Prime Finance Business Analyst for Trading Technologies - VP

Citi; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global banking institution in London is seeking an experienced Business Analyst. The role involves overseeing project execution within Trading Technology, providing expert analysis, and collaborating with stakeholders. Candidates should have over 10 years in Prime Finance and be proficient with JIRA and Confluence. A strong ability to manage complex projects in high-pressure environments is essential. This full-time position offers a dynamic work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience specifically in Prime Finance.
• Strong understanding of SFT Lifecycle, Settlements, Funding, Collateral Management.
• Proven ability to model intricate business rules and evaluate their impact.
• Flexibility to work seamlessly with a geographically dispersed team.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the implementation of requirements for mandatory initiatives.
• Offer in-depth analysis and guide strategic functional choices.
• Develop detailed milestone plans for critical deliverables.
• Assess risks when business decisions are made.

Skills

Domain Expertise

Industry Engagement

Analytical Acumen

Project Management Tools

Resilience

Global Collaboration

Strategic Thinking

Agile Methodology

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

What We do / The Team

Prime Technology are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst with extensive industry experience, focused on mandatory deliverables for Trading Technology. This position involves strong communication with technology teams, requiring the ability to convey information clearly, logically, and concisely. The ideal candidate will be adept at overseeing project execution, utilizing an agile approach, and competently managing project schedules and potential risks.

Role Overview/What will you do

• The objective is to facilitate the implementation of requirements for mandatory initiatives impacting Trading.
• Offer in-depth and insightful analysis, employing interpretive thought to pinpoint issues, devise creative resolutions, and guide strategic functional choices.
• Contribute expertise throughout the development and implementation stages, specifically in defining the scope and objectives of systems, and identifying essential system enhancements for high-impact projects.
• Identification of risks/issues and proposal of mitigation options, considering business implications of the application to the current business environment.
• Engage with business stakeholders to ascertain the functional specifications for systems and collaborate with various management teams and other departments to achieve organizational goals.
• Assess emerging IT advancements and changing business needs, then propose suitable system alternatives or improvements to existing systems. This involves a thorough analysis of business processes, current systems, and industry benchmarks.
• Guarantee compliance with the PM standard procedures and with all applicable tools used for program and project management (including, but not limited to, issue/risk tracking and escalation, and scorecard/metrics).
• Develop, refine, and ensure re-baselined detailed milestone plans are available for all critical deliverables and that interdependencies are understood and addressed.
• Execute against multiple contending priorities simultaneously, performing the required combination of business analysis, project management, systems analysis, and stakeholder management tasks.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm\'s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Domain Expertise: 10+ years of industry experience specifically in Prime Finance. Strong understanding of SFT Lifecycle, Settlements, Funding, Collateral Management, Locates and Client Pricing.
• Industry Engagement: Working with industry bodies, including active participation with market utility functions for Equity or Fixed Income Financing.
• Analytical Acumen: Proven ability to model intricate business rules and evaluate their impact on outcomes, for example, pricing strategy and inventory allocation for Sources and Uses.
• Project Management Tools: Proficiency in using JIRA and Confluence for workflow management, collaboration, and documentation.
• Resilience: Ability to perform effectively and maintain composure in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
• Global Collaboration: Flexibility to work seamlessly with a geographically dispersed team across multiple time zones.
• Strategic Thinking: Exceptional problem-solving skills and the capacity for strategic thinking to address complex challenges.
• Agile Methodology: Practical experience working within an Agile delivery framework.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven track record of effectively managing senior stakeholder expectations in trading.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Business Analysis / Client Services

Time Type: Full time

Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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