Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Location: New York (Hybrid)

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst for the Commodities technology team with experience in Agricultural/Soft commodities trading and risk management. The candidate will be actively involved in projects and is accountable for collaborating with various teams such as Front Office, Quants, Market Risk, Middle Office, Back Office, and downstream systems users.

Key Deliverables and Responsibilities:

• Directly work with Front-office Sales, trading, and Quants.
• Facilitate communication among stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Capture and document detailed requirements for Agricultural financial, physical trades, listed, OTC, and funding.
• Work with Technology dev resources to estimate effort and delivery timelines in a Scrum context.
• Define test-cases and validate features before release to production.
• As needed, support production and help resolve critical incidents post go live.

Commodities Product Knowledge:

• Understanding of Agricultural commodities markets dynamics
• Familiarity with the different exchanges (ICE, CBOT, CME, etc...)
• Strong Derivatives and OTC product knowledge (Fut, Fwd, Avg, Options etc.)
• Physical business understanding (Leasing, financing, and Inventory management)
• Agricultural specific trade lifecycle events

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of the main modules within Endur and/or Murex– Setting up static data, market data (Curve), Contract, trade templates etc. and deep understanding of simulations, EOD process, data extraction and ingestion
• Ability to write SQL statements for analytical work if needed
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivots, macros, etc) for analysis and reporting
• Working experience with Jira and Scrum boards

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities.