Business Analyst – Clearing (Paris) recruitment
Founded in 1997, Calypso Technology is a leading global application software provider for the capital markets industry, delivering an integrated suite of trading, risk and processing applications within many of the premier financial institutions including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and other companies participating in the world’s financial markets.Its innovative platform is the industry’s first integrated application suite with the ability to support the trading, risk management, and processing of various financial products such as Interest Rate, Credit, Foreign Exchange, Commodity and Equity and their derivatives.
With strategically based offices in global financial centers in San Francisco (headquarters), New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Moscow, Johannesburg, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Mumbai and Chennai, our 500+ employees include some of the best talent from the capital markets and technology industries. Our global presence offers international exposure, experience and travel for many of our employment positions. Calypso Technology's clients are industry innovators and leaders — from 8 of the world’s top 10 banks to regional and local banks, and the world’s largest asset managers, leading hedge funds, and insurance companies.
With over 110+ customers and 18,000+ users around the world, we are extremely proud of the relationships we have developed. A partial list of our clients can be found here: www.calypso.com/customers/ With a world-class team of professionals who share a passion to succeed, Calypso places a high value on providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a diverse workforce.
We invite you to explore the Calypso website and discover how our organization can help you to navigate your journey in finding a rewarding career and achieving your own personal and professional goals.
Job Description Overview
We are seeking a Business Analyst for the Clearing (Listed and OTC) Development team. This is a tremendous opportunity to contribute to the development and rollout of the Clearing product for both Listed and OTC products and requires someone with the strong motivation and desire to work in a challenging environment. The role requires very strong product knowledge of Listed and OTC products and the operational functions of Clearing these products. Ideal candidate has recent experience with European Clearinghouses and Exchanges in an operational capacity
Responsibilities
- Create specifications for enhancements and test these work correctly
- Review documentation provided by customers on enhancements, communicate with these customers to clarify any ambiguities and create specifications for development.
- Work with professional services personnel and customers to ensure the product meets their requirements
- Assist in the replication, reporting and providing test cases of customer reported bugs.
- Work with developers to clarify enhancement requests and fixes, create and run acceptance tests to verify the implementation
- Be able to present and demonstrate the Risk module to customers, prospects and third-parties
- Advocate for new product feature enhancements
- Create product documentation and marketing collateral for pre-sales, sales, customers and prospects as required
Skills Requirements:
- B.S - Master in Business/Finance or Technical field
- Must have between 3-5 years experience working within the banking/financial industry specifically in Clearing
- Good knowledge of listed and OTC products
- Experience with Operational processes for European Clearing (ie. Eurex. LIFFE, Euronext etc)
- Qualitative Analysis Skills
- Business Analysis Skills
- Good Mathematical or Analytical Background
- Excel and SQL
- Must be able to work independently
- Must be a fast learner, self-motivated, team player, and collaborator
- Strong problem solving skills
- Good oral and written communication skills are essential
Benefits
Calypso offers career development opportunities and a competitive compensation package, which includes a discretionary performance-based bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
Calypso Technology is an equal opportunity employee (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce.