Senior Analyst, Lithium Market Expert

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Fastmarkets Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate eager to help leading companies and governments transition to a low carbon, sustainable future by collecting, analyzing and delivering the data and insights that our clients need to navigate this change.

The Senior Analyst will be a content leader in the battery raw materials research team, with a focus on the lithium market and EV and ESS applications. The Senior Analyst contributes directly to the overall house view, overseeing data collection and analysis, and delivering market balance and price forecasts. Specifically, they will lead on providing a coherent picture of supply, demand, capacity, costs and key industry trends and drivers, and produce our short- and long-term lithium forecasts.

You will be joining a dynamic global team of researchers dedicated to understanding the rapidly evolving energy transition and battery raw materials markets. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, have a can-do attitude and can juggle a wide variety of tasks and projects.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lithium Market Analysis and Forecasts
    • Identify necessary data inputs and oversee procurement, collection, cleaning and validating for forecasting lithium supply.
    • Analyze and integrate lithium demand forecasts for EV and ESS applications to develop, produce and update supply/demand, market balance and price forecasts, considering cost and other critical metrics.
    • Supplement forecast models with content creation on the battery raw materials market, technology development, regulatory/policy developments, supply, demand, capacity, trade and other factors that impact the industry.
    • Lead author of Fastmarkets' Quarterly Lithium Long-term Forecast, and control input from internal and external contributors to guarantee timely and coherent updates for our customers.
    • Manage client and internal enquiries about the lithium and the wider battery raw materials market and be accountable for fulfillment of requests for insight and data for presentations and interviews.
    • Data and analysis contributions for presentations at industry events, forums, webinars and product marketing.
    • Support the development of new and enhanced forecast products.
    • Use their network to engage with market participants, gain insights across the value chain, promote Fastmarkets data and insights and identify opportunities for product enhancements.
    • Act as subject matter expert to showcase value to prospective clients in partnership with sales.
    • Work with consulting on projects by interacting with clients, helping specify and design studies which deliver to client needs, undertaking primary and secondary research, and supporting delivery.
    Organization and Interfaces
    • Reports to Head of Battery Raw Materials
    • Interfaces with BRM Commodity Analysts, BRM Research Analysts, Editorial, marketing and sales
    Requirements
    • In-depth knowledge of lithium and working knowledge of other battery raw materials, battery chemistries, EV and ESS markets.
    • 2-4 years of relevant data collection, management, analysis and forecast model development experience, including internship(s).
    • Preference for previous experience in battery or commodities research, mining and refining, commodities trading and/or industrial manufacturing.
    • Strong data identification and acquisition expertise conducted via primary and secondary research.
    • Comprehensive understanding of statistical modeling and forecasting, particularly with regards to time series data, and some exposure to machine learning a plus.
    • Able to critically assess statistical analyses and forecast models and suggest improvements.
    • Proficiency with Microsoft, data analysis and forecast modeling applications.
    • Excellent writing and verbal skills.
    • Confident with presenting at industry events and speaking to customers etc.
    • Able to foster and develop relationships with market participants.
    • Collaborative team player.
    • The successful candidate will be proactive, pragmatic and resilient with a positive and flexible approach, focused on achieving results and the right outcome for a growing business.
    • Is self-disciplined and takes pride in managing self to deliver agreed objectives.
    • Personable with a preference for developing strong, collaborative working relationships.
    • Demonstrates high personal energy.
    • A confident and inquisitive communicator who actively listens and questions – shows a growth mind-set and naturally curious.
    • Demonstrates influence with humility – can provide advice and guidance without being a 'knower'.
    • Is collaborative and able to adapt own approach and style to the situation.
    • Comfortable with ambiguity – where a pathway may not be clear, thrives in working through the challenge.
    • Can balance requirements for analytical rigor with commercial imperatives of efficient, on time delivery.

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