Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst – Physical Metals | Greenfield ETRM Transformation | up to $180k base + 30% bonus & benefits

I’m working with a leading global commodities trading firm on a greenfield ETRM transformation and looking for a Senior Business Analyst with strong physical metals experience.

This is an opportunity to shape a strategic platform build, redesign end-to-end metals workflows and explore how AI and automation can transform trading operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with trading, operations, middle office and technology teams to define business requirements.


• Own functional analysis across the physical metals lifecycle, including trade capture, pricing, warrants, inventory and settlements.


• Support the design of LME pricing, physical premiums, location differentials and provisional/final pricing.


• Contribute to MTM, P&L, inventory financing and repo workflow design.


• Identify opportunities to introduce AI agents and automation to reduce manual processes and operational risk.


• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and support testing, implementation and optimisation.

Experience required:

• Essential: Strong hands-on experience with physical metals trading workflows


• Strong understanding of LME pricing structures, warrants, inventory management and physical settlements.


• Experience with physical inventory valuation, MTM and P&L attribution.


• Previous experience working with an E/CTRM platform is required; experience with any ETRM or CTRM system is relevant.


• Experience gathering requirements and delivering functional solutions across business and technology teams.


• An interest in AI, intelligent automation and improving trading workflows.

A great opportunity to join a greenfield transformation, influence platform design and help shape the future of physical metals operations.