Oil Trading Recruitment

oil trading recruitment

Oil Trading Recruitment Expertise

Proco Group stands at the forefront of oil trading recruitment, offering unparalleled expertise in sourcing top-tier talent across the global oil markets.

Since our establishment in 2008, we have been instrumental in facilitating high-profile individual and team placements within both physical and financial oil trading sectors. Our deep industry knowledge and strategic approach ensure that clients who engage our oil trading recruitment services consistently outperform their competitors in attracting and retaining superior professionals.

Comprehensive Oil Trading Recruitment Services

Market Scope

Our oil trading recruitment expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of markets.

We have successfully placed professionals in physical trading roles involving:

  • Crude
  • Naphtha
  • LPG
  • Petrochemicals
  • Distillates (Diesel, Biodiesel, Gasoil, Jet)
  • Gasoline (including Ethanol)
  • Fuel
  • Bitumen

In the realm of paper trading, our experience extends to oil options and volatility trading, relative value fundamentals, directional and macro oil trading, as well as systematic oil strategies across key regions such as the US, Canada, UAE, the UK and Europe.

Functional Expertise

Our oil trading recruitment services cover a wide array of functions, including:

  • Oil Trading & Portfolio Management: Identifying PnL-generating individuals, whether they are merchant physical traders with portable strategies or financial oil-focused portfolio managers.

  • Origination, Marketing, and Business Development: Sourcing professionals who create term and structure for oil traders through buying and selling physical products, crafting flexible structured transactions and investing in assets.

  • Fundamental Analysis: Recruiting experts adept at building supply and demand balances for the oil markets, a task that is both challenging and highly valued by trading clients.

  • Quantitative Analysis: Providing talent skilled in deal structuring, volatility modelling, back-testing, quant risk assessment and developing quant strategies.

  • Asset Optimization and LP Modelling: Delivering individuals with strong linear programming skills capable of optimising refinery, terminal and blending assets, as well as building analytic models that provide traders with a competitive edge.

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Strategic Partnerships in Oil Trading Recruitment

We are the preferred oil trading recruitment partner for a diverse range of clients globally. Our collaborations include major energy trading houses, boutique physical trading firms with product or regional focuses, hedge funds (multi-manager, macro, and systematic) expanding their oil portfolios, as well as midstream companies, producers, integrated oil firms, refiners, downstream entities, and investment banks.

Addressing Oil Trading Hiring Challenges

Engaging Proco Group for oil trading recruitment provides clients with solutions to common hiring challenges:

  • Visibility: In the inherently secretive oil trading sector, we extend our clients’ reach beyond their networks, uncovering hidden talent pools.

  • Portability: We assess candidates’ ability to transition effectively between different firm types, ensuring that top performers are truly portable and worth the investment.

  • Fit: Understanding the nuances of market hierarchy and firm structures allows us to match clients with candidates who are both technically proficient and culturally aligned.
  • Timing & Incentive: Our continuous market monitoring enables clients to engage with talent at optimal times, aligning hiring decisions with business objectives and cost considerations.

Engage with Proco Group for Oil Trading Recruitment

With a presence across EMEA, APAC, Latin America and North America, Proco Group’s dedicated team is uniquely positioned to deliver exceptional oil trading recruitment services. Our consultants, trained in-house from the ground up, ensure a consistent and original methodology that aligns with our unique culture.

Partner with us to access unparalleled talent and gain a competitive advantage in the oil trading industry.