Hybrid Commercial Product Specialist – Energy Commodities, Financial Services

at Ritual

• Job title: Commercial Product Specialist – Energy Commodities, Financial Services
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Product Specialist engaging with financial services clients to enhance value from Vortexa's energy analytics platform. Driving product demonstrations and shaping future product directions in innovative environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise in Vortexa’s platform, methodologies, and data.
• Deliver compelling, tailored product demonstrations to prospects, clients, and partners.
• Drive engagement throughout product trials by onboarding users, monitoring usage, sharing targeted content, and acting as the main point of contact during evaluations.
• Meet clients and prospects in person and represent Vortexa at key industry events.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to drive growth, shape strategy, and identify new opportunities.
• Support upsell efforts across the Vortexa product suite by identifying needs during evaluations and collaborating with Solutions Architects on tailored solutions.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to support complex client use cases and contribute to retention initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with prospects and stakeholders, acting as their internal advocate throughout the evaluation journey.
• Provide input into product roadmap discussions and contribute to ongoing product‑improvement initiatives.
• Lead internal and external training and help grow in‑house market expertise.

Requirements

• Experience in oil & gas trading, shipping markets, or brokering—with a solid understanding of market fundamentals and trading dynamics that enables use‑case‑driven conversations.
• Experience in working within financial service sector companies with physical oil and gas exposure is also desirable
• Confident, enthusiastic, and effective in prospect‑facing roles, with the ability to communicate value clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong ability to simplify complex concepts and make Vortexa’s platform accessible to new users.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, paired with a proactive approach to driving successful product evaluations.
• A results‑driven mindset with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Benefits

• Stock-options in a fast-growing, high-potential business
• A vibrant and diverse workplace
• An open, collaborative, and supportive working culture built on merit, which celebrates creative thinking and “getting things done.”
• The opportunity to work with AI-driven technology in a scale-up environment with commodity trading experts
• 401k with up to 2% contributions matched by Vortexa
• Private Health Insurance offered via Blue Cross Shield
• Dental and Vision cover offered via Guardian
• Global Volunteering Policy to help you ‘do good’ and feel better