Specialist IM Marketing Front Office in Manchester

Valterra Platinum is the world’s leading primary producer of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), operating across the full value chain, from resource to market. We mine the materials that make modern life possible, in ways that are safer, smarter and more responsible.

Our business is at the heart of the broader Southern African economic and social landscape and we are committed to working towards a safe, sustainable, competitive and profitable business that benefits our country, our communities, our people, and our shareholders.

If you're driven by purpose, performance and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. At Valterra, you'll be part of a team creating value that lasts—powered by curiosity, courage, and care.

Valterra Platinum Marketing IM is seeking an experienced lead software developer with in-depth knowledge of the full trade lifecycle for both physical and financial trading and marketing. The ideal candidate will also have experience with Salesforce CRM integration and developing internal and external customer-facing applications.

The Specialist IM Marketing Front Office will serve as the design and development lead for the trade lifecycle commodity trading platform and other front office applications, including market data feeds, pricing models, real-time risk analysis (e.g., scenario tools, VaR), and analytical platforms. They will set the direction and scope of the development backlog and drive the delivery of new or enhanced software solutions in this area, while also supporting other development verticals as required.

The role holder will contribute to setting the technology strategy, roadmap and design-direction for software systems (in-house build and commercial off the shelf) in the trade lifecycle area. They will be a trusted advisor and innovation partner to the Marketing business and combine expert knowledge of the technologies and the applications estate across the commodity trading value chain to deliver technology that supports safe, secure, resilient solutions to enable the Marketing business.

The Specialist IM Front Office will be responsible for developing and maintaining the design patterns knowledge database accessible for their application area. The scope of work will vary in magnitude from working on discrete business processes, supporting complex enterprise-level programs, and running mid- to large-sized projects.

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Design, develop, and maintain the ETRM platform and other trading applications, ensuring seamless integration across physical and derivatives trading flows.
• Responsible for the development and implementation associated with the Aspect trading platform.
• Implement and optimize system functionalities to support commercial trading strategies and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop scalable solutions to enhance trade lifecycle management, risk analysis, and transaction processing.
• Work closely with traders, risk managers, and compliance teams to gather technical requirements and deliver efficient, automated solutions.
• Build and refine APIs, data pipelines, and automation tools for seamless connectivity across trading systems.
• Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and security through testing, troubleshooting, and enhancements.
• Contribute to the Marketing IM technology strategy.
• Accountable for the detailed level architecture and design within the Aspect scripts and, where appropriate, the related CORE framework.
• Ensure the knowledge underpinning any new enhancement is documented, managed and maintained.
• Work with the support team to identify, plan and execute service improvements to those systems that are developed.
• Assist support team with any technical queries.
• Understand the business processes and flows to enable the development of solutions.
• Work with project and support teams to manage service introduction and deployment.

Thought leadership & Innovation:

• Responsible for capturing and prioritizing the development work required for the Marketing function in one or more areas of the application estate.
• Proactive contributor to the development and design community of practice, encouraging innovation amongst the community and supporting individuals and teams to share creative ideas to constantly improve the quality of the development deliverables.
• Ambassador for innovation, with the ability to connect relevant technology advancements with opportunity for business improvements.

Quality & Controls:

• Defining and implementing design and development quality controls, standards, and practices to ensure compliance and cohesion between Marketing transformation activities.
• Responsibility for defining and maintaining best-practice, high value, development artefacts.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelor's degree or equivalent), ideally in a technical degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Pure Science).
• It would be advantageous to have a postgraduate qualification in the related business or IM discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity.

Experience:

• 8-10 years of experience of working in a similar role.

Role-specific knowledge:

• Essential: C#, .Net Core, Angular 17+
• Essential: Relational database experience (SQL Server)
• Essential: Unit testing and test automation frameworks (e.g. xUnit, NUnit)
• Essential: Microservices, Azure Cloud Services, Power BI
• Essential: Experience working in Agile development teams
• Essential: Integrating and consuming market data feed APIs (e.g. Bloomberg, DataGenics etc.)
• Essential: Knowledge of Salesforce CRM & integration
• (Strongly preferred): Aspect scripting
• (Strongly preferred): Exploratory data analysis
• (Strongly preferred): Data Engineering – Azure Data Factory or Data Bricks
• (Preferred) Coding (working knowledge of Python)

Commodities:

• Essential: 5+ years software development in a commodities or financial services firm, ideally metals, but other commodities also possibility.

Additional Information:

We are a Southern African PGM producer, marketing metals globally, with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines, 3 smelters, and 2 refineries, giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chain—from resource to market.

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact. We offer meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment, market-aligned reward and recognition, opportunities for learning, development and progression, and a culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert. Closing Date: 03/07/2025.