At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 700 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
Your future position
The Senior Fuel Oils Analyst is responsible for owning and driving the quality, coverage, and development of Kpler’s dirty petroleum products (DPP) data (e.g. fuel oil, VGO, feedstocks, bitumen/asphalt) across key regions and flows.
You will act as a data and market focal point, proactively identifying gaps, improving methodologies, and leading initiatives that enhance data quality and product value. This includes working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams, as well as mentoring more junior analysts.
Your mission is to:
Own end-to-end data quality and coverage for assigned DPP markets, flows, and geographies
Lead complex data investigations, identify root causes of discrepancies, and implement structural fixes
Perform and oversee large-scale data validation, ingestion, and backtesting against external benchmarks
Act as a Data Ops focal point for DPP, working closely with Data Scraping, Product, and Engineering teams
Proactively identify gaps in data coverage and drive initiatives to improve granularity and accuracy
Leverage market knowledge to challenge data, make informed assumptions, and guide corrections
Contribute to cross-product alignment (Flows, Refineries, S&D, Freight), ensuring consistency and integrity
Lead or contribute to medium-to-high complexity data/product initiatives and improvements
Support and mentor junior analysts, raising overall team capability
Engage with commercial teams (Sales/CS) to translate client feedback into actionable improvements
You could be a match if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Engineering, Energy, Data Science, or related field
Circa 5–8 years of experience in oil markets, with strong Crude or refined oil products exposure
- Strong understanding of global trade flows, shipping, and refinery dynamics
Proven experience working with large, complex datasets and driving data quality improvements
Advanced data handling skills - Excel (Advanced), SQL (Intermediate), Python (Basic to intermediate)
Deep understanding of data flows, data processing, and validation methodologies
Strong data investigation and troubleshooting capabilities
- Ability to translate market context into data driven decisions
Ability to operate autonomously and drive initiatives forward
Desirable
- Market knowledge of DPP flows, arbitrage, and infrastructure
Experience working with geospatial / satellite / vessel tracking data
Familiarity with data pipelines, scraping, or data architecture concepts
We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
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Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
