Business Analyst – Trading Operations / Data & Reporting (W2 Only)

Business Analyst – Trading Operations / Data & Reporting (W2 Only)

Location:

Houston, TX- Onsite

Duration:

Through 2027

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced

Business Analyst

to support a major

Trading Operations transformation initiative

focused on terminal inventory management, data integration, and reporting across North America.

The successful candidate will work closely with

Trading Operations, terminal operators and schedulers, technology and data teams, and third-party vendors

to understand business needs and translate them into clear functional, data, integration, and reporting requirements.

The initial focus will be on implementing a third-party

Terminal Inventory Management solution

, supporting requirements gathering, dashboard development, data validation, testing, and user acceptance. The role will subsequently support the integration of terminal and pipeline data into internal data platforms and reporting solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Business Analyst who enjoys working at the intersection of

business operations, data, technology, reporting, and stakeholder management

.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis with business and operational stakeholders.
• Work directly with operators, schedulers, and Trading Operations users to understand current processes, challenges, and information needs.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional, data, integration, and reporting requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and requirement discussions with business, technology, data, and vendor teams.
• Partner with third-party vendors throughout solution design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Define requirements for dashboards, reporting capabilities, APIs, data ingestion, and downstream data consumption.
• Support the integration and standardisation of terminal and pipeline information.
• Work with data and technology teams supporting platforms such as

EDP, Databricks, Unity Catalog, and Power BI

.

• Support data mapping, data validation, reconciliation, and investigation of data-quality issues.
• Develop and execute business-focused test scenarios and support

UAT

.

• Validate that data, dashboards, and reporting outputs meet agreed business requirements.
• Work with technical teams and vendors to clarify and resolve defects identified during testing.
• Support end-user engagement, training, adoption, and implementation activities.
• Maintain clear requirements documentation and ensure alignment across business and technology stakeholders.
• Provide ongoing support as the solution evolves through multiple implementation phases.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience as a

Business Analyst

within complex business and technology transformation projects.

• Proven experience in

requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management

.

• Experience working across business, technology, data, and third-party/vendor teams.
• Strong understanding of

data-driven business requirements, integrations, reporting, and dashboards

.

• Experience with

UAT, testing, data validation, and defect management

.

• Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear and actionable requirements for technical teams.
• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage BA deliverables within a complex programme environment.
• Experience working with geographically distributed stakeholders is highly desirable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within

Oil & Gas, Energy, Trading Operations, Supply Chain, Terminals, Pipelines, or related industries

.

• Understanding of

terminal inventory management

and operational data.

• Experience with

Databricks, Power BI, Unity Catalog, or enterprise data platforms

.

• Familiarity with

PIDX (Petroleum Industry Data Exchange)

standards.

• Experience with APIs, data ingestion, data mapping, data standardisation, or system integrations.
• Experience implementing or integrating

SaaS/vendor-provided solutions

.

• Experience working with North American business or operational teams.

Key Skills

Business Analysis | Requirements Gathering | Stakeholder Management | Data Analysis | Data Integration | Data Mapping | API Requirements | Dashboard & Reporting | Power BI | UAT | Data Validation | Vendor Management | SaaS Implementation | Oil & Gas | Energy Trading

Why This Opportunity?

You will play a key role in a high-visibility transformation initiative that brings together

Trading Operations, data, technology, and external vendor capabilities

. The project will evolve through multiple phases, providing the opportunity to contribute from initial requirements and vendor implementation through internal data integration and reporting capabilities.