bp

business analyst in energy trading and risk management

In short

This senior business analyst role sits within bp's digital delivery team, building products for energy trading and risk management, with a focus on market risk and commodity trading solutions. The job involves leading requirements elicitation, workshops, and controls improvement while collaborating with teams in the UK, US, India, and Hungary. It demands proven experience in digital product delivery for commodity trading or financial institutions, strong SQL-based data analysis skills, agile practice, and excellent stakeholder communication. The role is hybrid, based in London.

About the Role
bp's digital delivery team develops products for its energy trading and risk management business, including solutions for market risk and commodity trading.
Responsibilities
•Act as the main point of contact for an area of delivery within the market risk products landscape and align activity with the shared strategic direction
•Lead ideation and process definition workshops with users and business partners across locations
•Advocate responsible AI use and drive its adoption within the team
•Lead key business-area controls and collaborate with other functions to continuously improve controls and processes
•Define systems and data requirements and validate system designs and processes from functional and technical perspectives
•Produce analysis, user stories, and acceptance criteria for developers and testers
•Identify system constraints and opportunities to inform design
•Build cross-team consensus and secure meaningful requirements sign-offs
•Use data analysis, including SQL, to make informed decisions and validate solutions with qualitative and quantitative data
•Build relationships with users and commercial partners
•Work with teams in the UK, US, India, and Hungary
•Elicit and refine functional and non-functional requirements throughout the commodity trading lifecycle
•Use structured business analysis tools, techniques, and methodologies
•Manage requirements and traceability using appropriate tools
Requirements
•Proven experience designing, planning, implementing, maintaining, and documenting digital products and market risk solutions in commodity trading or other financial institutions
•Experience delivering complex products with geographically remote business partners and teams
•Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical content in a business context
•Ability to engage, influence, and explain technical considerations clearly
•Experience using AI tools for ideation, backlog creation, and product development
•Agile practitioner able to work as part of a squad or lead a short-term sprint
•Curious, exploratory, and committed to continuous learning
•Holistic understanding of product capabilities across delivery and operations
•Excellent organizational skills and ability to adapt to a changing environment
•Responsible, self-motivated, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment while taking ownership of work outcomes
•Ability to build and maintain relationships with partners at all levels
•Self-starting, proactive, and results-oriented approach
•Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
•Strong analytical and numerical skills
•Strong interpersonal skills
Conditions
•Benefits may include flexible working options, paid parental leave, and retirement benefits
•Relocation assistance is not available
•No travel is expected

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