Company Description
Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. Job Description
As an Economist, you will play a critical role in providing insights and analysis to support our carbon markets business. You will be responsible for understanding and interpreting market trends, calibrating model inputs, and generating and communicating high-quality client-facing outputs. Your analytical skills will be instrumental in delivering best-in-class analytical outputs to carbon market participants across the ecosystem. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Monitor and analyse carbon market trends, regulations, and policy developments. Calibrate model inputs based on evolving market conditions and priorities. Generate high-quality client-facing reports and presentations. Collaborate with modelling teams to ensure model accuracy and relevance. Conduct in-depth analysis of market data to identify opportunities and risks. Support business development activities by providing market insights and expertise. KEY INTERFACES Head of Research – Carbon Markets Chief Economist & Head of Environmental Markets Head of Modelling – Carbon Markets Head of Product – Carbon Markets Senior Economist Economic Modeller Sales & Marketing – Carbon go-to-market team Strategy Managers and Directors Analysts across other verticals Customer experience team Client interviews Qualifications We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on. KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Proven ability to analyse complex data sets and draw meaningful conclusions using Excel-based modelling. Experience in creating clear and concise reports and presentations. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Knowledge of sustainability topics such as carbon markets and energy decarbonisation pathways is highly desirable. Proficiency in data analysis tools and software a bonus (e.g., Excel, R, Python). A self-starter with strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Additional Information Our values Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values. Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are: METRICS DRIVEN.
We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance ACCOUNTABLE.
We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done GROWTH MINDSET.
This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency INCLUSIVE.
We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day. CUSTOMER CENTRIC.
We are customer-centric in all that we do If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day. It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.
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Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. Job Description
As an Economist, you will play a critical role in providing insights and analysis to support our carbon markets business. You will be responsible for understanding and interpreting market trends, calibrating model inputs, and generating and communicating high-quality client-facing outputs. Your analytical skills will be instrumental in delivering best-in-class analytical outputs to carbon market participants across the ecosystem. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Monitor and analyse carbon market trends, regulations, and policy developments. Calibrate model inputs based on evolving market conditions and priorities. Generate high-quality client-facing reports and presentations. Collaborate with modelling teams to ensure model accuracy and relevance. Conduct in-depth analysis of market data to identify opportunities and risks. Support business development activities by providing market insights and expertise. KEY INTERFACES Head of Research – Carbon Markets Chief Economist & Head of Environmental Markets Head of Modelling – Carbon Markets Head of Product – Carbon Markets Senior Economist Economic Modeller Sales & Marketing – Carbon go-to-market team Strategy Managers and Directors Analysts across other verticals Customer experience team Client interviews Qualifications We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on. KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Proven ability to analyse complex data sets and draw meaningful conclusions using Excel-based modelling. Experience in creating clear and concise reports and presentations. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Knowledge of sustainability topics such as carbon markets and energy decarbonisation pathways is highly desirable. Proficiency in data analysis tools and software a bonus (e.g., Excel, R, Python). A self-starter with strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Additional Information Our values Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values. Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are: METRICS DRIVEN.
We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance ACCOUNTABLE.
We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done GROWTH MINDSET.
This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency INCLUSIVE.
We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day. CUSTOMER CENTRIC.
We are customer-centric in all that we do If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day. It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.
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