Associate Data Analyst – Energy and Freight Markets

About Us:

Vortexa was founded to solve the immense information gap that exists in the energy industry. By combining massive amounts of new satellite data, pioneering work in artificial intelligence and deep industry knowledge, Vortexa creates an unprecedented view of seaborne global energy flows in real-time, bringing transparency and efficiency to the energy markets and helping society as a whole.

Having secured over $60mil USD in funding, we are embarking on a period of rapid growth.

The Challenge:

Vortexa is looking for an Associate (Junior) Data Analyst to join our global Market Intelligence & Analytics Team, with an opportunity to have a direct impact on the ambitious growth plans of our company. 

In this role, your responsibilities will include supporting global research and analysis tasks relating to energy trade flows, freight supply/demand fundamentals and oil inventories. You will conduct daily data validation and quality assurance operations including the manipulation, cleaning, testing and analysing of a variety of critical datasets. You will also learn how to use our internal tools and processes to help maintain data excellence on a day-to-day basis, leading to developing and refining such tools and processes.  

You will work in close collaboration with experienced market and data analyst experts across our global team, collaborate on important data quality initiatives and present back your findings. You will also support the team in responding to ad-hoc client and internal escalation requests. Aside from close partnership with the analysis team, you will also work in very close collaboration with R&D (particularly data processing) and product teams. 

You must be highly analytical, detail orientated and a driven self-starter with a positive, proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced, friendly and constantly evolving start-up environment. Above all, you must be collaborative and patient, with persistence to solve challenging data problems.  

Requirements

You have… 

• Recently graduated and/or and 1-2 years’ experience in analysing and investigating datasets 

• Advanced numeracy, analytical and computer skills for data analysis, manipulation and management.  

• Experience working with advanced Excel, SQL and ideally Python. Working knowledge of GIS tools a plus. 

• A results oriented focus, strong attention to the detail and the ability to efficiently prioritise multiple objectives 

• A keen interest in learning and solving problems critical to the future of energy and shipping markets. Experience in commodities/energy and shipping is a bonus.  

• Strong communication skills; written, verbal and listening 

• A collaborative mindset, working with a range of different teams and diverse skillsets across the company

Benefits

• A vibrant, diverse company pushing ourselves and the technology to deliver beyond the cutting edge
• A team of motivated characters and top minds striving to be the best at what we do at all times
• Constantly learning and exploring new tools and technologies
• Acting as company owners (all Vortexa staff have equity options)– in a business-savvy and responsible way
• Motivated by being collaborative, working and achieving together
• A flexible working policy- accommodating both remote & home working, with regular staff events
• Private Health Insurance offered via Vitality to help you look after your physical health
• Global Volunteering Policy to help you ‘do good’ and feel better