Quantitative Analyst

We are looking for a quantitatively minded analyst to help scale our market intelligence and decision-making capabilities across tanker and dry bulk markets. This role sits at the intersection of data, markets, and strategy—focusing on identifying mispricing, improving market timing, and strengthening risk and performance frameworks.RequirementsMispricing DetectionOperate and extend our "live terminal" of S&P and TC-in/out opportunitiesPressure-test breakeven, valuation, and forward-curve assumptions behind dealsBuild quantitative cases for or against opportunitiesScale evaluation from a handful of opportunities to hundreds per weekMarket TimingCo-develop models to anticipate peaks and troughs in core markets (TD20, TD25, TD3)Frame forecasts probabilistically (distributions vs point estimates)Translate model outputs into actionable decisions across chartering, hedging, and S&P timingRisk & Exposure AnalysisQuantify fleet exposure under different market scenariosEvaluate TC-in/TC-out strategies and derivatives overlaysBuild frameworks for sell/hold decisions and opportunity cost analysisPerformance AttributionMeasure outcomes of decisions on a like-for-like basisDistinguish between decision quality and market-driven outcomesFeed insights back into models to continuously improve performanceTooling & DataCurate and expand proprietary datasets and analytical toolsDevelop and refine models to support decision-makingLeverage AI coding tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code) to accelerate output and insight generationCandidate ProfileQuantitative MindsetStrong grounding in regression, time-series analysis, probability, and machine learningAbility to reason under uncertainty and validate model assumptionsBackground in statistics, econometrics, finance, or quantitative research preferredShipping Market KnowledgeExperience or strong interest in shipping marketsBackground in brokerage, ownership, funds, or consultancy is a plusMarket intuition valued alongside technical capabilityTechnical SkillsWorking proficiency in Python and SQLAbility to read, modify, and deploy analytical codeFamiliarity with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code)Builder's MindsetComfortable iterating quickly from hypothesis to prototypeWilling to discard and rebuild approaches as neededFocused on impact over perfectionExperience3-5 years in a markets-focused analytical role (e.g., shipping research, commodities/equities research, quant/systematic trading, fund analytics, or similar)