Senior Business Analyst. Data Team. Market Data and Data Governance experience. Trading firm. London. 6 months rolling contract. £700/ Day inside IR35.
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Freelance
28-02-2025
Job Specifications
Senior Business Analyst. Data Team. Market Data and Data Governance experience. Trading firm. London. 6 months rolling contract. £700/ Day inside IR35.
My client is a top tier energy trading firm that is looking for a Data Business Analyst to come on board on a 6 month rolling contract paying £700/ Day inside IR35.
They are looking for a Senior BA with experience and knowledge of trading market data. Ideally in energy/ commodities but are open to looking at candidates from any asset class as log as they are very experienced working as a BA in a trading setting. They are also keen for a BA to have experience working on Data Governance projects, i.e. policy setting, procedures, mandates etc
The Data team is looking for a Business Analyst to understand business problems, challenge existing practices and approaches, define scope and requirements, propose business improvement opportunities, and develop solutions that enable the Data Team to achieve its goals
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Engage key stakeholders to identify underlying business needs to be addressed
Translate business needs into project objectives and business goals
Accurately and exhaustively document requirements, information and insights
Ensure traceability of project objectives and business goals through requirements definition, design, and testing through to solution implementation
Identify and map stakeholders and actively manage them to ensure positive engagement throughout the project
Develop approach to scope out and elicit all the potential requirements from the stakeholders (functional and non-functional), prioritise and undertake the requirements gathering and ensure review/sign-off at the right level
Oversee the business analysis approach and agree governance, deliverables and resource including time commitments from stakeholders
Manage any changes to requirements and stakeholder expectations to ensure agreement on the solution scope delivered
Validate proposed solutions to ensure they meet project objectives and business goals, are aligned with the strategy and the target operating model and can be implemented effectively
Provide input to testing preparations and activities to ensure the solution meets the identified business need
Review design and analyse impact of design decisions on requirements and stakeholder communications
Ensure compliance with Group policy, standards and reporting requirements together with all regulatory and statutory requirements
Provide domain knowledge and analysis capability, typically to identify additional business opportunities
Offer an independent review, including quality assurance
Manage business analysis activities throughout the project life cycle, including associated risks, issues and benefits delivery
Required Skills and Experience
Extensive experience of gathering technical and non-technical requirements.
Exposure and understanding of big data technologies and messaging systems
Proven technical expertise in SQL, for data extraction, transformation and analysis
Experience with financial services and/or commodities i.e. as reference data, settlement data and market data as well as private order feeds and trade capture
Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies, leading the work of others in a Project environment
Proven experience in dealing with stakeholders at all levels from analysts to senior management. Ability to build rapport, nurture business relationships and establish clear communication styles with business and technology teams.
Experience working with JIRA, Azure DevOps or other project management tools
Interested and passionate about data, particularly understanding the source of data, its nomenclature with strong attention for detail and precision.
Takes ownership of any issues that come up and facilitates their resolution quickly using own initiative while managing expectations.
A flexible approach and a willingness to move between multiple tasks and take on more responsibilities
Self-motivated and able to work remotely and unsupervised
Able to multitask, switch focus and prioritise own tasks being comfortable to work under pressure with demanding front office users
Exceptional time management and multi-tasking skills and ability to deliver under pressure
If you are interested, please send your CV for immediate consideration.
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