Lead Business Analyst - SE Trading

-; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy trading is seeking a Lead Energy Trading Business Analyst to drive innovation and solutions within the Gas & Power portfolios. The role involves extensive collaboration with stakeholders, managing business analysis activities, and contributing to the energy transition. Candidates should possess substantial experience in energy trading and ETRM systems, with strong leadership and analytical skills.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Parental leave

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering projects through the entire lifecycle.
• Extensive experience in energy trading markets.
• Hands-on knowledge of trading instruments and ETRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead identification and documentation of business needs.
• Manage scope and design for workstreams.
• Coach and mentor the wider business analysis team.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Agile

DevOps

Business Process Modelling

Data Analysis

Job description

What's the role

Shell Energy, a key part of Shell's Trading & Supply division, focuses on natural gas, power, LNG, and environmental products markets through major hubs in London, Houston, Dubai, Singapore, and Brisbane.

We are at the forefront of the energy transition, driving Shell's ambition to provide more and cleaner energy solutions in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Our global team brings extensive energy marketing and trading experience, deep market knowledge, and a thorough understanding of supply chains. This expertise enables us to innovate and develop tailored energy solutions and products, helping our customers decarbonize their businesses.

As a member of Shell Energy Analysis & Design CC, you will work as an SME closely with business and IT stakeholders to define and shape future solutions within the Gas & Power portfolios. This role demands extensive experience in Commodity Trading and Trading Operations within the Gas sector. A thorough understanding of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting complex valuations and modelling is essential.

What you'll be doing

As a Lead Energy Trading Business Analyst and SME in the domain, you will be aligned with a specific commodity (Power, Gas, or Environmental Products) and/or a specific functional area (such as Front, Middle, or Back-Office). You will be responsible for leading the identification and documentation of business needs, starting with problem statements, collaborating with technical teams to explore feasible solution options. In the strategic ETRM program, you will oversee the business analysis activities for your workstream from inception through to delivery.

Your role will vary depending on the specific area of expertise, however typically you would perform the following day-to-day activities:

• Interacting with traders/desks on challenges and needs, working within IDT stakeholders on business case and opportunity shaping
• Planning, delivery, and assurance of business analysis deliverables on multiple programmes
• Driving and managing scope and design for a workstream, including assessing risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options
• Point of escalation for issues within your workstream
• Coaching and mentoring the wider business analysis team
• Generating innovative approaches to existing problems or new opportunities
• Stakeholder management - building relationships with key stakeholders, keeping them informed, and managing expectations

What you bring

As a Business Analyst with substantial experience in Energy Trading seeking a significant challenge and growth opportunities within a team pushing the boundaries of Energy Trading and Risk Management, you will be at the core of an industry-leading organization driving the energy transition, helping to ensure a brighter future for everyone.

• Proven track record of delivering projects through the entire lifecycle
• Expertise in shaping processes and solutions, including capturing business problems, value drivers, and requirements
• Strong leadership, analytical skills, and change management capabilities
• Demonstrable stakeholder management skills, confidently engaging with stakeholders at various levels and providing legitimate challenges
• Experience in performing quality assurance roles on workstream deliverables
• Proficiency in Agile and DevOps delivery
• Great team player with adaptability, quick learning, and change management skills
• Strong business analysis techniques, including design thinking, requirements analysis, business process modelling, wireframing, data analysis, and more

Energy Trading Experience

• Extensive experience in energy trading markets, with a strong understanding of markets such as European Power, European Gas, and Environmental products considered an advantage
• Hands-on knowledge of trading instruments like OTC transactions (forwards, swaps, options) and exchange-traded futures & options
• Knowledge of trade capture, market risk, risk valuation, back-office, and accounting processes, and experience migrating between ETRM systems

ETRM/CTRM Experience

• Extensive hands-on ETRM/CTRM experience, with Endur skills being essential
• Configuration experience with vendor applications and integration technologies is an advantage

What we offer

You will work with talented colleagues on critical global energy challenges, developing your skills in an environment valuing honesty, integrity, and respect. Benefits include flexible working, competitive salary, parental leave, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and opportunities for career growth within Shell's global teams.

Shell has a bold goal to become one of the world's most diverse and inclusive companies. Learn more about our efforts here.

Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell UK remains a major energy producer and service station network provider. As the UK aims for energy security and net-zero by 2050, Shell UK plans to play a vital role in decarbonization and energy system investments.