AVP Market Risk BA – Balance Sheet Risk Management recruitment
My Client a Tier 1 Investment Bank has a requirement for a Business Analyst to join their Market Risk Engineering group in London.
Part of the Market Risk Management and Control function, the Market Risk Engineering team is responsible for the successful implementation of strategic applications to ensure the highest level of data quality and integrity for Market Risk Management and to comply with Regulatory commitments.
The role requires candidates to have a solid understanding of Market Risk, Interest Rates as well as current experience in Balance Sheet Risk Management. The position will join a team if Business Analysts working to move Balance Sheet Risk to a new platform.
The Business Analyst will be responsible for the following:
• Engage with clients to clarify and understand the business requirements
• Engage with relevant IT staff and clients to propose solutions
• Perform a gap analysis of existing toolset to ensure all functionality is covered on the strategic framework
• Produce properly structured system requirements documents (functional and non-functional) and use-cases for developers and testers
• Organise and lead Requirements Review meetings for IT and for the clients, capturing sign-offs, decisions made and actions arising
• Be the requirements Subject Matter Expert, managing and resolving questions arising from the development team, test team, clients and management
• Ensure timely delivery of requirements documents in line with project milestones.
• Report regular progress to the Project Manager
Essential Experience
• Proven business analysis experience on large projects within a Risk or Front Office environment.
• Solid Knowledge of Interest Rates.
• Very strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work at a fast pace in a team and adapt style to ensure the project is successful.
• A self-starter who can proactively engage with peers and clients to ensure timely completion of deliverables.