Front Office Fixed Income Business Analyst
Front Office Fixed Income Business Analyst
Department Description
The group is responsible for Fixed Income trade processing systems from front office trade capture to back office processing and settlement. The department is accountable of delivering IT solutions via in-house software development, vendor application implementation and production level 3 support.
Main Accountabilities
Primary tasks include but are not limited to:
A hands-on business analyst/project manager possessing strong experience in Fixed Income and capital markets business. Main responsibility is to be a Point of Contact in AMER for one or more business line with respect to development requested for X-One platform. Position also assumes responsibility as the main X-One business analyst in AMER on all strategic projects for these business lines.
It is critical that this individual has a proven track record working with trading, sales and business support clients to perform business functions analysis, document requirement and coordinate with technical staff to deliver technology solutions. The individual also needs to manage business client expectations within a time-to-market and dynamic environment.
Summary of responsibilities:
- Study and analyze business functions, process requirements, pricing and risk analysis in a specific business domain.
- Drive toward tech/non-tech solutions, assess either tactical or strategic approaches, assess/provide costs and timeframe of solution(s).
- Coordinating solution workshops, document requirements with sponsors and acquire signoffs.
- Bridging precise and detailed business requirements with developers and ensure accuracy of technical specifications covering the requirement.
- Coordinate with users to produce comprehensive test plan and develop user signoff criteria. Hands-on involvement in analysis and documentation of testing results and review with end-users.
- Participate in design of new architecture in relation to IS strategy.
Position Purpose / Context
X-One trading system development (Primary Dealer, US High Grade, GFX, IRD, Rates Trading/Sales, Credit Derivatives, Exotics, Equity Derivatives, RiskOne RT, LatAm).
Capabilities – Required Qualification
Competencies
Required:
- Proven expertise as business analyst in trade processing and position keeping within Capital Markets domain (accent on Fixed Income: bonds, IRD, CDS, FX and/or Equity Derivatives).
- Confident familiarity with security valuation, product PnL and Risk.
- Advanced skills in interfacing with business clients (front office, middle office) to comprehend and document business requirements and their priority as well as develop technical or user process solutions.
- Advanced skills in interfacing with teams of developers, solid familiarity with major SDLC approaches (accent on Agile methods family).
- Excellent communication and written skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, commitments and projects.
Desired/ Plus:
- Ability to coordinate and facilitate project execution and delivery commitment with other teams under different operational time zones
- Proactive on taking leadership when needed, self motivated, dynamic and result oriented
- Team player with collaborate attitude, able to maintain high level of discipline within the given SDLC process
Technical skills
Required:
- 3+ years Excel, Word, Microsoft Power Point
- 2+ years SQL
- 2+ years of project management tools or Microsoft Project Manager
Desired/ Plus:
- XML
Prior Work experience
Required:
- Minimum of 3 years with IT business analysis and project management experience in Capital Market trading and/or settlement systems.
- 3+ years of experience directly interfacing with business clients (front office, middle office and back office) to comprehend and develop technical or user process solutions.
Desired/ Plus:
Education
Required:
- Bachelor or Master in Finance, Business Administration, or Computer/Engineering (has to incorporate with Financial degrees)
- Desired/ Plus:
- Familiarity with X-One platform
- CFA, Computer Science degree
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