Senior Trading IT Delivery Lead

Main Purpose:
As a Senior Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution, and delivery of technology initiatives within the commodity trading domain. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across different functions, ensuring alignment between business objectives and IT solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of commodity trading processes, coupled with strong technical, project management and leadership skills.



Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:



Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Applied Math or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years' of IT experience with a focus on IT projects in the commodity trading domain.
• Proven 5+ years' experience of playing a leading role in developing and implementing business strategies and goals
• 5+ years' experience of team leadership and people management
• Experience and strong understanding of commodity trading processes, including physical and financial trading, risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Demonstrated technology leadership abilities, including architecture, technology strategy, technology operations, software engineering and continuous improvements, with experience leading cross-functional distributed teams in a dynamic multi-cultural environment
• Demonstrable experience of interacting with mid & senior-level management to influence tactical and strategy decisions and to
• Ability to exercise judgment and evaluate options under circumstances not covered by procedures or precedents;
• Proven expertise in delivering concurrent activities with short-term deadlines
• Proven ability to independently solve problems and must be willing to take ownership of issues and drive them through to completion
• Familiarity with technology stacks commonly used in commodity trading systems (e.g., ETRM platforms, market data feeds, trading algorithms).
• Strong sense of customer focus
• Excellent teamwork skills and an ability to influence and engage others.
• High Level of professionalism, energy and sense of urgency to make things happen
• Comfortable presenting information in virtual and in-person environments (both written and oral)
• Ability to apply conceptual solutions, with a pragmatic approach, in multiple functional areas, to achieve business objectives
• Proficiency in project management tools

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Management:
  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects within the commodity trading domain, from initiation to closure
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation
  • Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams, including developers, analysts, and business stakeholders, to achieve project objectives.

• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders, including commodity traders, risk managers, and IT teams, to identify, scope and deliver new systems, functionality and processes
  • Manage the project communications across stakeholders, subject matter experts, executives and other internal groups through effective written and verbal communication. This includes business case development, stakeholder identification and communication, participant identification, communication and required training and project action plan development
  • Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies effectively to stakeholders at all levels
  • Manage expectations and ensure alignment between business goals and IT solutions.
  • Maintain professional relationships across the business units to help identify and maximise opportunities and provide seamless support for end-to-end process evaluation and improvement
  • Engage closely with business stakeholders to implement IT initiatives and manage required training, migrations and dependencies on system changes

• Technical Expertise:
  • Possess a strong understanding of commodity trading processes, including trading strategies, risk management, and regulatory requirements.
  • Evaluate technology solutions and provide recommendations based on business needs, feasibility, and scalability.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies relevant to commodity trading IT systems.

• Delivery and Team Leadership:
  • Define and implement analysis, development and quality assurance processes to ensure delivery of the reliability, performance, and security of IT systems.
  • Decompose delivery work into incremental deliveries that bring business values
  • Conduct thorough testing and validation of software releases to minimize defects and mitigate risks.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
  • Set clear expectations, objectives, and performance metrics for team members.

Promote professional development and continuous learning within the team.



Key Relationships and Department Overview:


Trafigura is committed to building and maintaining world class IT applications and infrastructure. The Trading IT group directly supports the Trafigura trading business, and this business has started a far-reaching programme to enhance and improve its trading applications using an innovative architecture to support business growth across the full range of business lines and geographies, and to enable the sharing of systems across different businesses. The programme team is dispersed across multiple locations, supporting both business and development hubs.



Key Relationships

• Business Users & Managers
• IT programme - Functional & technical architecture & solution groups, delivery teams included delivery leads, PMs, developers, testers, business analysts, training team, application support team.

Reporting Structure
- Reporting directly to CIO of Trading



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