Risk Business Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Equities and Prime Intraday Risk Management Business Analyst for a 6-month hybrid role. The position will focus on enhancing risk viewing capabilities and ensuring regulatory compliance in the Equities and Prime Financing sectors. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and substantial experience in Global Markets Risk. The role involves data analysis and close collaboration across teams, ensuring high-quality insights for decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ relevant experience in Global Markets Risk & PnL environment.
• Evidence of high quality data business analysis in a Global Markets environment.
• Experience in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the HSBC Equities and Prime Financing business lines.
• Deliver data analysis for regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Communicate with stakeholders on progress and challenges.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis using SQL

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

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Equities and Prime Intraday Risk Management Business Analyst

Location: London – Hybrid – 3 days in the office

Duration: 6 months

Role Summary:

This role involves supporting HSBC's Equities and Prime Financing business lines, including Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives, Synthetic Prime, Delta1, Futures Execution, and Derivatives Clearing Services. The primary focus is on meeting regulatory commitments related to intraday risk management and enhancing front-office risk viewing capabilities.

Key Responsible

• Understand the context of the work i.e. the regulatory drivers and the Equities and Prime Financing Platforms, particularly the front-to-back system architecture and flows within the Risk & PnL space.
• Guided by an experienced Product Owner, use this understanding to deliver accurate, insightful, and timely data and data analysis which will lead to correct designs and solutions being delivered to the Equities and Prime Financing Risk Managers.
• Work closely with other Equities and Prime Financing Business Analysts in other programs e.g. the Equities demise programmes, to ensure best practice is established and any opportunity for reusing approaches / data is taken.
• Solutions delivered must successfully balance e.g. tactical vs strategic / cost-benefit / time-to-market etc. and the data analysis delivered should inform this decision making.
• Communication is key and this role will involve communication with stakeholders who will require a succinct summary of progress, along with timely and accurate communication of the challenges and issues that are encountered.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's or equivalent University degree.
• Business Analyst experience (at least 5 years’ relevant experience in Global Markets Risk & PnL environment), ideally in Equities but cross-asset also an advantage.
• Evidence of a successful track record delivering high quality data business analysis within a Global Markets environment.
• Experience of facilitating data driven decision making, ideally in an Agile environment.
• Experience of delivering both technology and non-technology change.
• Excellent analytical skills, including data analysis using SQL.
• Competent using Jira and Confluence.
• Good understanding of business analysis best practice, methodologies, and the project lifecycle
• Good written and communication skills and ability to operate at multiple levels.
• Collaborative front-foot style with ability to quickly build trust and credibility.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding.