Capital Markets Technology Business Analyst - Assistant Vice President

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Business Analyst to join our Capital Markets Technology team. The successful candidate will act as a crucial link between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, contributing to the development and enhancement of our capital markets platforms. Exposure to derivatives business is a significant plus.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Gathering: Conduct detailed elicitation sessions with Business and Operations stakeholders to understand their needs, challenges, and objectives.

Documentation: Translate business requirements into comprehensive and well-structured documentation, including Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), user stories, use cases, and process flows.

Analysis and Design: Analyze existing systems and processes, identify gaps, and propose solutions that align with business strategy and technical capabilities. Participate in the design of new features and functionalities.

Stakeholder Communication: Facilitate effective communication between business users and technical development teams, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Testing Support: Collaborate with quality assurance (QA) teams to define test strategies, review test cases, and assist in user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure solutions meet business requirements.

Project Lifecycle Participation: Contribute to various phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from initial concept through deployment and post-implementation support.

Problem Solving: Investigate and analyze production issues, collaborating with development and support teams to identify root causes and implement solutions.

Market Research: Stay informed about industry trends, regulatory changes, and new technologies impacting capital markets and derivatives.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Experience: 7-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within the financial services industry, with a focus on capital markets.

Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of capital markets products.

• •Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail.
• •Technical Acumen: Ability to understand technical concepts and communicate effectively with development teams.
• •Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• •Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
• •Tools: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and experience with requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps).

Preferred Qualifications (A Plus)

• •Direct experience working with derivatives products (e.g., options, futures, swaps) and associated business processes (pricing, risk, lifecycle management).
• •Knowledge of regulatory requirements impacting capital markets (e.g., MiFID II, Dodd-Frank, EMIR).
• •Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau).
• •Certifications such as CBAP, CFA, or FRM.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Expertise in capital markets products and workflows is essential, with additional exposure to derivatives being a significant advantage.

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