About The Role
The Team Leader, Mid-term and Long-Term Market Analytics, will be accountable for leading a small, focused team in delivering market analysis to enhance decision support in Shell’s global LNG business. The Team Leader will be principally responsible for meeting the analytical needs of Shell’s LNG trading business with a focus on developing longer term views of the global gas market. The Team Leader will directly lead a team of four (4) analysts focused upon three tasks:
• development of the Mid-term and Long-term outlook for LNG;
• managing delivery of annual updates of gas and LNG Project Screening Values;
• and managing delivery of power fundamentals for the Asia region.
The Team Leader will also indirectly guide the work of data scientists and data engineers working to transform the data architecture underpinning mid and long-term analytics.
The Team Leader will be accountable for developing the mid- and long-term outlook for LNG in support of multiple internal clients and helping shape the LNG portfolio within Shell. The Team Leader will have one direct report supporting this work, who will be accountable for maintaining and operating a global gas market model.
This Team Lead will also manage the broader Global Gas Fundamentals team’s contribution to the annual Shell LNG Outlook.
The Team Leader, Mid- and Long-Term Analytics, will also hold accountability for developing long-term outlooks to support Shell asset valuation and long-term strategy. As well, the Team Leader will have accountability for delivery of domestic gas market outlooks for key countries in which Shell operates. In this effort, the Team Leader will have one direct report supporting this work.
Finally, the Team Leader, Mid- and Long-Term Analytics, directs the efforts of the Asian Power Fundamentals team. The Asian Power Fundamentals team supports development of the company’s regional power business, as well as providing analysis to support LNG market analytics for key countries in Asia. In this accountability, the Team Leader will work closely with key multiple stakeholders and have two additional direct reports.
There is a significant digital transformation aspect to the role. Advanced analytics are transforming the trading landscape. Traders are deploying these tools as markets become more real time to keep a competitive edge and to maintain or increase trading margins. They are able to do so because of increasing availability of market data as well as satellite, vessel tracking, and weather data; talent skilled in machine learning and statistical algorithms; and computing power, including the cloud, that runs predictive analytics fast enough to identify market signals which can significantly improve trading decision-making.
The Team Leader will be accountable for defining the data infrastructure development priorities for the mid- and long-term forecast horizon; working to create a roadmap for digital transformation with end-to-end workflows. The Team Leader should seek to harness the power of advanced analytics to improve the accuracy and timeliness of market forecasts and development of insights which deliver proprietary value to Shell.
Additional accountabilities:
• Participation in the Global Gas Market Fundamentals leadership team
• Regular engagement with the LNG trading and structuring teams
• Regular engagement with Shell’s global commodity price evaluation forum.
• Support for delivery of the external Shell LNG Outlook
• Representation of Shell to external parties when requested by Corporate Relations
• Development of documentation regarding methodologies employed within individual models and development of training materials to ensure efficient onboarding of new staff.
Job Requirements
Working in Shell’s Global Gas Fundamentals team requires a strong focus on delivery, the ability to work within tight time windows, a global perspective, and a deep passion for energy market analysis. The successful candidate should have the following skills and experience:
• Significant experience working in the global gas or LNG industry
• Proven experience in energy market fundamentals
• A proven track record of effective team management, preferably in a diverse environment, is preferred
• Capability in leading change management programs related to data management, energy modelling, visualization of data for fundamental analysis purposes is a differentiator
• Advanced degrees in econometrics, energy economics, international economics or energy policy are advantages
• Excellent skills in strategic storytelling and narrative development, with the ability to deliver narrative in both written and verbal form
Skills & Competencies
1. Must be able to develop fundamental views based on quantitative analysis that will be translated into profitable investments and trades.
2. Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build relations at multiple levels and across organisations.
3. Good persuasive communication and presentation skills, both written and oral.
4. Strong ability to filter through data and information to develop commercially actionable intelligence.
5. High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications .
6. Experience in building fundamental supply/demand models in data science/machine learning software as well as line programming models.
