Senior Associate Business Analyst – Product Development

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is expanding its Rates TradeAgent Product Development team in London. We are hiring a Senior Associate to help shape post-trade product capabilities, delivering new services for clearing, settlement and operational workflows.

You will translate end-user needs into clear requirements, partner with technology teams, and support testing, release cycles, and client adoption in an Agile environment. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in product development, business analysis or post-trade roles.
• Experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner within Scrum/Agile.
• Delivery-focused post-trade experience in financial services.
• Ability to write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and refine backlogs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Jira, Lucid.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the innovation and build-out of new products and services.
• Translate end-user needs into clear product requirements and solution specifications.
• Work closely with technology teams to support development, testing, and release cycles.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external clients to resolve queries and ensure successful adoption.
• Support automated testing and quality assurance across development sprints.
• Identify opportunities to enhance current systems and shape future technology direction.
• Produce high‑quality documentation and contribute to risk and issue management.

Skills

Agile ceremonies participation

User stories

Acceptance criteria

Backlog refinement

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

MS Office

Jira

Lucid

Job description

Shape the future of Post Trade at LSEG LSEG is expanding its Post Trade capabilities with a new suite of services designed to modernize how firms manage clearing, settlement, and operational processes. As part of this growth, we’re hiring a Senior Associate to join our Rates TradeAgent Product Development team in London. If you’re passionate about building new products, improving industry workflows, and working with OTC Rates in an Agile environment, this is an opportunity to make real impact in a global market‑leading organization.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Contribute to the innovation and build‑out of new products and services.
• Translate end‑user needs into clear product requirements and solution specifications.
• Work closely with technology teams to support development, testing, and release cycles.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external clients to resolve queries and ensure successful adoption.
• Support automated testing and quality assurance across development sprints.
• Identify opportunities to enhance current systems and shape future technology direction.
• Produce high‑quality documentation and contribute to risk and issue management.

You’ll be joining a fast‑moving team with significant visibility and growth potential as our Post Trade services scale.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone who enjoys solving complex problems, thrives in Agile delivery, and understands the realities of post‑trade operations in financial markets.

Required experience

• Looking for 3–5 years of relevant experience in product development, business analysis, post‑trade operations, or related financial services roles.
• Background as a Business Analyst or Product Owner within a Scrum/Agile team.
• Experience in a delivery‑focused role within a middle‑office, post‑trade, investment bank, institutional investor, or clearing organization.
• Ability to participate in Agile ceremonies, write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and refine backlogs.
• Ability to analysis processes and break them down into deliverables
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end processes and dependencies across systems and services.
• Quality mindset with hands‑on testing experience.
• Analytical skills, problem‑solving ability, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with tools such as MS Office, Jira, Lucid
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable managing shifting priorities.

Ideal experience

• Exposure to JSON or FpML message structures.
• Knowledge of OTC Trade Processing, including an understanding of the trade structure, terms, lifecycle and associated settlement processes.
• Experience in OTC Rates is advantageous.

Career Stage: Senior Associate

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. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.