Senior Business Analyst – ION / Commodity Trading Systems

Job Title : Senior Business Analyst – ION / Commodity Trading Systems

Location: Grove Heights, MN (100% Remote)
Duration: 12+ Months

Key Responsibilities

·        Lead end-to-end business analysis for commodity trading and hedging initiatives, from requirements gathering through implementation and post-production stabilization.

·        Analyze and document business processes, workflows, controls, exceptions, and front-to-back trade lifecycle activities.

·        Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process documentation.

·        Partner with business stakeholders, solution architects, developers, and vendors to support solution design and application enhancements.

·        Support trading, risk management, position management, exposure analysis, P&L, settlements, confirmations, and reporting processes.

·        Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test case reviews, execution, and defect resolution.

·        Manage defect triage, investigate application issues, assess business impacts, and coordinate corrective actions.

·        Support integrations across market data, trade processing, settlements, accounting, and downstream reporting systems.

·        Perform incident analysis and root-cause investigations while coordinating with vendors and internal IT support teams.

·        Support deployment readiness, cutover planning, release management, and post-go-live hypercare.

·        Maintain functional specifications, operational procedures, support documentation, and troubleshooting guides.

·        Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, operational efficiency, controls, and business processes.

·        Facilitate stakeholder discussions, manage dependencies, and ensure alignment between business requirements and technical delivery.

Required Qualifications

·        7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst or Senior Business Analyst supporting IT applications, preferably in commodity trading and hedging.

·        Hands-on experience with ION XTP or similar ION trading platforms.

·        Experience with ION Openlink, Openlink Endur, or related ETRM/CTRM platforms in a functional or techno-functional capacity.

·        Strong understanding of commodity trading, hedging, and trade lifecycle processes.

·        Experience with soft commodities, particularly grains and seeds.

·        Proven experience in requirements gathering, process mapping, functional documentation, and stakeholder management.

·        Experience coordinating SIT/UAT, managing defects, and supporting deployment and post-production stabilization.

·        Experience with production application support, incident management, root-cause analysis, and vendor coordination.

·        Understanding of system integrations, market data, pricing, settlements, and trading-related reporting.

·        Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

·        Experience working in regulated or controlled environments with a focus on auditability, operational controls, and risk management.

·        Familiarity with trade confirmations, position reconciliation, exposure reporting, and P&L processes.

·        Experience improving application support processes, operational documentation, and release management practices.