A leading global commodity trading organisation are offering the opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst with deep domain knowledge in exchange-traded derivatives and capital markets to join their high-calibre team.
About the Role
You'll act as the critical interface between business users and technical teams, ensuring solutions are both commercially effective and technically sound.
The successful candidate will bring a strong technical foundation, hands-on trading systems experience, and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle from RFQ through to settlement. Your expertise will help shape the future of scalable, compliant, algorithmic trading technologies in a complex, fast-paced environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Bridging the gap between the business and technology teams by gathering, translating and validating business requirements.
- Troubleshooting and resolving complex issues across development, infrastructure, support and end-user teams.
- Acting as a subject matter expert on trading systems and workflows, particularly around exchange-traded derivatives.
- Conducting deep-dive analysis into order and trade lifecycle events to identify and implement efficiency gains.
- Supporting the delivery of regulatory and compliance-led trading solutions (MiFID II, EMIR, RTS 6 etc.).
- Driving initiatives across algorithmic trading platforms, including audit, compliance, and regulatory certification.
- Liaising with QA, infrastructure and production teams to ensure seamless implementation and operation of trading systems.
What We're Looking For:
We're searching for a Business Analyst who brings genuine front-office credibility, a collaborative mindset, and the technical fluency to navigate both business and development environments. The ideal candidate will possess:
Industry Expertise:
- A minimum of 8 years' experience within Commodity Trading, Capital Markets, or Investment Banking.
- A deep understanding of global futures exchanges and the full trade lifecycle for exchange-traded derivatives.
- Solid working knowledge of market data providers (Bloomberg, Refinitiv) and liquidity aggregation platforms.
- Strong grasp of financial regulations, especially MiFID II, EMIR, and FCA requirements.
Technical & Analytical Skills:
- Proficiency with Python, SQL, and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, C#).
- Hands-on experience with FIX Protocol, messaging systems (e.g. multicast, TCP), and network debugging.
- Experience across Windows and Linux environments.
- Proven ability to work with instrument static data, market data systems, and OMS/EMS vendors (e.g. TT, NYFIX, TradingScreen).
- Previous exposure to exchange certification, vendor management, and application support.
- Strong problem-solving ability and analytical thinking, with the confidence to propose innovative solutions in high-pressure trading environments.
This is a 6 month contract role (with likely extensions) which is hybrid in London with a date rate around £650-750/d Inside IR35 (flexible for the right candidates).
Apply now for immediate consideration.