Derivatives Business Analyst

Description

This role is responsible for analysis of business requirements and working with developers to test and release solutions. You will be part of a small, respected IT team that provides analytic tooling to a derivatives trading desk.

The role requires someone to work with derivatives traders and IT to:

• Define requirements, propose solutions, broker decisions and achieve consensus.

• Work with developers to deliver those requirements and support UAT

• Assist in providing third-line support to traders.

• Work closely with front office to ensure use of IT is delivering revenue, and to manage stakeholder expectations.

• Identify improvements and recommend solutions to stakeholders.

Hard skills

• Good understanding of Python (or other language) and SQL

• Ability to work with large and complex data sets

• Comfortable with interfacing with mathematical models

• Some skills in use of an ETRM and an understanding of the trade lifecycle would be highly regarded.

Soft skills

• Self-starter/able to work with limited guidance

• Team-player with ability to achieve results through shared initiatives

• Able to understand complex business issues and specify IT solutions

• Demonstrable experience of coordinating and delivering complex projects/initiatives within agile delivery.

• Able to meet tight deadlines and negotiate in a pressurised environment

• Strong facilitation and influencing skills

• Excellent communication skills e.g. written, verbal and presentation

• Able to cope with rapid business growth and a pressurised environment

• Motivated, tenacious and pro-active in achieving results

• Diligent and dependable with strong integrity

Experience

• Demonstrable technical business analysis experience

• Experience in front-office trading environments, particularly commodities like energy or gas.

• Some exposure to derivatives products especially options is highly regarded.

• Working to Agile Delivery methodology.

Skills

• Front Office Acumen
• Cross-Commodity Understanding
• delta
• Greeks
• option derivatives
• sql
• python

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