Commodities Business Manager / Project Manager (Risk) recruitment
Business Manager / Project Manager coverage lead for Regional Commodities business
Responsibilities
The candidate will need to demonstrate a mix of the following skills:
- As well as trading heads, you will work closely with Front Office / Middle Office / Logistics / Back Office / Finance / Credit Risk / Market Risk) and other support groups on all commodities risk management related issues.
- Proven Business Analyst skills including large scale data and process analysis
- Ability to drive and implement business solutions and assist in project management.
- Previous Project Management experience, ideally gained within a multi-national financial services institution
- Ability to confidently present to the business and working group forums.
- Pro-active approach to problem solving, process improvement and project work
- Ability to partner develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders from various areas of Operations more broadly across the business
- Work closely with peers to ensure business deliverables are met
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent understanding of front to back operational process flows.
- Excellent organisational skills time management
- Support a number of projects or workstreams through the stages of the change lifecycle: analysis / design, testing, rollout and hand-over.
- Liaise with key stakeholders, drafting Business Requirements, reviewing and refining Functional Specifications (or working with IT to develop them)
- Work across Operations business in order to influence changes and supporting work conducted by Change team.
- Working with user representatives to determine business requirements, including the identification of any potential issues or functional omissions.
Desired Skills Experience
Commodities knowledge (essential):
- Metals - highly desirable
- Index linked Products
- Power / Energy
Skills/Qualifications (Desirable)
- Proactive and energetic individual who can embrace challenges and effect change to the status quo
- Excellent understanding of risk management principles and previous experience in investment banking or similar environment
- Good knowledge and understanding of commodities markets products required (possibly prior trading experience)
- Strong analytical quantitative skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Combination of detail orientation and strategic thinking
- Ability to develop strong relationships across multiple business units.
May 19, 2012
• Tags: Commodities Business Manager, Commodities careers in the UK, Project Manager (Risk) recruitment • Posted in: Financial