Remote Senior ETRM Delivery Lead

KWA Analytics; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

KWA Analytics is a leading consulting firm specializing in the advisory, implementation, and enhancement of Energy and Commodity Trading & Risk Management (ETRM/CTRM) systems for financial and physical commodities, energy, and capital markets clients.

You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex ETRM/CTRM system implementation, upgrade, and integration projects for clients across the energy, commodities, capital markets, and treasury sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degree is a plus.
• PMI PMP certification is required; additional certifications (e.g., PMI-ACP, Prince2) are advantageous.
• Minimum 8 years of project management experience, with at least 5 years directly managing ETRM/CTRM system implementations (e.g., OpenLink Endur/Findur, Beacon Platform, Allegro, Triple Point/Hitachi, Aspect, Brady, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated, hands-on delivery of full-lifecycle ETRM projects, spanning requirements gathering, system configuration, interface development, data migration, testing (SIT/UAT), cutover planning, and post-go-live support.
• Deep understanding of commodity and energy trading workflows, including physical and financial trade capture, position management, P&L attribution, mark-to-market valuation, credit risk, and settlements/invoicing.
• Familiarity with ETRM integration landscapes, including connections to ERP systems (SAP, Oracle), market data providers (Platts, Argus, Bloomberg), scheduling/nomination systems, and SCADA/operational systems.
• Working knowledge of energy and commodity regulatory frameworks relevant to ETRM implementations (e.g., EMIR, Dodd-Frank/CFTC, REMIT, MiFID II reporting obligations).
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream programs across geographically distributed client and delivery teams.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal), with demonstrated experience presenting to and managing expectations of senior trading, risk, and IT stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to manage project scope, change control, and budget governance on client-facing engagements.
• Experience managing Agile/hybrid delivery methodologies in the context of ETRM system implementations.

Responsibilities

• Own full project lifecycle delivery of project implementation and upgrade engagements, from scoping and initiation through go-live and hypercare, covering front-office trade capture, mid-office risk, and back-office settlements workflows.
• Define and maintain project scope, including commodity coverage (power, gas, oil, metals, agricultural, financial derivatives), asset classes, trading books, risk methodologies, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans (using MS Project or equivalent), incorporating ETRM-specific workstreams such as system configuration, data migration, interface/integration build (ERP, scheduling, market data, SCADA), SIT, UAT, and production cutover.
• Lead cross-functional project teams comprising ETRM functional consultants, technical developers, client SMEs, and vendor representatives, providing clear direction, issue escalation pathways, and delivery accountability.
• Identify, track, and mitigate ETRM-specific project risks, including data migration complexity, interface dependencies, regulatory compliance gaps (e.g., EMIR, Dodd-Frank, REMIT), and client organizational readiness.
• Drive client UAT programs, coordinating test scenario design across trading, risk, and operations teams to validate end-to-end ETRM functionality against business requirements.
• Manage vendor relationships (e.g., OpenLink/Ion, Beacon Platform) and coordinate third-party technical and licensing deliverables as part of the broader project plan.
• Oversee data migration strategy and execution, including trade history, static data, curve/market data, and position migration into the target ETRM platform.
• Communicate project status, milestones, risks, and key decisions to senior client stakeholders (C-suite, Trading Desk Heads, Risk Officers, IT leadership) and internal KWA leadership in a clear, structured manner.
• Manage project budgets and resource allocation, tracking actuals vs. forecasts and proactively addressing variances across multi-disciplinary, geographically distributed teams.
• Conduct structured post-implementation reviews, capturing ETRM delivery lessons learned and feeding insights back into KWA's delivery frameworks and methodology.

Skills

PMP

ETRM/CTRM domain

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Agile/hybrid delivery

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering/CS

PMI PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Endur/Findur

Beacon Platform

SQL/Data migration tooling

Job description

KWA Analytics is a leading consulting firm specializing in the advisory, implementation, and enhancement of Energy and Commodity Trading & Risk Management (ETRM/CTRM) systems for financial and physical commodities, energy, and capital markets clients.

You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex ETRM/CTRM system implementation, upgrade, and integration projects for clients across the energy, commodities, capital markets, and treasury sectors.