As an analyst/senior analyst in the ION Corporates Commodities department, you will work with Openlink s customers, financial/commodity consultants, product managers and software engineers to conceptualize, analyze and design enhancements to Openlink s software system. The role is for either product owners or subject matter experts for commodities focused enhancements. The roles would require minimal travel (
Key Responsibilities:
- As a Product Owner:
- Product owners will manage the agile team and processes. Lead a cross functional SCRUM team to deliver a usable, quality product component that solves the identified use cases and stories. Manage user stories, burn down metrics and team velocity. (40%)
- To convert user requirements and functional gaps into detailed software user stories consistent with our technical architecture. (15%)
- Collaborate with product managers to prioritize product requirements using financial, technical and operational parameters. (10%)
- Work closely with engineering to ensure that enhancements are implemented in a proper and consistent manner. (10%)
- Understand and clearly articulate product implications for current and future customer needs based on interaction with market facing product managers, sales, customers, sales prospects. (5%)
- Helped create test plans for major enhancements to the software, to be used by the QA team for future regression testing. (5%)
- Document major enhancements to the software, to be used by the Documentation and Training teams in the creation of user guides and training material. (10%)
- For new saleable/licensable features, define licensing strategy, pricing, sales collateral and go-to-market plans. (5%)
- As a Subject Matter Expert:
- Subject matter experts will perform market research and analysis to define user stories. Become the owner of requirements and feature set for a sub-set of the product. (50%)
- To assess the marketplace, via existing or potential clients and to identify functional gaps within the application. (10%)
- Collaborate with product managers, sales, professional services, clients to translate market need product requirement / specification. (10%)
- To convert user requirements and functional gaps into detailed software user stories or consistent with our technical architecture. (20%)
- Document major enhancements to the software, to be used by the Documentation and Training teams in the creation of user guides and training material. (10%)
- We might ask you to perform other tasks and duties as your role expands.
- Consult with clients to demonstrate how the system functionality can satisfy their business requirements.
- Support financial/commodity sales efforts by performing demos, workshops and responding to RFI/RFPs.
- Provide training classes on existing and new functionality.
Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience within the financial, commodities or risk management space
- First degree in business, finance, math or computers
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- Understanding of agile software development processes
- Self-starting and self-managing
- Excellent interpersonal communications
- Problem solving
- Implementer/finisher
- Time management
- Organized
- Good written and presentation skills
Preferred:
- Experience in designing a trading/risk management/physical logistics software package
- Understanding of the financial or physical commodity markets
- Credit and market risk knowledge
- Knowledge of commodities trading and risk management systems (e.g., Openlink, RightAngle, Allegro, Aspect, TriplePoint, Pioneer, Molecule, Kiodex, Brady, Murex, Eka, Enuit)
- Knowledge of enterprise resource planning software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, SalesForce)
- Client facing skills
- Strong computer, engineering or math background
- Understanding of relational databases (e.g. Microsoft Access) and SQL
- Exposure to Oracle or MS SQL
- Exposure programming languages in Java/C/C++/.NET
- Software Systems user or analyst with previous experience within a complex trading/risk management environment
- Dedicated, decisive and dynamic
- Dependable, loyal and trustworthy
