Crude Trader

ExxonMobil

2 - 5 years

Spring

Posted: 22/05/2026

Job Description

About us

At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.

Job Group Capability

Trading

Job Group

Trading

Job Role Description

ExxonMobil Global Trading is seeking a Crude Trader to support and optimize the company’s physical crude portfolio. The role involves developing trading strategies that manage flexibility within the portfolio while increasing the value of ExxonMobil’s assets and positions. You will act as a key market interface, offering trading and hedging solutions, and will work closely with operations and analytics teams to evaluate portfolio risk and assess the value of flexibility.

Job Role Responsibilities

Developing commercial strategies for optimal sales and purchases
Optimizing our portfolio of structured products through effective implementation of trading strategies and VaR utilization
Taking a proactive role in business development, seeking out and evaluating market tenders to capture new business
Facilitating entry into new markets, leveraging knowledge of illiquid markets and broker contacts
Ensuring trading activity is in compliance with internal risk governance policies/procedures, and is accurately captured in trade reporting infrastructure (i.e. position reporting, trade bookings & settlement)
Providing insights to our Analytics team to continuously improve trading applications and fundamental analysis

Required Qualifications

Hold a Bachelor’s degree, combined with Crude trading experience
Have a clear focus on physical trading, with additional knowledge / experience of derivatives
Have experience in new market entry and origination
Demonstrated experience with Canadian pipeline ORBs/OBAs and/or Louisiana Sour crude
Be able to demonstrate the ability to establish broker/asset contacts to generate new business opportunities
Have a track record of positive P&L Possess a deep understanding of risk management
Have strong commercial acumen, an entrepreneurial mind-set, analytical/IT skills, and take accountability for your results and contributions to the team
Possess a broad range of personal effectiveness and leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate and influence business decisions in a multi-cultural team environment

Functional Skills

Strategic Contract Development

Optionality Valuation

Trading Scheduling

Deal Structuring

Financial Markets Execution

Market Pricing Mechanisms

Energy Commodity & Derivative Trading

Negotiation

Opportunity & Market Identification

Trading Market Analysis

Quantitative & Technical Trading Analysis

Energy Risk Analysis & Mitigation

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About Company

ExxonMobil is one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and petrochemical companies, headquartered in Irving, Texas. Formed through the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999, the company operates across the full spectrum of the oil and gas industry, including exploration, production, refining, distribution, and petrochemical manufacturing. With operations in over 60 countries, ExxonMobil has a significant global footprint and plays a key role in meeting the world’s energy needs. The company is also investing in advanced technologies focused on carbon capture, hydrogen, and low-emission fuels as part of its commitment to a lower-emission future. ExxonMobil is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol XOM.