Business Analyst / Operations Supervisor
William Blair Company is a global investment banking and asset management firm. We are committed to building enduring relationships with our clients and providing expertise and solutions to meet their evolving needs. An independent and employee owned firm, William Blair is based in Chicago, and has office locations in 12 cities, including London, New York, Shanghai, and Zurich. For more information, please visit www.williamblair.com.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the support and implementation of multiple systems related to the Trade Settlement process including: Trade Settlements systems for non US and US equities, fixed income, derivatives, and FX; various databases and custom applications, as well as the data providers and their interfaces. Resolve systems issues utilizing internal support or external vendor resources as appropriate. Conduct user training as needed.
- Manage projects and act as a business analyst on various systems projects and enhancements including workflow analysis, creating test plans, in depth testing, and documentation. Work closely with MIS, end users, and external vendors.
- Provide back up support to Trade Settlements teams as needed.
- Participate in other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Five years operations, trading or other industry related experience
- Knowledge of Trade Settlements and / or Trading systems and processes.
- Strong business analysis skills
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills to ensure successful results when assisting users of varying knowledge levels
- Documentation experience (test plans, procedures, requirements)
- Strong results orientation
- Concern for quality expresses by continually initiating system and process improvements
- Thorough understanding of the Investment Management business
As a William Blair Company associate, you’ll enjoy Medical, Dental, Life and ADD Insurance, along with a generous profit sharing program that includes a 401K plan in addition to a firm contribution. We also offer three weeks of vacation, flexible spending accounts, a business casual dress code, a 75% discounted commissions on trades, and discounts at restaurants, museums, parks and retailers.
William Blair Company, L.L.C. is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for.
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