Business Analyst

VirtueTech Recruitment Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VirtueTech Recruitment Group seeks a Senior Energy Trading Business Analyst to drive a brand‑new vertical in a gas and power trading environment in London. You will partner with Head of IT Delivery and senior stakeholders, operating autonomously while delivering strategic technology initiatives.

You will oversee portfolio performance, governance and delivery across complex IT trading environments and ensure alignment with regulatory and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Strong Energy Trading domain knowledge is essential.
• Experience delivering technology change across Front‑to‑Back Office.
• Proven Agile delivery and SDLC expertise.
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments.
• Ability to manage both detailed analysis and strategic delivery oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery from requirements definition through to implementation and post‑go‑live optimisations.
• Elicit, challenge and refine requirements across trading desks, risk, finance and operations.
• Act as bridge between technical teams and business leadership for alignment and clarity.
• Govern scope, budget, timelines, RAID logs and regulatory considerations.
• Ensure sprint outcomes align with business objectives through close collaboration with development teams.
• Define success metrics and monitor performance to realise tangible business value.
• Support change enablement activities including user adoption and operational readiness.

Skills

Energy trading domain knowledge

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

End-to-end project ownership

Regulatory & controls awareness

Tools

ETRM/CTRM platforms

Job description

Operating across Front, Middle & Back Office, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering critical technology initiatives within a Front Office Gas & Power environment, partnering with trading, risk, operations and IT to drive measurable business outcomes.

This is about leading the convergence of business change and technology change across a trading environment where the divide between traders and tech is being deliberately removed.

The firm is seeking a senior Business Analyst to support a brand-new vertical — offering the opportunity to truly make the role your own. You will work closely with the Head of IT Delivery and senior stakeholders, operating with autonomy while being central to strategic change initiatives.

The firm are going through an exciting Technology Evolution including:

• Upgrading and enhancing off‑the‑shelf trading platforms
• Onboarding new products and expanding trading lines
• Driving automation across testing and release cycles
• Implementing modern architecture, tooling and data capabilities
• Strengthening regulatory, risk and controls frameworks

The Senior Business Analyst hire will provide high-visibility oversight of portfolio performance, governance, and delivery across a complex IT trading environments.

Critically — they need someone who understands energy. Specifically Gas & Power and its related products.

You will be comfortable operating at C‑level and desk‑head level, able to challenge constructively while maintaining credibility in highly commercial environments.

Nearest stations: Liverpool Street

• Strong Energy Trading domain knowledge (essential)
• Proven track record delivering technology change across Front‑to‑Back Office
• Agile & SDLC expertise
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments
• Ability to manage both detailed analysis and strategic delivery oversight
• Trading Systems Knowledge – strong understanding of ETRM/CTRM platforms, trade lifecycle, P&L, risk reporting and regulatory considerations.

As a senior Energy Trading BA, your responsibilities will include:

• End-to‑end project ownership – leading full lifecycle delivery from requirements definition through to implementation and post‑go‑live optimisation
• Business analysis leadership – eliciting, challenging and refining requirements across trading desks, risk, finance and operations
• Stakeholder management – acting as the bridge between technical teams and business leadership, ensuring alignment and clarity
• Governance & control – managing scope, budget, timelines, RAID logs and regulatory considerations
• Agile delivery oversight – working closely with development teams to ensure sprint outcomes align with business objectives
• Impact measurement – defining success metrics, tracking performance and ensuring tangible business value is realised
• Change enablement – supporting user adoption, process redesign and operational readiness