FX and Commodity Hedging Solutions Business Analyst

Vamsystems; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Vamsystems is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for FX and Commodity Hedging Solutions in Qatar. The role focuses on gathering requirements, mapping processes, and delivering end-to-end solutions across treasury and capital markets functions.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of international banking experience, strong communication in English, and a track record in product implementation, testing, and change delivery. Fluency in Arabic is a plus, with Doha-based duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting or related field.
• Master’s degree in Finance or Business preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CBAP/PMI-PBA/CFA/FRM are advantageous.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in banking, treasury or capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business requirements and map processes across markets.
• Design solutions, support product implementation, testing, and change delivery.
• Develop dashboards and management reports for decision-support.

Skills

Financial markets knowledge

Requirements elicitation

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Dashboard/reporting

Communication (English)

Cross-functional collaboration

Trading platforms exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Banking/Economics/Business

Master’s degree preferred in Finance/BA/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Job description

We are currently looking for FX and Commodity Hedging Solutions Business Analyst for our Qatar operations

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized university, preferably with a major in Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Financial Engineering, or a related field of study.
• A master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Financial Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Financial Markets, Risk Management, Treasury, or Project Management, such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CFA, FRM, ACI, Agile, or an equivalent certification, are advantageous.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience, preferably within a highly rated international bank, with exposure to Treasury, Global Markets, Business Analysis, Product Management, or Banking Transformation.
• Experience supporting FX, Commodity, Treasury, Derivative, Structured Product, or Capital Markets initiatives is preferred.
• Experience in business requirements gathering, process mapping, solution design, product implementation, testing, and change delivery.
• Exposure to trading platforms, treasury systems, digital channels, and front-to-back capital markets processes is advantageous.
• Experience working across multiple markets, legal entities, or business functions is preferred.

Required Special Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing, in English. Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
• Good interpersonal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of FX, Commodity, Derivative, Structured Product, and corporate risk management solutions.
• Knowledge of the hedging lifecycle, trading processes, treasury operations, and front-to-back transaction workflows.
• Understanding of relevant laws, regulations, market practices, risk principles, and control requirements.
• Strong business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, documentation (BRD/BRS), validation, prioritization, and traceability.
• Proficiency in process mapping, gap analysis, operating-model design, user-story development, and acceptance-criteria definition.
• Experience supporting product development, platform implementation, systems integration, user acceptance testing, and business readiness.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret product, client, transaction, revenue, and operational data.
• Ability to develop clear dashboards, management reports, business cases, and decision-support materials.
• Understanding of automation, digitization, data management, and process optimization principles.
• Ability to make sound decisions and follow through with initiatives within delegated authority.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work effectively across business, risk, operations, technology, and control functions.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of management.
• Ability to operate effectively across Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt and within culturally diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Personal integrity, accountability, attention to detail, and effective self-management.
• Strong planning, organizing, problem-solving, and analytical abilities.
• Results-oriented with the ability to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and relevant business-analysis, process-mapping, reporting, and data-visualization tools.

Joining time frame:

2 weeks (maximum 1 month)