Job Title: Functional Architect/Lead Business Analyst - CTRM (Contractor)
Location: Geneva/London with Travel
Contract Type: 6 m with opportunity to extend and to go permanent
Rate: Up to 950 CHF per day

We are seeking a highly experienced Functional Architect/Lead Business Analyst (Contractor) to lead the business analysis stream of a Metals CTRM implementation program. This is a hybrid role that combines strategic oversight of all business analysis activities with hands-on ownership of requirements gathering and solution design for the Front Office and Middle Office domains. The ideal candidate has commodity trading experience, preferably concentrates, metals experience as well as Aspect CTRM experience.

You will be responsible for defining the end-to-end functional architecture across the CTRM landscape, ensuring all business requirements are captured, validated, and translated into fit-for-purpose system functionality. Acting as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, you will drive alignment on solution scope, integration needs, reporting requirements, and compliance obligations.

In addition to setting the direction and framework for business analysis across the program, you will directly lead the analysis effort for Front Office and Middle Office workstreams-working closely with traders, schedulers, risk managers, and operations teams to document current-state processes, define future-state requirements, and validate that system designs meet business and regulatory needs.

You will collaborate with the product and project managers to ensure consistency across deliverables and maintain traceability through delivery and testing. You'll also play a key role in identifying process optimisation opportunities and ensuring that the solution architecture supports long-term scalability, auditability, and operational efficiency.

Deliverables for this role include comprehensive business requirements documentation, process maps, integration specifications, gap analyses, and traceability matrices. You will also provide oversight and quality control of requirements gathered by other BAs on the project, supporting a cohesive and well-governed delivery framework.

This is a strategic leadership role that also requires deep functional expertise and the ability to engage hands-on where it matters most.