seeking to understand the highly complex critical mineral supply chains. To achieve this, the successful candidate will bring the credibility, energy, vision and judgement to lead a global team of analysts, develop compelling content for C-suite clients, and help shape the next generation of Argus Analytics offerings.

What You Will Be Doing

• Build and execute a strategy that cements Argus as the market leader in critical minerals analysis;
• Initiate and guide research into the drivers and issues impacting the long-term business environment for companies involved in all aspects of the critical minerals ecosystem;
• Act as one of Argus' most senior external voices on critical minerals market developments, including through executive briefings, conferences, webinars, flagship research and client engagement;
• Continuously develop the content, delivery formats and analytical methodologies that underpin the team’s subscription services;
• Build, coach and develop a high‑performing international team of analysts, ensuring analytical rigor, methodological consistency and strong market-facing communication;
• Support Argus's commercial organization through high-impact client demonstrations and insight-led commercial discussions.

What We're Looking For

• Market authority gained through demonstrable sector expertise, research leadership and client credibility in market intelligence, consulting, or relevant industry roles;
• Line management and strategic leadership of international teams of subject matter experts;
• Capable of representing Argus with the most senior levels of industry, both delivering confident and clear narratives in person and writing compelling and insightful analysis;
• Intellectually curious at a global scale - with a demonstrable passion for the commodities that Argus analyzes and critical mineral markets in particular;
• Demonstrable commercial acumen - success designing and delivering scalable subscription services will be valued;
• Highly numerate with experience analyzing comprehensive datasets quickly and meticulously;
• Flexible in approach, highly motivated and willing to contribute to the growth of Argus Analytics' services.

What’s In It For You

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group medical, dental and vision plans
• Company paid short term and long term disability and life insurance plan
• Group 401(k) safe harbor retirement plan with a 6% company match
• 20 vacation days your first year, up to a maximum of 30 days
• Subsidized gym membership
• Extensive internal and external training

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Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets.

Headquartered in London with 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 32 offices in the world's principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy.

Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.