Business Analyst

Chicago Organizing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking exchange in London seeks a Business Analyst to join their innovative team. This role focuses on gathering requirements for trading technology solutions and managing product initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and quality. The ideal candidate will have experience in a business analyst role, particularly in equity trading, and will be able to liaise effectively with stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid work model, allowing three days in the office and two days remote, along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Private Medical insurance option

Flexible working hours

Company pension

Life Assurance and Income Protection policies

Discretionary bonus

Electric Car Scheme option

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy

Workplace Nursery Scheme option

Qualifications

• Experience as a business analyst with focus on trading technology solutions.
• Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking) is essential.
• Proven track record of delivering multiple projects on time.

Responsibilities

• Gather and scope requirements, collaborating with development teams.
• Manage product initiatives and define project timelines.
• Liaise with stakeholders for updates and ensure objectives are met.
• Contribute to product roadmap and develop training materials.

Skills

Excellent verbal and client-facing skills

Detail oriented

Collaborative

Analytical and problem-solving attitude

Strong organisational and time management skills

Education

Experience as a business analyst

Tools

MS Project

Job description

(FinTech, Financial Services, Trading, Equities, Equity)

Hybrid, 3 days a week in the office 2 days remote***

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Business Analyst to join a forward thinking, innovative exchange based in the City, London working with some cutting edge technologies.

Benefits (not exhaustive list)

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave - not including bank holidays
• Can opt to join Private Medical insurance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension
• Group Policies Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness
• Discretionary bonus
• Can opt to join Electric Car Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy
• Can opt to join Workplace Nursery Scheme
• Length of service holiday entitlement
• At my client you will join a supportive team, where we aim to recruit the best people from all walks of life and diverse business backgrounds. If these sentiments align with your thinking, then this could be the ideal place for you to develop your career.

My client is a Europeas challenger exchange, creating better markets for a modern economy. My clients has market-leading technology and innovative rules for trading, and offer primary listings and secondary trading of equities, along with global licensing of proprietary technology. My clients culture is one of trust, openness, and excellence. We work in a collaborative style and we take collective responsibility for our successes and our failures.

We value

• High personal integrity
• Innovative thinking
• Efficient and reliable performance
• Spark

Responsibilities and Duties

• Requirements gathering comprehensive scoping of stakeholder needs, collaborating closely with our development teams to translate these requirements and implement an engineering solution.
• Project management drive the delivery of product initiatives. Defining project timelines and identifying dependencies and risks to delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Liaise with external and internal stakeholders (including sales, operations, compliance, surveillance, and technical teams) to provide updates and ensure product objectives are met.
• Contribution to the Product Roadmap contribute to the product roadmap in line with evolving business priorities. Client Onboarding develop a
• Provide comprehensive training materials (in English) for internal teams and clients, ensuring a clear understanding of product features and functionalities.
• Innovate and collaborate Solve problems with innovative solutions. Have the confidence to challenge stakeholders and determine the most appropriate solution. Propose process, technology, and framework changes to improve implementations.
• Risk assessment Appropriately assess risks and identify any required actions required to mitigate risks.
• Using tools such as MS Project to manage forecasts.

Experience

The successful candidate will have a strong and positive work ethic with the ability to forge lasting relationships (both internal and external) at all levels. You do not need to have all the skills and experiences to apply for the role. However, the appetite and ability to learn these in the role is a must.

Essential

• Experience as a business analyst, with a demonstrated ability to build out requirements for trading technology solutions in electronic traded asset classes, preferably with equity trading.
• Fluency in English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
• A proven track record of delivering multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality of work.
• Experience working with engineering teams in line with Agile/scrum Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology, translating business requirements into stories and epics.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining clear, comprehensive technical documentation and API specifications.

Desired but not a must

• Understanding of ultra-low latency distributed computing environments.
• Familiarity with FIX trading protocol and market data systems.
• Understanding of networking (TCP and UDP) and multicast data delivery.
• Understanding of traditional and on-premises physical infrastructure and distributed server architectures running on Linux.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
• Familiar with creating wireframes, a visual representation and outlining a framework for graphical user interface development.
• Proficient in Spanish.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and client-facing skills, high degree of professionalism.
• Detail oriented.
• Collaborative.
• Analytical and problem-solving attitude.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.