Capital Markets Consultant - Commodities

About the role

An experienced Capital Markets Consultant with strong commodities trading knowledge is sought to implement or enhance Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) or Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platforms. The consultant works with commodity trading firms, energy companies, financial institutions and technology teams on end-to-end implementation and transformation, covering requirements gathering, business process analysis, functional design, configuration, integration, testing and implementation support.

Key responsibilities

• Act as commodities domain expert: understand physical and financial trading, the trade lifecycle, pricing formulas, market indices, incoterms, MtM valuation, position management and P&L reporting.
• Take part in CTRM/ETRM implementation, enhancement or migration: gather requirements, map processes to platform capabilities, prepare BRDs, functional specifications, user stories and configuration documentation, and support fit-gap analysis.
• Support functional workflows: deal capture, contract structures, pricing and delivery terms, inventory, logistics, scheduling, nominations, risk reporting, invoicing and settlement, and ERP integration.
• Work with technical teams on interfaces, data mapping, reports, extensions and integrations, and support data migration, reconciliation and validation.
• Develop test scenarios, run SIT, UAT, regression and end-to-end tests, log defects, support mock migrations and go-live, and provide post-implementation support.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, facilitate workshops and process walkthroughs, mentor junior consultants and maintain implementation documentation.

Required profile

• 6-8 years of experience in commodities trading, CTRM/ETRM consulting, business analysis or commodities technology implementation.
• Hands-on experience in at least one commodities platform implementation, upgrade, rollout or major enhancement.
• Experience in requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, functional design, configuration support and testing.
• Experience preparing BRDs, functional specifications, process maps, user stories, test cases and implementation documentation.

Required skills

• Preferred: exposure to CTRM/ETRM platforms such as Openlink Endur, RightAngle, Allegro, ION Commodities or Eka.
• Preferred: SQL, Excel, API interfaces, data migration, and ERP integration (e.g. SAP).
• Preferred: Agile delivery, Jira, Confluence and defect management tools.