Talan

Trade Control / Back Office - Senior Business Analyst

Talan$110K — $170K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst in complex transformation programs
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to simplify complex topics and drive decisions
  • Knowledge of energy trading and US power markets (PJM, ISO-NE, ERCOT)
  • Experience working across time zones and bridging global teams
  • Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
  • SQL skills or strong technical awareness related to data flows and interfaces

Responsibilities

  • Lead discussions with business users to gather requirements
  • Clarify and drive functional requirements for the project
  • Translate European business processes into actionable tasks for US teams
  • Support user testing, validation, and business alignment efforts
  • Identify functional gaps and coordinate resolutions with internal teams and vendors

Benefits

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • 15 days of paid vacation per year, increasing with seniority
  • 8 paid holidays, plus 5 sick days and 2 personal days per year
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • Voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Commuter/transit benefits
Full Job Description
Job Description

Location: NYC (Hybrid - at least 4 days onsite/week)

Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).

We are looking for a Senior Functional Business Analyst to support a major ETRM transformation program within a US-based energy trading company headquartered in Europe. The role focuses on supporting the migration rollout across US markets, aligning business processes with European standards, and working closely with business users, HQ teams, and delivery partners. The BA will play a key role in functional delivery, user support, requirement gathering, documentation, and driving business adoption during the migration.

Functional Scope

The BA will support end-to-end post-trade and control workflows including:
  • Trade Control processes (confirmations, validations, lifecycle events, reconciliations)
  • Back Office & post-trade operations
  • Regulatory, accounting, and exchange-related workflows
  • Interaction with upstream/downstream systems (market data, settlements, accounting, reporting, data platforms)

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and facilitate discussions with business users
  • Gather, clarify, and drive functional requirements
  • Translate European processes for US teams
  • Support testing, validation, and business alignment
  • Identify functional gaps and coordinate resolution with internal teams and vendors

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Qualifications

Required
  • Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst on complex transformation programs
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to structure discussions, simplify complex topics, and drive decisions
  • Knowledge of energy trading and/or US power markets (PJM, ISO-NE, ERCOT, etc.)
  • Experience working across time zones and bridging global teams
  • Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail
  • SQL skills or strong technical awareness (data flows, interfaces, reconciliation concepts)

Nice to have
  • Experience on ETRM implementations/migrations, especially Orchestrade
  • Understanding of: trade lifecycle events, settlement & invoicing, exchange clearing, accounting impacts / P&L / month-end close support
  • Familiarity with delivery tools such as Jira/Confluence, test management tools, etc.

Company's Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:
  • 💵 Competitive salary between USD $110.000 - US$170.000
  • 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
  • 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
  • ❤🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
  • 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
  • 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits

Additional Information

About Talan

Talan is a French IT consulting firm that provides business and technology solutions to its clients. The company was founded in 2002 and has since grown to become a leading player in the European IT consulting market. Talan offers a wide range of services, including digital transformation, data management, software development, and cybersecurity. The company has a strong focus on innovation and has developed several proprietary tools and methodologies to help its clients achieve their goals. Talan has offices in several countries, including France, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States.
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