Senior Business Analyst - Metals Trading (Front Office / Operations) | Technology £140,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid - London (City)

Senior Business Analyst – Metals Trading (Front Office / Operations) | Technology

£140,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid – London (City)

A leading Commodities Trading firm is seeking a Senior Business Analyst with deep Metals experience (base metals, precious metals, or bulk commodities) to drive critical technology and business transformation initiatives across Front Office Trading and Operations.

This is a high-impact role working at the intersection of Trading, Risk, Operations, and Technology, with strong exposure across the end-to-end metals trade lifecycle.

The Role

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will lead requirements gathering and detailed process analysis across both Front Office and Operations workflows, working closely with Metals Traders to understand pricing, hedging strategies, and day-to-day trading activities. You will partner with Operations teams to gain a deep understanding of trade processing, settlements, and physical logistics flows, ensuring end-to-end coverage of the trade lifecycle. A key part of your role will involve translating complex business requirements into clear functional specifications, user stories, and process maps, while driving alignment between business stakeholders and technology teams. You will also play an active role in UAT, implementation, and post-go-live optimisation, ensuring solutions deliver tangible business value. In addition, you will proactively identify process inefficiencies, data gaps, and control weaknesses, recommending improvements to enhance operational efficiency, data integrity, and risk management.

You will be heavily involved in initiatives such as:

• Enhancing metals trading platforms (LME, OTC derivatives, physical trading)
• Improving real-time risk, P&L, and exposure reporting
• Supporting trade capture, logistics, and settlement processes
• Optimising post-trade operations (confirmations, invoicing, inventory, shipping)
• Strengthening data architecture, controls, and regulatory reporting
• Supporting expansion into new metals products and markets

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst within Metals Trading (ESSENTIAL)
• Strong Front-to-Back understanding of the metals trade lifecycle , including:
• Trade capture (physical & derivatives)
• Risk management (market, credit, exposure)
• Logistics & inventory management
• Settlements & invoicing
• Direct experience working with Front Office (Traders) and/or Operations teams (REQUIRED)
• Experience in fast-paced, regulated trading environments
• Familiarity with LME markets, OTC derivatives, and physical metals flows highly desirable
• Exposure to Agile / hybrid delivery methodologies

Key Skills

• Deep Metals domain knowledge – base metals, precious metals, or bulk commodities
• Front Office engagement – ability to work closely with Traders and understand trading strategies
• Operations expertise – strong grasp of post-trade processes, logistics, and settlements
• Requirements & process modelling – expert in documenting complex workflows and system interactions
• Stakeholder management – confident engaging senior stakeholders and challenging constructively
• Data analysis – strong ability to reconcile trades, analyse P&L, and investigate breaks
• Technology collaboration – experience working with developers and architects on scalable solutions

Additional Details

• Salary: Up to £120,000 + Bonus + Benefits
• Location: City of London (Liverpool Street / Bank / St Paul’s)
• Working: Hybrid (3 days onsite)

If you’re a Senior Business Analyst with strong Metals experience and Front Office / Operations exposure , this is an excellent opportunity to work on high-value trading transformation initiatives within a leading commodities environment.

Send your CV for immediate consideration.