Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with traders, trade assistants, trade control, operations, risk and IT stakeholders
• Document current-state and target-state processes, business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Perform fit-gap assessments and recommend standard product capabilities
• Translate trading requirements into clear functional specifications for engineering
• Maintain the prioritised backlog with product and engineering leads
• Define the canonical trade data model and map it to client CTRM, ERP and contract-management systems
• Define validation rules, master-data requirements and approval workflows
• Define AI extraction test sets and review accuracy against real trade recaps
• Support functional design of confirmations, amendments, position reporting and the VaR module
• Develop test scenarios, test cases and expected results
• Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing and regression testing
• Lead defect triage across process, configuration, data, AI and technical issues
• Support data migration, cutover planning, go-live readiness and business sign-off
• Support product demonstrations, RFP responses and client proposals
• Deliver training and knowledge transfer to clients and internal support teams

Requirements

• At least 7 years of business analysis experience in commodity or energy trading
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle from pre-deal through to settlement
• Strong knowledge of physical commodity trading, including contract terms, pricing formulas, incoterms and logistics
• Experience with at least one E/CTRM platform such as Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, Aspect or Eka
• Experience preparing functional specifications, process flows and traceability matrices
• Experience supporting SIT, UAT, regression testing and defect management
• Experience working directly with software developers and technical architects
• Ability to use SQL for data analysis, reconciliation or issue investigation
• Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in crude and products, LNG, metals and concentrates, or agriculture
• Experience with trade confirmations, trade control or contract-management processes
• Understanding of market risk, including positions, P&L, stress testing and Value at Risk
• Experience with AI, automation or document-processing products
• Experience with API and integration specifications
• Experience in a software vendor, product company or consultancy
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

About the Company

OrbicTrade is an AI-enabled front-office and risk platform built for commodity traders, integrating with existing CTRM, ERP and data platforms.