FX Technical Onboarding Analyst

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) FX Technical Onboarding team leads customers through onboarding journeys, testing FIX APIs, and certifying trading software for FX venues such as FXall, Price Stream and Matching. This role focuses on configuring FX customer settings, organizing network enablements, and acting as the primary liaison for buy- and sell-side clients.

We value proactive problem-solving, strong communication, and the ability to work across global teams in a fast-paced FX

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a technical or financial field.
• Strong customer-service and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of FIX messaging protocol and trading workflows.
• Experience with certification/conformance testing in trading software.

Responsibilities

• Onboard FX customers to platforms such as FXall and Price Stream.
• Create and update FX customer configurations; organize network enablements.
• Certify FIX messages against internal LSEG FX specifications.
• Liaise with clients and internal teams to handle entitlements and data.
• Develop automated solutions to streamline onboarding and testing.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication skills

FIX messaging

Certification testing

FX markets

Python

SQL

Java

Scripting

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Networking basics

VPN

Extranet connectivity

TCP/IP

Job description

The Client Technical Services department is part of the LSEG FX business. It comprises of FX Technical Onboarding, Technical Account Management, Certification, STP (Straight Through Processing) and Venue Onboarding teams.The FX Technical Onboarding team is responsible for leading customers through the FX technical onboarding journey including processing technical enablements and performing conformance testing of FX customers. Venues supported are FXall, Price Stream and Matching.The team works closely with various areas of the wider business, including Sales and Account Management teams, Product, Product Development, and other resolver teams to onboard clients to FX platforms and act as the main point of contact for customers during their technical FX onboarding journey.Role Description – The role mainly consists of creating or updating technical user configurations for FX customers, as well as organising network enablements, acting as primary liaison for buy and sell-side FX customers, software certification for various FX APIs and handling participant reference data across all the FX venues. It also involves automation/scripting of various manual processes to improve the overall efficiency of the onboarding process.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with internal stakeholders.Resolve client queries, raise high-impact risks, and build internal relationships and networks with critical teams.Keep up to date with changes to products and services to maintain quality of service.Onboard new customer (buy-side) and new provider (sell-side) clients to FXall.Build, develop and maintain automated solutions to manual processes, such as certification of FIX APIs.Onboard market makers to FXall FIX APIs.Certify customer FIX messages against internal LSEG FX FIX specifications.Onboard customers to FXI and handle their participant data.Liaise with clients and internal groups to handle Price Stream Entitlement requests.Work closely with many internal teams including Sales and Account Management, Support teams, Dev teams, Professional Services, Product teams, Global Regulatory and Business Ops.Gain and improve understanding of the wider business areas to develop cross-divisional relationships and improve process efficiency.·Build specialist knowledge to analyse sophisticated data and determine and implement resolutions to operational risks in an accurate and timely manner, calling out operational risks where expertise is required.Key BehavioursIntegrityHas the sustained drive and energy to deliver quality and timely supportWillingly puts in the effort to ensure activities completed on time and to the quality requiredAbility to work to deadlines and under pressureLeads by exampleBuilds trust by keeping their wordConsistent and fair approach towards teamPartnershipDeals with conflict successfullySeeks information/inputs from colleagues/clients and communicates openlyUses all available resources and toolsets to investigate and resolve incidentsTakes on routine tasks as necessaryA confident teammate with good interpersonal skills and a ‘can do’ demeanourActively seeks feedback on their own performanceGood listener that understands matters well to decide on next stepsChangeOpen to and willingly embraces new processes / approaches / ways of working.Enthusiastic to achieve, develop and learn new skills.Raises suggestions to improve the service provided.ExcellenceOral and written communications are tailored to their audience’s needs;Pro-active and demonstrates initiative;Prioritizes activities according to business and operational need;Performs structured analysis and problem solvingAnalyses issues to identify the most appropriate solutionsPlans activities, provides progress reports, attends relevant meetings to represent teamCarries out work without prompting and close supervisionKey SkillsDegree or equivalent experience level.Proven Customer Service skills and experience.Good communication and problem-solving skills.Understanding or working experience with FIX messaging protocol.Exposure to or experience with certification/conformance trading software testing.Worked in a professional and customer-focused environment where detailed process/procedures are followed.FX market experience, understanding of FX products and order behaviours.Strong standout colleague with ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.Flexible to work within EMEA time zones until 18:00 GMT.HelpfulSophisticated knowledge of MS Platforms with exposure to process automation.Familiarity with networking protocols, VPN, Extranet connectivity, understanding of TCP/IP concepts.Exposure to trading platforms especially FXall/FX Matching is an advantage.Experience working in FX markets, understanding of FX products and order types.Strong analytical and logical thinking capabilities.Highly motivated with strong social skills.Experience/exposure to Python/SQL/Java or any other language useful for scripting and automation.Career Stage:Senior AssociateCareer Stage:Senior AssociateLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. 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