Business Analyst in Agile Fuel

Our client is a fast-growing, digitally native commodities trading house, built by a team of industry professionals who aspire to revolutionize the physical commodity trade.

The company is based in Switzerland but operates worldwide and has offices in Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

We are seeking a talented and energetic Business Analyst to join the team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and technical writing skills, with a strong command of the English language. This role involves gathering and specifying business requirements for the tech team, focusing on data collection from various global data providers and brokers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global data providers and brokers to gather and clarify business requirements;
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications for the tech team;
• Manage feature change requests and product scope to ensure deliverables meet customer expectations;
• Drive the specification of business features related to data storage and integration;
• Lead communication efforts with stakeholders to ensure all details are accurately understood and documented;
• Work closely with the Product Manager, Business and global software engineering teams on a daily basis;
• Create clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation.?

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as BA;
• Ability to understand and explain technical requirements and manage stakeholders' needs and expectations;
• Experience working with databases (experience with SQL);
• Experience using and understanding API Documentation;
• Ability to communicate and coordinate with third-party Data Providers, negotiate new services, and own communication on technical issues during the integration period;
• Minimum Upper-Intermediate spoken/written English;
• Critical thinking and effective problem-solving with attention to detail;
• Technical writing skills;
• Practical knowledge of JIRA and Confluence;
• Familiarity with Slack, MS 365 (Excel, Teams), and diagramming tools (Miro, Draw io, etc.);
• European time zone.

Bonus points for:

• Experience in the Fintech domain;
• Experience with UML/BPMN;
• Experience with API tools (e.g. Postman); 
• Experience with AWS Athena;
• Software Engineering/QA background.

We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

• People-oriented management without bureaucracy;
• 25 working days of annual paid vacation;
• Paid sick-leaves;
• Friendly and engaging professional team;
• Opportunities for self-realization, career, and professional growth.