Position: Business Analyst
Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Focus: Agricultural/Soft commodities trading and risk management
The role involves working closely with Front Office (Sales, Trading, Quants), Market Risk, Middle/Back Office, and downstream systems. It's a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams in a Scrum/Agile environment.
Key Deliverables & Responsibilities
- Collaborate directly with Front Office Sales, Trading, and Quants.
- Facilitate communication and alignment among all stakeholders.
- Capture and document detailed requirements for:
- Agricultural financial trades
- Physical trades
- Listed & OTC (Over-the-Counter) products
- Funding
- Work with Technology/Dev teams to estimate effort and delivery timelines.
- Define test cases and validate features before production release.
- Support production issues and help resolve critical incidents post-go-live (as needed).
Required Knowledge & Skills
1. Commodities Product Knowledge (Must-have)
- Deep understanding of Agricultural commodities markets dynamics.
- Familiarity with major exchanges: ICE, CBOT, CME, etc.
- Strong knowledge of Derivatives and OTC products (Futures, Forwards, Average Price Options, etc.).
- Physical business understanding: Leasing, Financing, and Inventory Management.
- Knowledge of agricultural-specific trade lifecycle events.
2. Technical Skills (Must-have)
- Strong experience with Endur and/or Murex (key ETRM/CTRM systems):
- Setting up static data, market data (Curves), Contracts, Trade templates.
- Deep understanding of simulations, EOD (End of Day) process, data extraction & ingestion.
- Ability to write SQL statements for analytical work.
- Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivots, macros, etc.) for analysis and reporting.
- Working experience with Jira and Scrum boards.
Thanks & Regards
Avanish Pandey
Quantum World Technologies Inc.
