FX and Commodity Hedging Solutions Business Analyst

Job description

We are currently looking for FX and Commodity Hedging Solutions Business Analyst for our Qatar operations Education & Experience Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, preferably with a major in Finance, Banking, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Financial Engineering, or a related field of study. - A master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Financial Engineering, or a related discipline is preferred. - Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Financial Markets, Risk Management, Treasury, or Project Management, such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, CFA, FRM, ACI, Agile, or an equivalent certification, are advantageous. - At least 7 years of relevant experience, preferably within a highly rated international bank, with exposure to Treasury, Global Markets, Business Analysis, Product Management, or Banking Transformation. - Experience supporting FX, Commodity, Treasury, Derivative, Structured Product, or Capital Markets initiatives is preferred. - Experience in business requirements gathering, process mapping, solution design, product implementation, testing, and change delivery. - Exposure to trading platforms, treasury systems, digital channels, and front-to-back capital markets processes is advantageous. - Experience working across multiple markets, legal entities, or business functions is preferred. Required Special Skills: - Excellent oral and written communication skills, including report writing, in English. Fluency in Arabic is preferred. - Good interpersonal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills. - Strong understanding of FX, Commodity, Derivative, Structured Product, and corporate risk management solutions. - Knowledge of the hedging lifecycle, trading processes, treasury operations, and front-to-back transaction workflows. - Understanding of relevant laws, regulations, market practices, risk principles, and control requirements. - Strong business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation, documentation (BRD/BRS), validation, prioritization, and traceability. - Proficiency in process mapping, gap analysis, operating-model design, user-story development, and acceptance-criteria definition. - Experience supporting product development, platform implementation, systems integration, user acceptance testing, and business readiness. - Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret product, client, transaction, revenue, and operational data. - Ability to develop clear dashboards, management reports, business cases, and decision-support materials. - Understanding of automation, digitization, data management, and process optimization principles. - Ability to make sound decisions and follow through with initiatives within delegated authority. - Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to work effectively across business, risk, operations, technology, and control functions. - Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of management. - Ability to operate effectively across Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt and within culturally diverse, cross-functional teams. - Personal integrity, accountability, attention to detail, and effective self-management. - Strong planning, organizing, problem-solving, and analytical abilities. - Results-oriented with the ability to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and deadlines. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and relevant business-analysis, process-mapping, reporting, and data-visualization tools. Joining time frame: 2 weeks (maximum 1 month)