Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Understand current business processes and systems with the objective of providing functional design inputs for the proposed technology solution.

Work with stakeholders in Trading Business, Technology, and PMO to run meetings, coordinate, and document requirements gathering in Foreign Exchange & Fixed Income Space.

Create high quality documentation for Business and Functional Requirements.

Analyze data sets, create flow diagrams, prepare high level summaries and workflows.

Work in close coordination with the development leads on enhancements and defects, and assist with troubleshooting/resolution of application bugs and business value added.

Engage successfully with software developers and testers to ensure quality delivery, on time.

Plan, estimate, manage risks and issues, project reporting, manage stakeholders, and build strong relationships with the business.

Assist in project execution through JIRA, providing tracking to technical teams and status updates for internal and business stakeholders.

Develop best practices to be used in evaluating, selecting, and implementing technologies for use within FXLM technology more broadly.

Qualifications

About 5-8 years experience as a Business Analyst with any Investment/Global Bank in Trade Processing, Risk Management areas.

Should understand FX/Fixed Income full front to back workflow (front office, middle office, back office functions).

Exposure to the full trade processing lifecycle starting from deal capture, deal execution, risk management, confirmations, accounting, settlements, etc.

Familiarity with SDLC and Agile development methodologies.

Any experience on payments flows, especially cross-border payments, is a plus.

Strong academic record ideally with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline from a top tier University or equivalent Master’s degree (MBA) with specialization in Finance.

Skills

Execution oriented towards business goals and project deadlines so that multiple stakeholder objectives are balanced in delivery of the project.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to transform business requirements into precise functional/technical specifications.

Strong analysis skills; ability to create business analysis from scratch, ability to troubleshoot data quality issues.

Ability to work as part of various teams and under pressure.

Able to prioritize conflicting tasks, identifying what is essential and focusing on such.

Positive attitude, hard-working, and ability to take initiative.