Senior Business Analyst - Capital Markets/Post Trade

Hsbc Global Services Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Post Trade Technology Business Analyst to own functional delivery across Debt Trading, Equities Post Trade and Markets Asset Servicing Technology within a multi-year transformation project. You will bridge business strategy and technology in a complex governance with multiple vendors and HSBC teams.

You will lead a team of BAs, define requirements, and ensure alignment with the functional architecture while supporting UAT and deployment across legacy to next-generation

Qualifications

• Experience in Fixed income trading or settlements platforms.
• Business analysis experience in fixed income products, securities and derivatives.
• Structured project environment experience in a project management role within a multi-project programme.
• Expertise in Business Analysis Methodology and SDLC with Waterfall and Agile.
• Ability to work autonomously under pressure to tight deadlines in a multi-client environment.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with business and subject matter experts to define requirements aligned to the functional architecture.
• Define and implement requirements best practices; create artefacts: requirements, use cases, specs, diagrams, traceability, and docs.
• Act as business SME and point person for development, testing and deployment from a business perspective.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and build strong relations with vendors, HSBC BAs, internal core teams and stakeholders.
• Support UAT phases with Asset Class Leads, addressing defects and environment issues.

Skills

Fixed income trading

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

SDLC understanding

Autonomy under pressure

Job description

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 an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We're one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are seeking a Post Trade Technology Business Analyst to own functional delivery and drive strategic outcomes across Debt Trading, Equities Post Trade, and Markets Asset Servicing Technology.

This is a Business Analyst role within a multi-year, multi-million-dollar transformation program replacing legacy applications and building next-generation post-trade Middleware platforms. You will define the functional vision, lead a team of business analysts, and act as the critical bridge between business strategy and technology execution in a complex, multi-vendor environment.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you'll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Liaising with the business and subject matter experts to ensure that requirements are clearly defined and are aligned to the functional architecture
• Definition and implementation of requirements best practices. Responsible for the following artefacts: requirements, use cases, functional specifications, architecture diagrams, traceability matrixes and support documentation
• Serving as a business subject matter expert and being a point person to support the development, testing and deployment phases from a business requirements perspective
• Effectively manage stakeholder expectation related to IT delivery and build a strong relationship with the Vendor and its Development Team, HSBC BA's and internal core development teams as well as system Stakeholders
• Support the UAT Phases working with key Business Asset Class Leads, essentially with respects to Defect Remediation and Test Environment issues

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Experience in working on Fixed income trading or settlements platforms.
• Business analysis experience in Fixed income products specially securities and derivatives.
• Experience gained working in a structured project environment in a Project Management equivalent role gained within an environment involving multiple projects within an overarching programme.
• Expertise in Business Analysis Methodology and able to bring best practice recommendations for structure and tracking to the project team. This would include a thorough understanding of the SDLC and different project methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Ability to work autonomously under pressure to tight deadlines, prioritising work in a multi-client environment where demand exceeds supply and resolving the conflicts that result.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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