Vice President - Research

Wood Mackenzie • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Wood Mackenzie is a global leader in analytics, insights, and proprietary data for the energy and natural resources sectors. With over 50 years of experience, the company guides decisions for influential energy producers, utilities, financial institutions, and governments. In an increasingly complex energy landscape, Wood Mackenzie offers Intelligence Connected, fusing proprietary data with analytical expertise and Synoptic AI to provide a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Their team of 2,700 experts in 30 countries connects industries, markets, and regions, enabling customers to identify risks, spot opportunities, and recalibrate strategies with confidence. The company is evolving into a connected intelligence platform, spanning data, analytics, technology, and expert insight.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in oil market analysis, potentially gained within a major energy company, or a leading research and analytics firm.
• Deep expertise in crude oil market fundamentals, complemented by strong working knowledge of global oil product and NGLs markets.
• A proven track record of delivering market analysis to inform high-stakes strategic, investment, or trading decisions.
• An established and credible external profile: recognised subject matter expert or thought leader, contributing to several regional industry forums.
• Established relationships with senior figures across the Americas energy sector, including executives, economists, and government or institutional stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distil complex market dynamics into compelling narratives.
• Familiarity with data-driven and quantitative approaches to market analysis, and an appetite to work at the frontier of how oil market intelligence is developed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver incisive crude oil market analysis and forecasts, with a particular focus on North American dynamics, and contribute to Wood Mackenzie's integrated global oil market analysis across time horizons.
• Produce high-quality, forward-looking thought leadership, including written research, commentary, and presentations, that anticipate and respond to major developments across crude oil, refined products, and NGL markets.
• Represent Wood Mackenzie in the media and at industry events, building a distinctive and authoritative public profile that reinforces our position as the most trusted and integrated source of oil market intelligence.
• Build and sustain relationships with senior clients and prospects, including industry C-suite, trading leadership, and government and institutional stakeholders, driving commercial outcomes and deepening Wood Mackenzie's market influence in the Americas.
• Contribute to the design and development of new analytical products, including data-driven and machine-learning-enhanced offerings across crude, oil products, and NGLs, bringing subject matter expertise to shape product direction and ensure commercial relevance.
• Use market expertise and industry relationships to support growth across research and consulting with strategic client engagement covering Wood Mackenzie's global oils offerings.
• Coach and champion exceptional analyst talent across the Americas team, fostering analytical excellence, subject matter depth, and commerciality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed