Front Office Business Analyst- Commodities Trading (m/f/d) | London, UK | Hybrid at Emagine Consulting, London, £600-£700 per day

As a lead Business Analyst within the project team, this role involves working on the commodities electronic trading platform. This platform underpins the electronic commodities trading activity, including pricing, hedging, and execution.



Front Office Business Analyst- Commodities Trading

London (Hybrid) x3 Days on-site

£650- £700



emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.



We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.



We are currently looking for a dynamic individual to join our Change & Transformation Practice as a Business Analyst, delivering key projects as part of our Front Office change team.

As a lead Business Analyst within the project team, this role involves working on the commodities electronic trading platform. This platform underpins the electronic commodities trading activity, including pricing, hedging, and execution.



The Role:
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Working directly on the trading floor, writing actionable specifications for strategic project initiatives, and ensuring all technical teams understand the requirements.
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Assisting and coordinating application development and implementation among development teams.
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Writing test plans and organizing UAT phases.
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Executing functional and non-regression testing of the end-to-end service, including automated and manual testing.
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Closely interacting with traders, quantitative research teams, and IT teams to develop new features in the electronic trading platform and assist with issue investigation (e.g., post-event analysis, performance and scalability, latency reduction).



Key Skills and Experience:

To succeed in this role, you will need:
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Strong knowledge of commodities trading (energy, metals, or soft commodities) is mandatory.
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Recent and significant experience with electronic trading platforms in the commodities space is essential.
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A minimum of 8+ years ' experience as a Business Analyst/Project Manager in a large organization, preferably in a Front Office Trading environment.
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Extensive understanding of electronic trading venues, APIs, and associated dataflows, including market, static, and trade data.
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Significant professional experience in support, business analysis, project management, or product management within a commodities trading environment.
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A proactive and innovative mindset with a focus on system architecture design.
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Exceptional problem-solving skills with a pragmatic, delivery-oriented approach.
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Knowledge of scripting, debugging, or software development is a plus (Java/Python)



Our people

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;
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Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.
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Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.
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Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model
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Investing in employees' growth through ongoing training and development
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Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise
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Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.



Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients' most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:
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Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction
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Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs
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Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation



Interested?



At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.



If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.



"emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin "