Business Analyst

Straive; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Straive in Pune is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience in Commodity Trading and Energy Markets to bridge commercial trading desks, risk control and technology teams.

You will translate complex trading and risk requirements into actionable data analytics solutions, define IPV data pipelines, and leverage market data workflows to drive pricing, curve fitting and valuation improvements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Business Analysis for CTRM/ETRM or Financial Energy markets.
• Strong knowledge of physical and financial energy derivatives (Oil, Gas, LNG, Power).
• Experience defining IPV requirements, MTM pricing and data pipelines.
• Proficiency in SQL and data validation across large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering with traders, risk managers and IT partners.
• Specify domain needs for commodity and energy trading, risk and pricing.
• Define IPV data pipelines, MTM pricing and consensus feeds.
• Standardize and map market datasets (Platts, Argus, ICE, CME, Bloomberg, Refinitiv).

Skills

SQL

Data Analysis

Python

Agile

ETL

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Platts

Argus

ICE

CME

Bloomberg

Refinitiv/LSEG

Workflow Automation Tools

Job description

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
• 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.
• 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
• Python (Nice-to-Have): Working knowledge of Python (Pandas, NumX?) prototyping, quantitative analysis, or testing pricing algorithms.
• Agile Framework: Hands-on experience writing user stories, maintaining backlogs, and