Senior Business Analyst (BA) / Tech Team Business Analyst (BA) – High Profile Greenfield Commodities Trading Platform Build, Commodities Trading Firm recruitment
Senior Business Analyst (BA) / Development Team Business Analyst (BA) - High Profile Greenfield Commodities Trading Platform Build, Commodities Trading Firm
Introduction: Montash Associates have been exclusively retained by an innovative and incredibly profitable Commodities trading Firm, to assist in the search for and acquisition of an exceptionally strong Senior Business Analyst (BA) / Development Team Business Analyst (BA).
The Organisation: This firm has one of the highest revenue per employee ratios in the world, and is centred in London. A heavy investor in technology, this firm wants to be the market leader via employing and rewarding the very best talent. Based on a strong business model, this firm has seen profits largely unaffected by the recession.
The Team: An exceptional Front Office Technology Team within a truly entrepreneurial organisation.
The Project: A Greenfield project. This team is building a new system that encompasses all activity, from pre-trade, through execution to settlement. It is a true front to back solution.
The Role: This is an opportunity for an accomplished business analyst with in-depth experience of providing detailed analysis and of requirements gathering to enable the delivery of complex software development projects. Within this role, the candidate will capture requirements and communicate business vision for one or more projects within a strategic Greenfield programme for the trading division.
The Skills:
- Proven ability to act as a bridge between the business and highly technical developers, translating business concepts into requirements that are implementable.
- Expected to have a broad knowledge of commodities trading, ideally for physical commodities
- Expected to be a domain expert in at least one of the following broad areas:
- Trade capture for physical commodities transactions
- Confirmation management
- Pricing and risk
- Back office trade processing
- Trade securitisation, treasury/firm liquidity and collateral management
- Demonstrable ability to drive business process changes - challenging current business practices
- Track record of working in a team that has delivered large scale applications
- Experience of a variety of software development methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong, relevant academic background
- Ability to form and manage relationships with a variety of key stakeholders.
The Package: This firm is looking to acquire the very best candidates; a total comp (base + bonus) of up to £200k plus benefits plus stock options reflects this.
Contact: If this excellent opportunity is of interest, please contact Paul Kirtley at paulk@montash.com or call on 0207 749 6069.
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