11668

Zohorecruit; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit seeks a capital markets business analyst to build the foundations of solutions supporting derivatives and fixed income desks, bridging front office and IT. You will analyze needs, document the full trade lifecycle and present business deliverables to stakeholders from trading to compliance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of capital markets business analysis, direct collaboration with front office and pricing models, and the ability to drive decisions in executive meetings.

Qualifications

• Business analysis in solution delivery projects within capital markets.
• Experience with derivatives and fixed income desks from trading to settlement.
• Ability to translate pricing model logic into IT requirements.

Responsibilities

• Analyze needs, document the full trade lifecycle, and present deliverables to stakeholders.
• Lead meetings and steer discussions toward concrete decisions.
• Collaborate with front office, quantitative developers, and pricing models.

Skills

Capital markets

Business analysis

Derivatives

Fixed income

Front office collaboration

Trade lifecycle

IT understanding

Agile teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

• Term From November 2, 2026 to October 29, 2027 (about 12 months)
• Job Opening ID 11668
• City Montreal
• Country Canada
• Number of Positions 1
• Work Experience 7-10 Years

Job Description

Overview:

• The clientis looking for two business analysts to build the foundations of the solutionssupporting its derivatives and fixed income desks, along with the relatedregulatory and operational requirements. The role sits at the junction of thefront office and IT: the person analyzes needs, documents the full tradelifecycle and presents business deliverables to a wide range of stakeholders,from trading to compliance. Domain expertise is the distinguishing criterion,with 5 years of business analysis in capital markets and direct collaborationwith the front office, quantitative developers and pricing models. The mandatealso covers the feasibility and design phases, including the requirementsregister and RFI and RFP calls, meaning upstream work ahead of execution.Finally, the sought profile stresses posture: systematic meeting preparation,steering discussions toward decisions and clear visibility for executivestakeholders.
  
• Targetcandidate: a business analyst specialized in capital markets who has deliveredprojects involving derivatives and fixed income, from the trading desk throughsettlement and accounting, and who translates pricing model logic intorequirements IT can act on. The target person can hold a meeting with a trader,a quantitative developer or a compliance officer, rather than learning thedomain during the mandate.
  

Requirements

Required:

• Business analysis in solution delivery projects, capitalmarkets sector
  
• Business topics of the derivatives desk and the fixed incomedesk
  
• Direct collaboration with the front office, quantitativedevelopers and pricing models
  
• End-to-end business solution management: trading platforms,position management, valuation, settlement, accounting, risk
  
• Understanding of IT and relationship with the agile team
  
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  

Preferred:

• Communication with executive stakeholders, visibility onissues, decisions and progress
  
• Systematic preparation of a game plan and structured agendafor each meeting
  
• Steering business discussions toward concrete decisions
  
• Technology leadership, technical and functional aptitudes
  
• Soft skills: autonomy and teamwork, attention to detail andcritical thinking, problem solving, intellectual abilities, working underpressure, strong learning ability
  
• Businessanalyst profile in retail banking, cards, credit or payments, with nodemonstrated project involving a trading desk.
  
• Profileciting financial markets only through wealth management, funds or accountkeeping, with no exposure to derivatives or fixed income.
  
• Quantitativeanalyst or developer profile building the models, with no demonstrated businessanalysis deliverables (requirements, use cases, traceability matrix).
  
• Day-to-daymiddle or back office operations profile, with no demonstrated participation ina solution delivery project.
  
• Profileciting derivatives or fixed income as keywords only, with no described projecton the trade lifecycle.