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Apex
Job Details
Job#: 3011705
Job Description:
Supply, Trading and Shipping Operations Business Analyst
Long-term contract
Onsite 3x a week in Chicago
In this role you will:
Lead analysis activities for an Agile, business facing development team to develop, integrate and enhance applications, products, and services for the global operations team.
Partner with business leaders, product owners and development teams to identify, prioritize and implement effective and efficient technology solutions, delivering business value
Provide vision and leadership, resolve conflicts, and be a catalyst for creative, high-quality delivery within a collaborative, safe and high-performing team environment
Enjoy working in a varied and dynamic, bespoke technical landscape comprising of legacy monoliths to microservices
Understand and appreciate, Agile frameworks, metrics-based development, TDD, and BDD
Be open to change and a strong advocate for new technology and methods
Have fun
Essential experience and job requirements:
Strong business analysis and functional design skills
Experience working on a team that promotes positive collaboration to achieve shared goals
Experience with Agile delivery
Experience as part of a business-facing technology team in a high-pressure dynamic industry or business area
Experience working with offshore vendors and consultancies
Self-motivated and self-starter - able to work with minimal direction and pick up new or unfamiliar concepts quickly
Good communicator, able to deliver a message effectively and concisely at all levels including senior management
Desirable criteria & qualifications:
Business knowledge of commodity (ideally oil) or financial trading
Strong presentation, communication, and numerical skills
Experience working in commodity or financial markets front-office, middle-office or operations technology teams
Experience working in global, geographically dispersed teams
Experience working in brownfield sites, where the work requires creating new solutions within an existing array of highly integrated systems
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
Job Description:
Supply, Trading and Shipping Operations Business Analyst
Long-term contract
Onsite 3x a week in Chicago
In this role you will:
Lead analysis activities for an Agile, business facing development team to develop, integrate and enhance applications, products, and services for the global operations team.
Partner with business leaders, product owners and development teams to identify, prioritize and implement effective and efficient technology solutions, delivering business value
Provide vision and leadership, resolve conflicts, and be a catalyst for creative, high-quality delivery within a collaborative, safe and high-performing team environment
Enjoy working in a varied and dynamic, bespoke technical landscape comprising of legacy monoliths to microservices
Understand and appreciate, Agile frameworks, metrics-based development, TDD, and BDD
Be open to change and a strong advocate for new technology and methods
Have fun
Essential experience and job requirements:
Strong business analysis and functional design skills
Experience working on a team that promotes positive collaboration to achieve shared goals
Experience with Agile delivery
Experience as part of a business-facing technology team in a high-pressure dynamic industry or business area
Experience working with offshore vendors and consultancies
Self-motivated and self-starter - able to work with minimal direction and pick up new or unfamiliar concepts quickly
Good communicator, able to deliver a message effectively and concisely at all levels including senior management
Desirable criteria & qualifications:
Business knowledge of commodity (ideally oil) or financial trading
Strong presentation, communication, and numerical skills
Experience working in commodity or financial markets front-office, middle-office or operations technology teams
Experience working in global, geographically dispersed teams
Experience working in brownfield sites, where the work requires creating new solutions within an existing array of highly integrated systems
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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