Commodities Recruitment
Finding the right talent in the commodities sector can be challenging, particularly in a field that requires deep knowledge and adaptability. At Selby Jennings, we help companies like yours overcome these challenges by connecting you with top professionals who understand market volatility and are equipped to maximize profits. Whether you're seeking candidates who will seamlessly integrate into your team or need insights on retaining top talent, request a call back today to discover how our tailored hiring solutions can drive your success.
Supporting every step of your commodities recruitment journey
Oil
Selby Jennings supports oil markets recruitment across trading, risk, structuring, and commercial roles. We work with integrated energy firms, trading houses, and funds to place professionals with experience in physical and paper markets, upstream and downstream exposure, and regulatory environments. Our recruiters understand market volatility, pricing structures, and the operational demands of oil trading teams.
Power
Our power recruitment coverage spans power trading, analytics, origination, risk, and operations. Selby Jennings partners with utilities, IPPs, trading firms, and renewable platforms to hire talent with regional market knowledge, nodal pricing experience, and ISO exposure. We recruit across US and European power markets, supporting teams operating in fast-moving, data-driven environments.
Gas
Selby Jennings delivers gas recruitment across natural gas trading, LNG, storage, transportation, and risk. We place professionals with experience in regional hubs, pipeline logistics, basis trading, and regulatory frameworks. Our recruiters understand seasonal dynamics, infrastructure constraints, and the commercial drivers behind gas markets.
Carbon
We support carbon recruitment across compliance and voluntary markets, including trading, advisory, and commercial roles. Selby Jennings works with energy firms, financial institutions, and specialist carbon platforms to hire professionals with experience in ETS schemes, offsets, and environmental products. Our team tracks regulatory change and evolving market structures to support accurate hiring.
Metals
Selby Jennings recruits across base metals, precious metals, and bulk commodities. We support trading, sales, research, risk, and operations hiring for banks, merchants, producers, and hedge funds. Our recruiters understand supply chains, pricing mechanisms, and exchange-traded and physical markets across global metals hubs.
Agriculture
Our agriculture recruitment covers grains, softs, livestock, and fertilizers. Selby Jennings works with agribusinesses, trading houses, and investment firms to place professionals across trading, merchandising, logistics, and risk. We focus on candidates with strong physical market knowledge, regional supply insight, and experience managing weather and yield-driven risk.
Tailored recruitment solutions
Every organization faces unique hiring challenges, and a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work in commodities recruitment. At Selby Jennings, we take the time to understand your specific business objectives and provide customized hiring strategies that align with your needs. Whether you require permanent hires or contract professionals, our tailored approach ensures we find the right fit with the precision your business demands.
Expertise in commodities
In the commodities sector, finding professionals with the right technical knowledge and market experience can be challenging. With 20 years of industry expertise, Selby Jennings focuses on hard and soft commodities, metals, energy, and agriculture. Our deep understanding of these markets allows us to identify skilled professionals who are equipped to drive your business forward and navigate the sector’s challenges.
Our global network of commodities talent
Sourcing top candidates quickly and effectively can be challenging, especially when some of the best professionals aren’t actively seeking new opportunities. By leveraging our extensive global network of commodities professionals, we can swiftly identify exceptional talent that may not be on the open market. Our strategic relationships and proactive recruitment methods ensure you have access to the best candidates, enhancing both the speed and success of your hiring process.
Comprehensive support & commitment to quality
Recruiting in the commodities sector goes beyond simply filling a position; it requires a focus on long-term success. At Selby Jennings, we offer comprehensive support by refining hiring strategies and providing career guidance to ensure the right fit for both clients and candidates. Our commitment to quality is reflected in our rigorous selection process, delivering hand-selected candidates who exceed the necessary qualifications and ensuring seamless integration with a lasting impact on your team.
We connect commodities firms with high performing professionals across trading, risk, analytics, operations, and commercial strategy. Our recruiters focus on talent with sector knowledge in energy, metals, and agriculture, from junior through to executive level. This list outlines the roles we typically support across commodities and the functions that shape commercial performance.
Trading
- Crude oil trader
- Refined products trader
- Natural gas or power trader
- LNG trader
- Metals trader
- Agricultural trader
- Options trader across energy, metals or agri
- Prop trader in commodities
- Assistant or junior trader
Sales
- Commodity sales [corporates, hedge funds, utilities]
- Energy sales
- Metals sales
- Agri sales
- Investor sales linked to commodity derivatives
Structuring
- Commodity structurer
- Energy or metals derivatives structurer
- Structured notes specialist linked to commodities
- Hedging solutions specialist for corporates
These support models, pricing and strategy.
- Commodities quant researcher
- Quant strategist for energy, metals or agri
- Options pricing quant
- Quant developer for commodities trading
- Algorithmic trading quant
Research roles
These support trading desks and investment teams.
- Commodities research analyst
- Energy analyst
- Metals analyst
- Agriculture analyst
- Macro commodities strategist
- Weather or supply and demand specialist
Risk roles
These protect the firm’s exposure.
- Market risk manager with commodities focus
- Credit risk manager for commodity trading clients
- Model validation for commodity pricing models
- Risk analyst supporting energy or metals desks
Middle office and operations roles
These keep the trading lifecycle running.
- Trade support for commodities
- PnL analyst
- Operations analyst for physical or financial commodities
- Settlements analyst
- Scheduling or logistics coordinator in energy
- Compliance officer with commodities focus
Technology roles tied to commodities
These build or maintain systems used by traders.
- Commodities trading system developer
- Data engineer for energy or metals data feeds
- Python developer for analytics and automation
- Software engineer for risk or pricing systems
Request a call back today to learn more about how we can support your hiring needs. Let us help you build the team that will drive your success.
Selby Jennings offers various workforce solutions tailored to your specific objectives.
- Permanent hires - Our permanent search service, whether through contingent or retained commodities recruitment, helps you secure the professionals who can truly make an impact.
- Contract hires - Our extensive network of contractors and interim managers integrate seamlessly into companies to drive short term goals.
- Multi-hire projects - We take a consultative approach with our clients, managing the entire recruitment process from sourcing to hiring across the entire project.
Selby Jennings has been a strong partner for our commodities hiring. They understand the mix of technical skill, market awareness, and steady communication we need on our trading and analytics teams. Their reach across energy, metals, and agri markets has supported our growth and helped us build a balanced bench.
Supporting talent needs through market volatility
Firms are hiring with more urgency as trading conditions stay volatile. We have seen rising demand for traders who can work across products, analysts with stronger data skills, and risk specialists who can manage faster price cycles. Our team helps clients build stable, high performing desks by connecting them with talent that understands shifting markets and can respond at speed.
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Commodities recruitment insights
Commodities Recruitment FAQs
We hire across front, middle and back office positions in both physical and financial commodities. This includes trading, sales and origination, market analysis, quantitative research, risk management, compliance, operations, logistics and technical roles that support trading activity.
We work across energy, metals, agriculture and environmental markets. This includes oil, gas, power, LNG, renewables, base and precious metals, agricultural products, carbon and emissions, as well as freight and shipping.
Our clients include trading houses, investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, utilities, producers, brokers and logistics firms. We work with global organisations as well as regional specialists.
Firms want candidates with strong market knowledge, trading or derivatives experience, risk ownership and commercial acumen. Technical skills like Python or SQL are valued in quant and analytics roles. For physical markets, logistics knowledge, language skills and regulatory experience are often important.
Trading roles often move quickly, sometimes within two to four weeks. Roles in quant, risk or middle office functions usually take four to eight weeks. Senior hires or international moves can take longer depending on firm structure and notice periods.