Principal IT Business Systems Analyst

Role Overview

• Serve as the primary liaison between TRM business users and IT delivery teams.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions with credit, collateral, and compliance stakeholders.
• Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable functional and technical requirements.
• Evaluate and document current-state processes; design future-state workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
• Support and enhance trading and risk platforms (e.g., ETRM systems, reporting platforms).
• Analyze system behavior, data flows, and integration points across trade capture, scheduling, settlements, and risk.
• Partner with architects and developers to design scalable, resilient solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Create functional specifications, data mapping documents, and interface requirements.
• Lead multi team, multi system initiatives from concept through deployment, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Drive requirements definition, solution design, testing strategy, and implementation planning for complex TRM enhancements.
• Mentor and guide other analysts, promoting best practices in analysis, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
• Communicate program status, risks, and impacts to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence.
• Provide senior level oversight for production support of mid office applications, ensuring stability and timely issue resolution.
• Conduct deep dive investigations into discrepancies, data anomalies, and risk calculation issues.
• Identify and champion opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce operational risk, and enhance system performance.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in energy trading, risk analytics, and regulatory developments to inform future strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–12+ years of experience in business systems analysis with significant exposure to mid office or risk functions in energy trading, commodities, or financial markets preferred.
• Experience with cloud architectures, APIs, microservices, and modern data platforms.
• Strong command of SQL, data modeling, and complex system integration patterns.
• Proven ability to lead cross functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of mid office processes: credit exposure, collateral management, compliance, SOX regulations, credit ratings, deal confirmations, counterparty management.
• Extensive experience with ETRM/CTRM platforms (e.g., Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, FIS, or similar).
• Prior leadership or mentorship experience within an IT or risk organization.
• Agile program leadership experience.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Microservices
• SQL

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Remote work options