Oil Market Analyst, Middle East

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and front-office teams
• Support client adoption of Sparta workflows and platform
• Drive regional market expansion with Sales across Middle Eastern commodity hubs
• Produce regional research, market commentary and written outputs
• Represent Sparta at events, briefings and roundtables in Dubai and region
• Be the regional voice of the customer into the product roadmap
• Support Customer Success to embed Sparta into client operations and secure renewals
• Enable API-led sales and integrations with client systems
• Build strategic networks with NOCs, refiners and trading houses

Requirements

• Oil market knowledge
• Refined products
• Front-office engagement
• Market commentary
• Commercial mindset
• English (fluent)
• Arabic (plus)
• Regional network
• Independent worker
• High integrity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in commodity trading or analytics roles
• Background in product, sales or customer success in energy
• Experience with API integrations and data-led adoption
• Proven track record engaging senior decision-makers
• Prior regional research or market analysis experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Stock option plan
• Dubai office (core days) with hybrid flexibility
• Continuous learning and professional development support
• Dynamic, international environment with fast-growth ownership

About the Company

Sparta is a next-generation commodity trading platform that provides trading desks with clarity, control and collaboration to move faster and trade smarter. Following a $42M Series B, Sparta is scaling its presence in the Middle East from its Dubai hub. The team values speed, ownership, curiosity and commercial impact; the role offers a visible cross-functional position sitting between product, sales, customer success and research to shape regional product and commercial adoption.