Career Opportunities at Infospectrum

Our people, our energy, and our commitment drive Infospectrum’s success. The company prides itself on a long-term track record of recruiting, developing, and retaining highly skilled and motivated professionals.

Due to our ongoing growth, we are keen to hear from talented applicants wishing to develop their careers in the fields of business intelligence, due diligence, risk management and related client service disciplines.

Our team

Infospectrum has the largest and most experienced Analyst team in its sector, and alongside a first-class client services team, is trusted by clients worldwide to deliver informed and thoroughly researched critical insights within demanding timeframes. Our team is truly dynamic, collectively drawing upon long-term experience across diverse backgrounds, sectors, disciplines and language skills. To find out more about what it’s like to work as part of the Infospectrum team, please see the “Two minutes with…” interviews on our Insights page.

Why work for us?

As the world’s largest independent company in our field, we offer our employees a challenging yet exciting opportunity to make a very clear, tangible contribution from the start. As a new employee, you will continue to develop and grow as part of a skilled, professional, dedicated team, in providing highly specialised services which are vital to many of the world’s foremost shipping, commodities, and energy concerns.

Our culture

Our culture is friendly, collaborative, and inclusive, with a productive and supportive working environment where geographical distance is no barrier to close ties between offices, teams, and colleagues. We offer highly practical training, learning, and development opportunities, which see many employees progressing their careers at Infospectrum for the long term, and there is a strong commitment to work-life balance.

Our benefits

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that is reviewed regularly and enhanced, with current highlights including:

• Competitive pay structures
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• A hybrid working model, or the option to work from the office full-time
• Private health insurance, including optical and dental cover and cash plan for quick reimbursement of ad-hoc medical costs, such as prescriptions, therapy treatments, or health checks
• Life assurance cover
• Income protection scheme

Full details of our current vacancies can be viewed below.

Alternatively, to discuss other potential employment opportunities, please contact our HR Team by emailing hr@infospectrum.net

Please note, we do not accept AI generated CVs or cover letters.

Following highly successful UK-based programmes in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Infospectrum is delighted to announce the launch of its Singapore Graduate Analyst Programme for 2025. We are seeking applications from ambitious, talented graduates, eager to learn and develop a career in the fields of commercial due diligence and counterparty/credit risk research, company analysis, ratings, and professional reporting.

Applications are now open for Programme commencement in July 2025.

About Infospectrum

Established 25 years ago, and with a growing team of 50 Analysts present in Europe, the US, and the Asia-Pacific regions, Infospectrum is a global leader in its market. Our work is integral to risk management and compliance procedures employed by major clients in the shipping, commodities, and energy trading markets worldwide.

About the Programme

Over the course of six months, Infospectrum's Graduate Analysts undertake a comprehensive training programme with the support of a dedicated Training Manager, a global team of highly experienced Analysts, and fellow graduates. The Programme helps candidates build expertise in the fundamentals of conducting thorough research, analysis, and reporting, and assessing and rating companies in context with counterparty and credit risk, often in the light of a pending commercial transaction in one of the aforementioned industry sectors.

About the Opportunity

• The chance to gain highly practical commercial experience within a market-leading organisation
• The means to draw from the experience of a diversified global team of 50 highly skilled Analysts
• An initial six-week induction/training phase based at the company’s Oxford (UK) HQ, with accommodation and a subsistence allowance provided
• The prospect of permanent employment upon successful completion of the Programme
• Full eligibility for employee benefits packages upon successful completion of the Programme
• A competitive starting salary

Candidate Profile

• A minimum bachelors degree from a leading academic institution, ideally in the fields of finance, accounting, economics, geopolitics, business, maritime, law, or journalism
• An inquisitive and analytical mindset, combined with critical reasoning and scepticism
• The drive to learn and to receive and apply guidance
• The ability to work quickly and methodically, and to meet strict deadlines
• Exceptional detail-focussed research and analysis skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The Selection Process

1. Submission of a CV and cover letter setting out your motivation for applying and suitability for the Programme; shortlisted applicants will then progress to the next stage.
2. A first interview (online): Applicants will be invited to attend an online competency-based interview with our Training Manager, and Manager of the Singapore office.
3. A written assessment: Following the online interview, shortlisted applicants will be invited to partake in a practical exercise (to be held at our Singapore office) that will test each candidate’s ability to accurately understand, analyse, and report on selected commercial and financial information.
4. A second interview (in-person): Candidates who successfully complete the first three steps of the Selection Process will attend a second in-person interview with our regional Director, Training Manager, and HR Manager.

Interested? Here's how to apply:

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter, setting out your motivation for applying and suitability for the Singapore Graduate Analyst Programme, to asiapacgap@infospectrum.net

Please note that we will not be able to accept applications without cover letters, and any applications that appear to have utilised Artificial Intelligence tools or templates will be rejected. In order to apply for a place on our Graduate Analyst Programme, you must have the right to live and work in Singapore.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 31 March 2025. We reserve the right to amend the closing date for applications at any time.

Following highly successful programmes in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Infospectrum is delighted to announce the launch of its UK Graduate Analyst Programme for 2025. We are seeking applications from ambitious, talented graduates, eager to learn and develop a career in the fields of commercial due diligence and counterparty/credit risk research, company analysis, ratings, and professional reporting.

Applications are now open for Programme commencement in September 2025.

About Infospectrum

Established 25 years ago, and with a growing team of 50 Analysts present in Europe, the US, and the Asia-Pacific regions, Infospectrum is a global leader in its market. Our work is integral to risk management and compliance procedures employed by major clients in the shipping, commodities, and energy trading markets worldwide.

About the Programme

Over the course of six months, Infospectrum's Graduate Analysts undertake a comprehensive training programme with the support of a dedicated Training Manager, a global team of highly experienced Analysts, and fellow graduates. The Programme helps candidates build expertise in the fundamentals of conducting thorough research, analysis, and reporting, and assessing and rating companies in context with counterparty and credit risk, often in the light of a pending commercial transaction in one of the aforementioned industry sectors.

About the Opportunity

• The chance to gain highly practical commercial experience within a market-leading organisation
• The means to draw from the experience of a diversified global team of 50 highly skilled Analysts
• An initial six-week induction/training phase based at the company’s Oxford (UK) HQ, with accommodation and a subsistence allowance provided
• The prospect of permanent employment upon successful completion of the Programme
• Full eligibility for employee benefits packages upon successful completion of the Programme
• A competitive starting salary

Candidate Profile

• A minimum expected 2:1 degree from a leading academic institution, ideally in the fields of finance, accounting, economics, geopolitics, business, maritime, law, or journalism
• An inquisitive and analytical mindset, combined with critical reasoning and scepticism
• The drive to learn and to receive and apply guidance
• The ability to work quickly and methodically, and to meet strict deadlines
• Exceptional detail-focussed research and analysis skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

The Selection Process

1. Submission of a CV and cover letter setting out your motivation for applying and suitability for the Programme; shortlisted applicants will then progress to the next stage.
2. A first interview (online): Applicants will be invited to attend an online competency-based interview with one of our Senior Analysts and our HR Manager.
3. A written assessment: Following the online interview, shortlisted applicants will be invited to partake in a practical exercise (to be held at our Oxford office) that will test each candidate’s ability to accurately understand, analyse, and report on selected commercial and financial information.
4. A second interview (in-person): Candidates who successfully complete the first three steps of the Selection Process will attend a second interview, in person at our Oxford office with our Training Manager and HR Manager.

Interested? Here's how to apply:

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter, setting out your motivation for applying and suitability for the UK Graduate Analyst Programme, to hr@infospectrum.net

Please note that we will not be able to accept applications without cover letters, and any applications that appear to have utilised Artificial Intelligence tools or templates will be rejected. In order to apply for a place on our UK Graduate Analyst Programme, you must have the right to live and work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 30 June 2025. We reserve the right to amend the closing date for applications at any time.

The Role
We are currently expanding our global Analyst team and seeking to recruit a Credit Risk Analyst (Shipping and Commodities) for our APAC division based in our Singapore Office.

The Analyst's job is to research, conduct commercial due diligence, and prepare profile reports on companies, principally in the marine, energy, and commodities (softs and metals) sectors. The reports, which result from a range of different levels of research, are detailed structured documents outlining the registered details, history, current operations, developments, financial status, performance, and market reputation of the company in question. The key section of the report is the final assessment and rating of the company in light of the particular business proposition. Reports are frequently needed at very short notice, so you will have to develop the skill to work quickly, hence efficiently.

The Candidate
As every company is unique, the Analyst must find a way to unlock this uniqueness and present it in clear, coherent, grammatical English. The position is challenging, requiring the ability to think laterally. You will need very sound commercial sense and the capacity to empathise with the client's needs. You will have to have an international outlook and an interest in current affairs, in addition to a basic knowledge of the structure of the international industry. You are expected to be a natural and effective communicator and maintain regular contact with our clients and our Analyst teams at our UK offices and our regional offices in the Americas, Europe, and Australia.

We would like to hear from talented individuals with great analytical skills, and a business/finance-focused, research-oriented background, allied to a 2.1 degree from a leading academic institution, or an equivalent professional qualification. A high level of integrity and trust is essential, and a proven and successful track record, in a risk management capacity.

To Apply

Please email your CV and cover letter to hr@infospectrum.net detailing the below:

• Your motivation for applying
• Why you will be a good fit for this role
• What experience/knowledge do you have in the APAC region (either on the shipping or trading side) that you feel could add value to this role?