Agricultural Commodity Strategist

About Us 

Farrer Capital is a rapidly expanding global commodities hedge fund, dedicated to serving institutional clients by providing market leading results. 

Our goal is to produce exceptional returns facilitated by an investment research process that leverages our domain expertise across global commodity markets, supply and demand analysis and a novel AI approach. 

At Farrer Capital, we foster a culture of learning and collaboration among the world's most talented investment professionals, researchers, and engineers. We’re a fully distributed, remote-first company, with our growing team located across North and South America, Australia, and Europe. 

We empower our team to experiment with their ideas and create commercial solutions that propel their growth and make a real impact. 

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an exceptional agricultural commodity strategist with a passion for fundamental research and data analysis. 

With a demonstrated history of creating and implementing strategic market insights, you are knowledgeable across one or several sectors of global agricultural commodity markets, such as grains and oilseeds, softs, and/or livestock.

The ideal candidate possesses experience within a physical trading operation, sell-side institution, or hedge fund, working as a fundamentally focused strategist, forecasting detailed global supply and demand scenarios, and providing strategic guidance on investment decisions.

The Agricultural Commodity Strategist will lead a team of analysts and work closely with Portfolio Managers to develop, research, and implement investment strategies. Exceptional strategists may ultimately advance to senior leadership roles within the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the fundamental research program at Farrer Capital.
• Lead the development of detailed fundamental commodity supply and demand models.
• Guide the development and expansion of analytical tools and processes while staying on top of market research and insights.
• Oversee the modelling of commodity data for specific markets and produce ad hoc analysis based on short-term market developments.
• Ensure the highest quality of data and continuously evaluate and improve data integrity.

Requirements

About You

• Prior commodities experience producing novel research supporting investment decisions 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in statistics, mathematics, computer science, finance or economics 

• High GPA (>3.8) / 1st Class Hons degree 

• Strong understanding of financial modeling, specifically using Python and/or VBA, Matlab 

• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with strong attention to detail 

• Strong written and verbal communications skills 

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive in a fast-paced team environment 

• You want to work in an environment that recognizes excellence 

• Opportunities available remotely or via our physical offices in New York, London, and Melbourne 

Benefits

• Our commitment to high performance outcomes is reflected in competitive salary and performance structures. 

• We’re a fully distributed, remote-first, fast-growing company offering flexibility on location.We rely heavily on our written communication skills in order to make it work. 

• You will be surrounded by exceptional colleagues who embody a culture of authenticity, humility, and excellence. We encourage you to make a lasting impact on our collective culture. 

 We believe that diversity is critical to our success. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.