Job Specifications
IT Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst
Location: London, UK, hybrid ( 3 days per week at the office)
Industry: Energy / Trading & Supply
Contract: 6 months inside IR35
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst to support the delivery of a major data and analytics transformation programme within a global energy and trading organisation. The role focuses on the development and enhancement of the Trade & Risk Management (TRM) Data Store, a central platform that provides trusted, standardised, system‑agnostic data to enable improved reporting, analytics, and decision‑making.
The successful candidate will lead business analysis activities, engage senior stakeholders, drive Agile delivery, and ensure full alignment between business needs, technical design, and data strategy objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Business Analysis & Requirements
Identify business problems, value drivers, and functional/non‑functional requirements, translating them into actionable solution features.
Analyse risks, feasibility, and business impact to support informed decision‑making.
Map and assess current processes, data flows, and system interactions to identify opportunities for improvement.
Build and maintain clear documentation, ensuring full traceability from requirements through development, testing, and final delivery.
Develop compelling business cases to support prioritisation, funding decisions, and solution approval.
Solution Design & Delivery
Work closely with designers, developers, and software suppliers to ensure solutions meet business requirements and technical constraints.
Configure and document software and processes using agreed methodologies and tools.
Define acceptance criteria and coordinate testing activities to validate that delivered solutions meet expected outcomes.
Contribute to the implementation and extension of a Common Data Model, enabling consistent reporting and analytics across multiple systems.
Project & Stakeholder Management
Plan, execute, monitor, and control business analysis activities, ensuring delivery within agreed cost, time, and quality parameters.
Lead stakeholder engagement, workshops, and design sessions across business and technology teams.
Provide direction to project teams on business analysis approaches and best practices.
Identify process efficiencies, automation opportunities, and improvements in data accuracy, workflows, and reporting processes.
Mandatory Requirements
7–10 years of IT experience, including team leadership responsibilities.
Strong background working in Agile environments, with hands‑on experience coaching Product Owners and business stakeholders in Agile practices.
Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, tools, and delivery methodologies.
4‑year IT degree or equivalent technical qualification.
Desirable Skills
CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) or PMI‑PBA certification.
Lean Practitioner training or experience.
Agile certifications (Scrum, SAFe, AgilePM, etc.).
Experience with financial, risk, or trading data environments is advantageous.
About the Programme
The TRM Data Store is a centralised and trusted repository providing standardised trade and risk data for improved reporting and analytics. The project aims to:
Enable a more proactive risk function.
Improve timeliness and performance of risk and PnL reporting.
Reduce reliance on multiple source systems for analytics.
Enhance data accuracy and streamline workflows.
Simplify PnL explanation and analysis.
Automate notifications, approvals, workflows, and data distribution.
Support scalable analysis and testing across multiple teams.
About the Company
A global technology recruitment agency, we supply specialist IT Contractors, C-Suite Executives and entire tech teams under Statement of Work solutions, and provide tech jobs for IT professionals.
Our team are 70% international and speak 25 languages. Across 8 offices in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, Warsaw, Bangalore and New York we provide local candidates in 40 countries globally including Belgium, France, Spain, the Nordics, USA, India and China.
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