Senior Market Risk Business Analyst recruitment

This is a VP Title

The Market Risk Business Analyst will function as part of Market Risk Change team. The individual sought for the position will have extensive experience working in a change environment, with a bias towards Market Risk. A demonstrable track record of successful project delivery is essential as is the ability to hit the ground running and show early delivery in this critical area of development. Due to the nature of the business team in the US, the individual will be expected to have a good understanding of the detail on the projects they are responsible for and be able to get involved in the implementation if required.

• Capture and document business requirements to satisfy both the business users and the technical users ensuring that sufficient detail, diagrams, worked examples and, where practical, prototypes are provided
• Demonstrate the drive to ensure the business requirements are met
• Handle multiple concurrent activities in parallel and prioritize responsibilities making quick decisions and delivering quick wins where possible
• Participate in the planning, execution and validation of system, regression, and user acceptance testing
• Manage user acceptance testing and training
• Display a high level of commitment and tenacity
• Ensure quality throughout the lifecycle of the deliverables

Required Skills Experience
• Business Analysis and system design
• Market Risk within Investment Banking or Asset Management
• Thorough understanding of the Project life-cycle and tools /techniques/standards within each phase
• Ability to chair meetings and prepare documentation
• Building teams (including virtual teams)
• Demonstrable experience managing requirements for IT systems
• In depth understanding of at least 1 asset class with broad knowledge of multiple asset classes
• Excel, Access, strong SQL skills

Role/Team Summary:

The main requirements for the role are as follows:

Required Skills
• Highly motivated individual with a proven background in Business Analysis and system design
• Thorough understanding of the Project life-cycle and tools /techniques/standards within each phase
• Ability to chair meetings and prepare documentation
• Building teams (including virtual teams)
• Demonstrable experience managing requirements for IT systems

Job responsibilities
• Build a strong working relationship with business partners
• Daily interaction with Market Risk Managers who are a demanding user base
• Capture and document business requirements to satisfy both the business users and the technical users ensuring that sufficient detail, diagrams, worked examples and, where practical, prototypes are provided
• Demonstrate the drive to ensure the business requirements are met
• Handle multiple concurrent activities in parallel and prioritise responsibilities making quick decisions and delivering quick wins where possible
• Participate in the planning, execution and validation of system, regression, and user acceptance testing
• Manage user acceptance testing and training
• Display a high level of commitment and tenacity
• Ensure quality throughout the lifecycle of the deliverables

Essential Experience: (Must have skills)

Business experience
• In depth experience of Market Risk within Investment Banking or Asset Management
• In depth understanding of at least 1 asset class with broad knowledge of multiple asset classes