Commercial and CX Graduate Associate (Fluent French Speaker) at S&P Global Commodity Insights

At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value. We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial and CX Graduate Associate (Fluent French Speaker)

Job ID: 327239
Location: Abuja

What’s in it for you

• You will join as a member of a cohort of Commercial and CX Associates. Here, you will be introduced to world-class experts in various commodities including former chief economists, traders and risk managers. They will give presentations about how commodity markets work and provide insightful perspectives on global economic, political, technological and legal issues linked to their specializations. You will also be enrolled in an e-learning curriculum, providing foundational knowledge about the technical aspects of various commodities and market.
• Within weeks you will have the opportunity to present topics to senior management and to get constructive feedback on your progress. Throughout the program you will learn how to use tools including S&P Global Energy-Platts, CERA and HORIZON products, Excel add-ins and CRM systems.
• You will be challenged on a daily basis with a steep learning curve. You will get the opportunity to work with a broad range of clients including governments, investment banks, commodity trading houses, major oil and gas companies, hedge funds and industry and get to be part of a large energetic and international team with fantastic opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Help clients understand how to navigate and extract useful data from the S&P Global Energy product range.
• Liaise with the content, commercial and technical teams to address any client queries and ensure our data is maintained to the highest standards.
• Proactively reaching out to clients for face-to-face/virtual training (this will apply towards the later stages of development once fully fluent and certified on the product range).
• Conduct research about important issues at the forefront of energy and commodity markets and present this to colleagues.
• Support sales teams with research and proposals.
• Build account overviews and plans to support strategic sales teams.
• Design data-driven models and templates for clients.
• Create marketing materials for commercial culture initiatives and future graduate cohorts.
• Getting involved in special project initiatives where determined necessary by management.

Requirements

• BSc or BA Degree, or equivalent.
• Ability to join a class of new hires in late August 2026
• Fluency in both French and English is essential. The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages to effectively engage with clients and stakeholders. 
• We welcome applications from citizens of Nigeria and citizens of other ECOWAS member states; selection is subject to verification of citizenship and work eligibility.  
• Strong presentation and communication skills. You must have good telephone manners and be comfortable presenting to large groups both in person and remotely.
• Strong understanding and command of AI Capabilities.
• Familiarity with or strong interest in learning about financial and commodity/ENERGY markets.
• Good PC skills including the Microsoft Office product range.
• Well versed in Excel
• Ability to effectively multi-task and work independently.
• Willingness to learn and take on a wide variety of tasks.

Career paths after the 18-month initial phase of the program include:

• Regional Sales
• Specialist Sales
• New Business Sales
• Customer Success
• Marketing
• Omni Channel Distribution / AI and Data feed.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online