Managing Editor, Hydrogen

The Role: The Global Hydrogen Managing Editor role will be responsible for all aspects of managing the Hydrogen pricing team globally and will play an essential part in driving forward our global hydrogen coverage. This will include development of existing assessments to ensure that they are keeping pace with market and regulatory changes.

Principal Accountabilities / Duties / Responsibilities

Energy Transition is at the centre of future plans for energy majors, governments, trading companies and a wide and varied group of industries. One of the central pillars required to deliver energy transition will be the development of markets for hydrogen.

The managing editor manages a tight knit team across Houston, Tokyo and Gurgaon, tasked with daily coverage, development and management of a suite of assessments in the Hydrogen and Ammonia markets. A key element of this role will be to coordinate team source development strategies in order to continue to add a deep and wide range of market sources.

This is an opportunity to be part of the leadership team that will develop benchmarks for the global hydrogen market. A central part of this will be to ensure the Platts hydrogen coverage gains traction with producers, consumers and traders. En route to achieving this, the role offers an opportunity to become a market expect and engage with key internal and external stakeholders in order to hone and define methodologies that can meet the needs of this fast-evolving market.

Daily Responsibilities

Review and manage industry feedback on market and methodology issues.
Manage external engagement activities and serves as subject matter expert.
Ensure a consistent implementation of the methodology in daily assessments as well as providing clear communication of the methodology both internally and externally.
Ensure that market issues which may require further investigation and potential methodology development are acted upon in an appropriate time frame.
Act as the critical “second pair of eyes” function to ensure process is being followed correctly during the assessment process, approving.
Drive news coverage through the team.
Monitor team’s news and market reporting activities, ensuring timely coverage of events.
This position will be responsible for administering the day-to-day running of the team including tasks such as scheduling coverage and holidays.
Ensure training and coaching of staff members as well as working with the relevant internal groups to ensure the wider execution of the hydrogen team’s strategy.
Facilitate a healthy flow of communication between the management team and the reporting team.
Ensure adherence to the best practise for Price Reporting Agencies, working with the Market Assessment Quality team.

Essential Skills Required

Degree educated with at least three years’ experience of reporting, analysis or editorial management experience
Ability to work to intra-day deadlines in high-pressure environments. Our processes are daily and we have frequent intraday deadlines. Efficient running of the team depends on excellent time-management skills.
Strong at identifying improvements and efficiencies and implementing processes that continually promote productivity and quality improvements.
Strong leadership ability which utilizes influence, and promotes team collaboration and development, as well as personal accountability.
Accuracy under time pressure. It is critical that we deliver accurate assessments to the market consistently.
Strong communication skills that implement good listening, clear writing style and strong verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.
Strong numeracy skills as well as the ability to critically analyze data.
Strong critical thinking is essential in providing context around market information.
Detailed knowledge of how Platts assess and covers hydrogen markets. This is to ensure that Platts processes are applied consistently and accurately.
Proven public speaking abilities. This position will be an internal and external ambassador of what we do and must be an accomplished and confidant speaker.
Proven internal and external training capabilities. This position will be responsible for ensuring a consistent approach to methodology and training.
Proven real-time news abilities. This position will be at times writing news and analysis on a real time basis but will primarily be responsible for driving news in the team.

Desirable Skills

Direct knowledge of the hydrogen markets is an advantage.
Additional languages
Higher degree education, such as a Master’s degree or PhD
Presenting skills