Oil Market Analyst, Middle East

Hi, we’re Sparta Commodities!

Sparta is the next generation, AI-first commodity trading data platform. Our technology is revolutionising trading workflows, delivering market intelligence that empowers traders and analysts across all energy verticals.

We combine the largest selection of broker and pricing data on the market with real-time predictive intelligence, news, and insight. Sparta enables trading desks to make better decisions, faster and with greater conviction.

We’ve recently secured a $42M Series B funding round and are scaling aggressively. It’s a great time to join us and help build the future of market intelligence for commodity trading.

The Role

We’re seeking an Oil Market Analyst to join our team in Dubai and lead client adoption and commercial growth across the Middle East.

As our Market Analyst in Dubai, you’ll be a trusted advisor and product champion , sitting at the crossroads of product, sales, customer success, and research. Your mission is to help clients adopt Sparta’s workflows, demonstrate clear value in their daily operations, and ensure regional market needs are represented in our platform. You’ll also play a key role in shaping and delivering regional research and market analysis , reinforcing Sparta’s thought leadership in EMEA and APAC.

In addition, you’ll support API-led sales and adoption , helping clients understand and integrate Sparta’s data and intelligence directly into their internal systems and workflows.

We are looking for someone currently based in Dubai, with a live and current network in the region.

What you’ll be doing:

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients , supporting them in adopting Sparta’s workflows and maximizing the value of our offerings.
• Drive market expansion by working with Sales to grow our presence across Middle Eastern commodity hubs.
• Contribute to regional research and commentaries , translating Sparta’s data and insights into high-quality written outputs for clients and the market.
• Be the regional voice of the customer , ensuring market-specific workflows and requirements feed into Sparta’s product roadmap.
• Support Customer Success in embedding Sparta into client operations, securing adoption that leads to long-term renewals.
• Strengthen industry presence by representing Sparta at events, briefings, and roundtables across Dubai and beyond.
• Build strategic networks with NOCs, refiners, and trading houses to expand Sparta’s influence and drive growth.

About you:

• Strong knowledge of oil markets and refined products, with experience in trading, analytics, or product roles.
• Proven ability to engage directly with front-office teams and decision-makers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including producing market commentaries.
• Entrepreneurial, commercially minded, thrives in high-growth environments.
• Confident communicator in English (Arabic a plus).
• Well-connected across energy trading and analytics in the Middle East.
• Thrives in ambiguity. Proactive, with a proven ability to work with a high level of independence and urgency
• High level of integrity, ethical standards, and alignment with Sparta’s values

Why Join Sparta?

At Sparta, our culture is built on innovation, collaboration, and high performance. We thrive in a fast-paced environment where initiative is celebrated, challenges are embraced, and impact is rewarded.

• Competitive salary, annual bonus, and stock options.
• Dubai (office-based for core days, with hybrid flexibility)
• $42M in Series B funding – strong market traction and recognition.
• Opportunity to play a central role in scaling Sparta’s Middle East presence.
• Continuous learning and development support.
• Professional development and access to cutting-edge tools.

What’s the culture like at Sparta?

At Sparta, our culture is our operating system. Our values aren’t just words on a wall - they’re behaviours we put into practice every day. They shape how we work, make decisions and grow - individually and collectively.

We don’t sit back. We move fast, speak up, stay curious, and push together toward real impact.

We value courage, ownership, and ambition - the kind that serves the mission, not the ego.

These are the principles that define what it means to be Spartans.

We live them. We stand by them. We hold each other to them.

Our values:

• Ask for forgiveness, not permission: We are building a category-defining company, and that requires speed, boldness, and ownership. If you see something that needs doing, do it. Don’t wait. Own it. If it goes wrong, learn fast and fix it. Celebrate initiative. Mistakes are feedback, not failure.
• Discomfort is where growth happens: Growth doesn’t come from playing it safe. It comes from stretching beyond what you already know. Embrace change, seek new challenges, push your boundaries. We reward those who are brave enough to try, fail, and learn.
• Stay hungry, ditch the ego: Spartans are ambitious - but for the mission, not for the politics. Leave your ego at the door. Titles don’t matter. Results do. Focus on what drives real outcomes, not what makes you look good. Ambition fuels progress, and humility keeps us grounded.
• Fall in love with the problem: We exist to solve real customer problems - not to push our ideas. Always start with their needs, not our assumptions. Everything else is noise.
• Challenge openly, support fully: We grow through truth, not silence. Feedback is a gift - but only when it’s shared with courage and care. Radical candour builds trust. We embrace diverse debate, but once a decision is made, we align and wholeheartedly commit.

What we offer:

• Dubai office-based for core days with hybrid option
• Attractive company stock option plan
• Dynamic, international work environment with a strong focus on innovation
• A real performance-led business with support for you to achieve your career goals

Sparta Commodities is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity within its workforce. We are determined that suitably qualified persons will never receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.