Front Office Business Analyst – Hedge Fund – London UK recruitment
Front Office Business Analyst – (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Business Analysis, Project Management) - London
A macro fund expanding in London are seeking to hire an exceptional Front Office Business Analyst who is going to be responsible for the delivery of business analysis for all their front office trading initiatives, facing off to the business and their key clients. The role will focus on developing and improving the effectiveness of their trading applications and platforms.
The successful Front Office Business Analyst will work closely with the business and should have a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle and also be able to work closely with the technology teams to ensure end to end coverage of the development requirements.
Responsibilities for the Front Office Business Analyst – (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Business Analysis, Project Management) - London
- Contribute estimates for BA deliverables to the project planning phase
- Interview business users, subject matter experts and technology resources to elicit requirements
- Analyse gathered requirements and create business and functional specifications
- Create user documentation such as user guides, quick reference guides and release notes
The Person Front Office Business Analyst – (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Business Analysis, Project Management) – London
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience of working in the fund space highly preferable
• Smart, self-confident and decisive; with good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Entrepreneurial mindset – able to work with limited oversight and on own initiative
• Excellent academic qualifications considered a plus
Key words: Business Analyst, BA, Analyst, Project Manager, PM, PM/BA, Business Analysis
Primarily, and what is going to be most important to the client is that the successful Front Office Business Analyst has ideally working within the fund space previously (although not a prerequisite), has strong analytical and problem solving skills, ability to work with a range of stakeholder’s across Technology and be self motivated and pro-active.
To apply for the Front Office Business Analyst – (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Business Analysis, Project Management) - London role please send an up to date word formatted version of your CV through to itappointments@selbyjennings.com or call 02070194163.