CTRM Lead Business Analyst / Functional Architect - 6-12 Month Contract

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A strategic leadership opportunity for a CTRM Lead Business Analyst / Functional Architect to join a global commodity trading house. This role focuses on the implementation of Metals CTRM systems, requiring extensive experience in commodity trading and a mix of hands-on and strategic responsibilities. You'll be leading the business analysis, defining functional architecture, and engaging with key stakeholders to ensure all business needs are met.

Qualifications

• 10 years+ in physical commodity trading (Metals, Oil, LNG, Ags).
• Experience as Senior or Lead CTRM Business Analyst.
• Knowledge of external CTRM systems (Aspect, Allegro, Endur).

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis stream for Metals CTRM implementation program.
• Define end-to-end functional architecture and manage requirements gathering.
• Act as liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Skills

Physical commodity trading experience

Front to Back Office experience

Functional CTRM expertise

Hands-on requirements gathering

SQL

Python

Job description

Role: CTRM Lead Business Analyst / Functional Architect

Company: Commodity Trading House

Location: London or Geneva (3 days in either office per week)

Contract Duration: 6-12 month initial contract with likely extensions to 2 years or going Permanent

Rate: Flexible from £750-950 per day

Global commodity trading house seeks an experienced CTRM Lead Business Analyst / Functional Architect to join their Metals Trading business on an initial 6 or 12 month contract basis, based from either their London or Geneva office.

Joining at the very start of this Greenfield Metals Aspect CTRM implementation program, this is a strategic leadership role that also requires deep functional CTRM expertise and the ability to engage hands-on where it matters.

The role:

The successful CTRM Lead Business Analyst / Functional Architect (contractor) will lead the business analysis stream of a Metals CTRM implementation program. This is a hybrid role that combines strategic oversight of all business analysis activities with hands-on ownership of requirements gathering and solution design for the Front and Middle Office domains.

You will be responsible for defining the end-to-end functional architecture across the CTRM landscape, ensuring all business requirements are captured, validated and translated into fit-for-purpose system functionality. Acting as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, you will drive alignment on solution scope, integration needs, reporting requirements and compliance obligations.

In addition to setting the direction and framework for business analysis across the program, you will directly lead the analysis efforts for Front Office and Middle Office workstreams, working closely with traders, schedulers, risk managers and operations teams.

Location:

• This role is a flexi working role with 3 days in either office and 2 days working from home, although you can work 5 days per week from either office if preferred.
• If you are working out of their Geneva office, there is no need for you to travel to London.
• If you are working out of their London office, you will need to travel and work 2 days per week every other week out of the Geneva office, which can be fully expensed.

Key skills & experience sought:

• 10 years+ deep physical commodity trading experience (Metals, Oil, LNG, Ags etc) working as a Senior or Lead CTRM Business Analyst for either another commodity trading firm or for a consultancy working on-site at commodity trading firms
• Front to Back Office experience but ideally strong in Front & Middle Office
• RightAngle, Entrader, CXL etc. This is a Functional CTRM role, but any techy skills in SQL, Python would be nice to have
• You could have worked on any external CTRM system including Aspect, Allegro, Endur,
• The ideal candidate will have specific Metals Trading experience in Concentrates as well as Aspect CTRM knowledge