Associate, Commodities

Job description

About ECB STAR

ECB STAR Group is an executive search firm dedicated to developing long term relationships with our clients as a trusted talent partner. We work alongside our clients to identify and recruit transformational leaders and commercial talent, providing Search, Talent Advisory, and Research that align top-tier professionals with strategic opportunities.

Whether working with a public or privately held group, sponsor-backed organization, sell side or buy side, we bring deep industry and functional expertise to every search, ensuring a seamless execution. With teams in the UK, USA and Dubai, we provide seamless, results-driven talent solutions for organizations navigating today’s competitive landscape. Learn more about us at

https://ecbstar.com/

Commodities Team

This Associate level role is to join a growing team focusing on delivering high quality search and talent advisory mandates to the commodities industry.

The Commodities practice at ECB Star supports clients across trading companies, hedge funds, banks, utilities, majors, miners, private equity and sovereign wealth, acting as a trusted talent and advisory partner. Focusing on mid-senior and leadership hires across front, middle and back-office mandates, we aim to support our clients on hiring the best possible talent for business-critical mandates across the globe.

Utilising a true search and assessment methodology and deep sector expertise and networks, ECB Star ensures that both the active and more importantly passive candidate populations are covered as part of any search mandate. All led by industry leading and trained search consultants, to give unrivaled access to the best global talent and ensuring cultural fit for each individual client.

In additional to tradition search, ECB Star Commodities also offers a full suit of market intelligence products, such as Compensation Benchmarking, Competitor Analysis, Talent Pipelining & Succession Planning and Diversity & Inclusion Studies.

The Role

The ideal candidate for this position will have between 1 and 3 years of experience in recruitment in a Research/Associate level role, ideally with commodities industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Proactive identification and screening of candidates
• Production of detailed search reports and documentation
• Work closely with industry leading Partners in search execution, with a key focus on candidate management and client delivery
• Research industry and market dynamics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 0 - 3 year professional working experience
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail
• Willingness to travel

Location

Preference for London, United Kingdom, but can also consider Dubai, UAE

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English