Senior Business Analyst

OrbicTrade; Genf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

OrbicTrade, a Swiss-based AI-enabled front-office and risk platform, is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in Switzerland. You will translate complex commodity trading workflows into clear requirements and work with product and engineering from design to delivery.

You will shape the roadmap and client implementations, collaborating with traders, risk and IT teams. You will author functional specifications, backlogs, and acceptance criteria, and contribute to testing strategies, data models, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of business analysis experience in commodity or energy trading.
• Deep understanding of trade lifecycle from pre-deal to settlement.
• Experience with at least one E/CTRM platform (Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, Aspect or Eka).
• Experience converting requirements into functional specs and testing artifacts.
• Experience with SIT, UAT, regression testing and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with traders, control, operations, risk and IT stakeholders.
• Document current and target-state processes, business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria.
• Translate trading requirements into functional specifications for engineering.
• Maintain prioritised backlog with product and engineering leads.
• Define canonical trade data model and mapping to client systems.
• Define validation rules, master-data requirements and approval workflows.
• Develop test scenarios, test cases and expected results.
• Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing and regression testing.

Skills

Business analysis

Commodity trading

SQL analysis

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Endur

Allegro

RightAngle

Aspect

Eka

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

OrbicTrade is an AI-enabled front-office and risk platform built specifically for commodity traders. It captures deal intent at source, turns it into structured, integration-ready trades, and connects with existing CTRM, ERP and data platforms.

Traders, trade control, operations and risk teams use OrbicTrade across crude and products, LNG, metals and concentrates, and agriculture. We do not replace the CTRM. We are the intelligent layer that works with a firm's existing technology, from deal capture and confirmation through to Value at Risk.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team in Switzerland.

Requirements

You will connect commodity trading users with our Dubai product and engineering team. You will turn real trading workflows into clear requirements, then see them through design, testing and client delivery.

This is a hands-on role requiring a strong understanding of both commodity trading processes and how software is built. You will work on the product roadmap as well as client implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead workshops with traders, trade assistants, trade control, operations, risk and IT stakeholders
• Document current-state and target-state processes, business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Perform fit-gap assessments and recommend standard product capabilities wherever appropriateTranslate trading requirements into clear functional specifications for engineering
• Maintain the prioritised backlog with product and engineering leads
• Define the canonical trade data model and map it to client CTRM, ERP and contract-management systems
• Define validation rules, master-data requirements and approval workflows
• Define AI extraction test sets and review accuracy against real trade recaps
• Support functional design of confirmations, amendments, position reporting and the VaR module
• Develop test scenarios, test cases and expected results
• Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing and regression testing
• Lead defect triage, distinguishing between process, configuration, data, AI and technical issues
• Support data migration, cutover planning, go-live readiness and business sign-off
• Support product demonstrations, RFP responses and client proposals
• Deliver training and knowledge transfer to clients and internal support teams

Required Experience

• At least 7 years of business analysis experience in commodity or energy trading
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle from pre-deal and capture through to settlement
• Strong knowledge of physical commodity trading, including contract terms, pricing formulas, incoterms and logistics
• Experience with at least one E/CTRM platform, such as Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, Aspect or Eka
• Practical experience taking requirements from initial analysis through to implementation
• Experience preparing functional specifications, process flows and traceability matrices
• Experience supporting SIT, UAT, regression testing and defect management
• Experience working directly with software developers and technical architects
• Ability to use SQL for data analysis, reconciliation or issue investigation
• Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps

Preferred Experience

• Experience in one or more of crude and products, LNG, metals and concentrates, or agriculture
• Experience with trade confirmations, trade control or contract-management processes
• Understanding of market risk, including positions, P&L, stress testing and Value at Risk
• Experience with AI, automation or document-processing products
• Experience with API and integration specifications
• Experience in a software vendor, product company or consultancy
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience