Oil Market Analyst, Middle East

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients in the Middle East, supporting adoption of Sparta workflows and demonstrating product value.
• Drive regional market expansion in collaboration with Sales to grow presence across Middle Eastern commodity hubs.
• Produce and deliver regional research, market commentaries, and client-facing analysis that showcase Sparta’s data and insights.
• Represent the company at industry events, briefings, and roundtables across Dubai and the wider region.
• Support Customer Success to embed Sparta into client operations and secure long-term renewals.
• Advocate for regional product requirements and ensure market-specific workflows inform the product roadmap.
• Support API-led sales and technical adoption by helping clients integrate Sparta data into internal systems.

Requirements

• Oil market knowledge
• Refined products expertise
• Trading experience
• Client engagement
• Market commentary
• API integration familiarity
• Regional network
• English fluency

Preferred Qualifications

• Arabic language (plus)
• Proven front-office relationships
• Experience with commodity analytics platforms
• Prior client-facing or commercial growth experience in the Middle East
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-growth startup environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Equity / stock options
• Dubai office (core days) with hybrid flexibility
• Professional development and continuous learning support
• Opportunity to lead regional expansion and high-impact work in EMEA/APAC

About the Company

Sparta Commodities is a next-generation commodity trading platform focused on giving trading desks clarity, control, and collaboration. Backed by Series B funding, Sparta is rapidly scaling its product and regional presence. The team values speed, ownership, and customer-centric problem solving and is building tools to change how commodity trading is done globally. This role is based in Dubai and will focus on driving adoption and commercial growth across the Middle East.