Business Analyst

Location: India

Experience Level: 7+ Years

Department: Trading Technology / Data & Analytics

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst (7+ years) with deep domain

expertise in Commodity Trading and Energy Markets (Oil, Gas, Power, and Renewables). In

this role, you will act as a critical bridge between commercial trading desks, risk control, and

technology teams.

You will lead client domain-specific discussions, translate complex trading/risk requirements into

actionable data and analytics solutions, and leverage your understanding of Independent Price

Verification (IPV) and market data workflows to drive high-impact trading solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Domain & Business Analysis

● Client & Stakeholder Management: Lead business requirements gathering, domain-

focused workshops, and client-facing calls. Build trusted relationships with traders, risk

managers, product control, and quantitative teams.

● Commodity & Energy Domain Leadership: Deep-dive into energy market dynamics

(Crude, Refined Products, Natural Gas, LNG) to specify and validate trading, risk, and

valuation models.

● Independent Price Verification (IPV): Define business requirements and data pipelines

for IPV frameworks, mark-to-market (MtM) pricing, consensus pricing feeds, and end-of-

day curve evaluations.

● Market Data Management: Standardize, analyze, and map complex energy market

datasets (e.g., Platts, Argus, ICE, CME, Bloomberg, Refinitiv/LSEG) for pricing, curve

fitting, and valuation.

Documentation and Governance

● Documentation: Translate business needs into clear analytical framework requirements,

data dictionaries, logic flows, and functional design documents (FDDs).

● Workflow & ETL Understanding: Partner with engineering teams to understand the

efficient ETL/ELT pipelines for market and trade data ingestion using workflow tools.

● Data Quality & Governance: Establish data validation controls, exception monitoring,

and audit trails across trading databases and analytics platforms.

Required Qualifications & Experience

● Experience: 7+ years of total experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Architect, or

Product Owner in Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM / ETRM) or

Financial Energy Markets.

● Core Commodity Knowledge: Strong understanding of physical and financial energy

derivatives (Futures, Swaps, Options, Spreads, Physical Offtake) within Oil, Gas, LNG, or

Power.

● IPV Expertise: Practical understanding of Independent Price Verification (IPV)

processes, fair value hierarchy (Level 1, 2, 3 assets), and mark-to-market/mark-to-model

methodologies.

● Market Data Expertise: Hands-on exposure to vendor market data feeds (Platts, Argus,

ICE, CME, Refinitiv, Bloomberg).

● Communication & Leadership: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with proven

ability to lead and drive domain-specific calls with executive clients, traders, and technical

teams.

Technical Skills & Nice-to-Haves

● Data Analysis & SQL: Advanced proficiency in SQL for data extraction, joining, and

validation across large relational or time-series databases.

● ETL & Data Tools (Nice-to-Have): Experience with visual ETL/workflow automation

platforms like Alteryx, KNIME, or Azure Data Factory.

● Python (Nice-to-Have): Working knowledge of Python (Pandas, NumPy) for rapid

prototyping, quantitative analysis, or testing pricing algorithms.

● Agile Framework: Hands-on experience writing user stories, maintaining backlogs, and

leading sprint refinement in Jira/Confluence.