BA/PM in Post Trade Space

Pozent Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pozent Corporation in Toronto, Ontario, seeks a Senior Technical Business Analyst who blends capital markets expertise with strong data analysis to bridge business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams in an agile environment.

The role also includes Scrum Master responsibilities: facilitating ceremonies, refining the backlog, and promoting continuous improvement to ensure on-time delivery of collateral and data initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets with a solid understanding of the trade lifecycle.
• Knowledge of collateral management processes (margining, optimization, settlements).
• Strong data analysis skills: query, validate, and interpret datasets.
• Experience reviewing data products, reports, and pipelines.
• Hands-on Scrum Master experience in agile delivery.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with trade capture systems, risk engines, and collateral platforms is an advantage.
• Agile certification (CSM, PSM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage with trading desks, risk, treasury, operations, and collateral teams to capture and analyze business needs.
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement) and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Capital markets

Data analysis

Scrum Master

Stakeholder Mgmt

Agile methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, CS, Data, or related

Tools

Trade capture systems

Risk engines

Collateral platforms

Data governance tools

Job description

Project Description

We are seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst with strong expertise in the trading lifecycle and collateral management, combined with proven skills in data analysis and data product review. The successful candidate will act as a bridge between business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams, ensuring effective delivery of initiatives in an agile environment. In addition, this role will take on Scrum Master responsibilities, driving agile ceremonies and fostering continuous improvement across the team.

Responsibilities

• Engage with trading desks, risk, treasury, operations, and collateral teams to capture and analyze business needs.
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives.

Collateral Management Focus

• Evaluate and improve workflows around collateral management and intraday collateral movement.
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes.

Data Analysis & Product Review

• Perform data analysis to validate requirements, identify trends, and ensure data integrity across trading and collateral domains.
• Understand, review, and assess data products, reports, and pipelines to ensure accuracy, usability, and alignment with business needs.
• Collaborate with data engineering and data governance teams to address quality issues and support decision-making.

Scrum Master Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement).
• Track progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement within the team.

Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of features and initiatives, highlighting risks and dependencies.
• Communicate status updates and findings clearly to senior management and stakeholders.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets, with a solid understanding of the trade lifecycle.
• Knowledge of collateral management processes (margining, optimization, settlements).
• Strong data analysis skills, including ability to query, validate, and interpret datasets.
• Experience reviewing and working with data products, reports, and pipelines.
• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master in agile delivery.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with trade capture systems, risk engines, and collateral platforms is an advantage.
• Agile certification (CSM, PSM) preferred.

Personal Attributes

• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable to dynamic business needs.
• Outcome-focused, with the ability to balance business priorities and technical constraints.
• Strong communicator and assertive.