What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trading Analyst position at Suncor?
At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.
When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.
Minimum Requirements:
Responsibilities:
Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.
When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.
Minimum Requirements:
- 1-3 years of experience in a commodity-based trading environment (trading, risk, analytics, commercial, or market analysis)
- University degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, engineering, or another quantitative discipline
- Experience using Python and/or R for data wrangling, modeling, and automation
- Knowledge of North America physical refined products markets and logistics
- Working knowledge of financial and physical trading instruments such as forwards, futures, swaps, and options
- Ability to consistently translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights for traders and risk
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and communicate short- to medium-term views for North American gasoline, distillate, and jet—including balances, inventory dynamics, and key dislocations
- Analyze historical relationships and forecast market behavior, integrating real-time operational intelligence, inventory signals, and global trade flows into clear market narratives
- Develop refinery-oriented views on run rates, constraints, yields, and margins; link these drivers to expected price structure and volatility
- Collaborate with analysts across regions to share insights, align narratives, and contribute to weekly discussions on refined products fundamentals and trade opportunities and risks
- Design, develop, and support tools to monitor seasonality trends, location differentials, and refining margins across key global regions
- Track global cargo flows and expected imports/exports to anticipate regional tightness/length
- Monitor policy, regulatory, and energy-transition developments that impact refined product demand, blending economics, and pricing
- You will work out of the Houston office, located at 2 Allen Centre, 1200 Smith St
- Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs
- Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work
Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.