Principal Trade Desk Analyst

Important! To make sure your application is considered, please submit it before the end of the day on (dd.mm.yyyy):

19.03.2026

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

# What does the job involve?

The Trade Desk Analyst is working with the trading teams to provide timely and relevant information and models that support the team's trading strategies for both physical and financial activities. You are utilizing your knowledge independently to solve highly complex tasks with a short to medium-term outlook. You independently communicate within the immediate team, across other trade desks, and towards key stakeholders from partners or external parties. You promote change initiatives, demonstrate flexibility to adopt new highly complex activities/ways of working and advice others. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

# What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

- Collaborate with traders and trade desk analysts to build and update supply/demand models with the best available data and forecasts.

- Build and Maintain models and dashboards day-to-day to ensure performance and timely deliverables.

- Monitor and analyze market data, price movements, and trading activity across NGLs and refined products.

- Support traders with real-time data, trade entry, and position tracking.

- Apply digital tools and techniques to enhance model robustness and capability, and integrate modeling performed in other offices and trade desks.

- Strengthen the technical model framework and automated data scraping while preserving the integrity of model data.

- Provide proprietary, actionable analytics for and in close cooperation with the trading teams.

# Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

- Bachelor's degree in finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.

- Minimum 7 years relevant work experience – e.g. working directly with a trading desk.

- Excellent quantitative analytical and modelling skills, with strong attention to detail.

- A commercial mindset and deep understanding of energy markets and commodity trading.

- Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools - experience with Python, SQL, or VBA is a bonus.

- Curiosity and motivation to combine knowledge of coding and market fundamentals to timely clean data and deliver actionable analysis.

- Self-driven, curious and a team player

- Adaptability and ability to collaborate across commercial and technical disciplines.

- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced team environment.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills.

# What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

# Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

# Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

# About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?