Senior Business Analyst (FO, Metals Trading)

Description

The company is an AI-first global technology firm with over 25 years of engineering leadership, 2,000+ team members and 500+ active projects for Fortune 500 clients, including HBO, Microsoft, Google and Starbucks.

Its work runs from AI platforms to digital transformation, delivered in partnership with enterprise leaders.

The client is a major North American financial services provider covering personal, commercial, wealth management and capital markets. After recent acquisitions, its international footprint has grown considerably. Under an AI-first strategy, it has set up an institute for applied AI and quantum computing to raise productivity and deliver highly personalized digital experiences to millions of customers worldwide.

This is a Senior Business Analyst role on the front office of metals trading.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to expert on metals trading, covering precious and base metals.
• Focus on physically settled metals deals and the front-office workflows around them.
• Elicit, analyze and write up business requirements from traders and other key stakeholders.
• Define scope, assumptions and dependencies for each requirement clearly.
• Assess how upstream and downstream systems affect business processes.
• Work with technology teams to identify and push forward system improvements for metals trading.
• Stay in close contact with developers so requirements are understood and built correctly.
• Help roll out solutions and get business users to adopt them.
• Analyze data to inform trading strategy and risk management.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to streamline processes and results.
• Work with traders and stakeholders to keep operations smooth and compliant with regulations.
• Handle change requests and run structured change management processes.
• Plan and carry out testing activities.
• Support business users during UAT so solutions are fully tested and fit requirements.
• Back quality assurance so deliverables are production ready.

Requirements

• Proven metals trading background, preferably in physically settled metals.
• Solid grasp of banking and capital markets products tied to commodities.
• Track record of gathering, documenting and managing business requirements.
• Experience with change management and change requests.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Able to collaborate effectively with developers, traders and stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, with a focus on high-quality deliverables.
• Self-directed and comfortable in a collaborative team setting.
• Experience working in front-office trading environments.
• Exposure to complex trading system integrations and data flows.
• Prior experience supporting UAT on capital markets platforms.
• English at upper-intermediate level.
• Experience with Openlink Endur is a strong asset.
• Experience in testing and quality assurance is a plus.