Dow Jones

Executive Director - Intermediate Chemicals Market Research & Analysis

Dow Jones$200K — $245K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in the chemical industry, especially in acrylonitrile and related areas
  • Experience in managing and mentoring a diverse team of market experts
  • Skilled in problem-solving and delivering insights from complex issues
  • Ability to manage ambiguity with minimal oversight
  • Strong proficiency in MS Office, PowerBI, and data analysis tools
  • Advanced Excel skills, including VBA (Python a plus)
  • Degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, business, or economics (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

  • Direct research on global intermediate chemicals market
  • Liaise between Dow Jones Energy and external suppliers
  • Oversee and communicate price forecasting efforts
  • Establish reputation in intermediate chemicals coverage at industry events
  • Build and maintain relationships across various stakeholders
  • Ensure adherence to Dow Jones Energy price discovery standards
  • Collaborate with sales to identify new business opportunities
  • Coordinate content for consulting projects and client development
  • Advise on improving research reports and strategic analyses
  • Develop presentations and represent the company at conferences
  • Market plastics and engineering resins services
  • Contribute to global coverage and analysis of the Dow Jones Energy team
  • Serve as a key stakeholder for major industry events

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans
  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources
  • Education Benefits
  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support
  • Commuter Transit Program
  • Subscription Discounts
  • Employee Referral Program
Full Job Description
Job Description:
About the Role:

As Executive Director - Intermediate Chemicals Market Research & Analysis, you will be a member of the research leadership team responsible for developing and stewarding intermediate chemicals market research and analysis. You will report to the Vice President of Research.

You Will:
  • Direct primary research focused on the global market coverage of intermediate chemicals; particularly acrylonitrile, oxides, styrenics, glycols, synthetic fibers, chlor-alkali and vinyls

  • Acts as a liaison between Dow Jones Energy & external suppliers

  • Oversee the price forecasting process and communicate key forecast messages internally and externally

  • Establish and maintain a reputation for intermediate chemicals coverage by overseeing and deploying subject matter experts to industry events, media opportunities, client engagements and internal functions

  • Build and maintain industry contact relationships across producers, consumers, traders, and the financial community

  • Ensure that the team follows Dow Jones Energy price discovery standards

  • Collaborate with sales personnel to identify new business opportunities for sales and consulting engagements

  • Coordinate market content for consulting projects and client development

  • Advise content leaders on research topics and ideas to improve existing weekly and monthly reports and strategic analyses

  • Develop market presentations and pursue opportunities to present information in client meetings and conferences

  • Actively market the plastics & engineering resins services

  • Contribute to Dow Jones Energy team dynamics to ensure consistent global coverage and analysis

  • Serve as a key stakeholder for marquee value chain events

You Have:
  • 15+ years’ chemical industry experience in one or more of these areas: acrylonitrile, oxides, styrenics, glycols, synthetic fibers, chlor-alkali or vinyls

  • Experience in managing 10+ direct reports & mentoring skip-level reports which includes highly experienced multi-disciplinary, market experts

  • The ability to identify and articulate core/essential issues within complex problems and deliver insights and solutions

  • Experience managing ambiguity with minimal direction

  • Strong MS Office suite, PowerBI, Spotfire and/or Tableau experience

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel manipulation including VBA scripting (Python knowledge a plus)

  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

  • Chemical engineering, chemistry, business or, economics degree -OR- equivalent work experience (post-graduate academic work in a technical field such as PhD or masters in data science chemical or petroleum engineering will be considered in lieu of experience)

Our Benefits
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

  • Paid Time Off

  • Retirement Plans

  • Comprehensive Insurance Plans

  • Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

  • Education Benefits

  • Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

  • Commuter Transit Program

  • Subscription Discounts

  • Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Energy

Job Category:

Data Analytics/Warehousing & Business Intelligence

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $200,000 - $245,000

Were committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidates experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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