Senior Business Analyst- Front Office

Undisclosed; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed asset management firm in London seeks a Senior Business Analyst for Front Office Investment Technology. You will own analysis across OMS/EMS and IBOR/PMS platforms, collaborating with Portfolio Managers, Dealers, Risk and Compliance on fixed income, FX and multi-asset strategies.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, owning specifications, and driving data-quality improvements while exploring AI-driven automation opportunities in front office workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a BA, product owner or business systems specialist in asset management or front office tech.
• Direct experience with an OMS/EMS and an IBOR/PMS system.
• Strong grasp of front-to-back trade lifecycle and derivative/fixed income mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements from Front Office stakeholders; own functional specs, workflows and UAT.
• Act as BA/product owner across the OMS/EMS and IBOR/PMS estate; order generation, compliance checks, execution, allocation and reconciliation.
• Apply knowledge of forwards FX, interest rate swaps, CDS, bonds and repo to ensure workflows and analytics are correct.
• Analyse data flows across OMS, PMS/IBOR, market data and downstream systems; resolve data quality issues.
• Prepare change papers and committee packs for Steering/CAB; support vendor relationships.
• Identify opportunities for AI-assisted automation in front office workflows.

Skills

Front Office BA

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Analysis

Education

Degree required

Tools

Thinkfolio/ OMS-EMS

SimCorp Dimension IBOR/PMS

Bloomberg AIM

Aladdin

Job description

Senior Business Analyst | Front Office Investment Technology | Asset Management | London

Our client, a leading asset management firm, is hiring a Senior Business Analyst — Front Office for its Investment Technology function. You'll own analysis and change management across the firm's OMS/EMS (Thinkfolio or equivalent) and IBOR/PMS (SimCorp Dimension or equivalent) platforms, working closely with Portfolio Managers, Dealers, Risk and Compliance across emerging markets fixed income, FX and multi-asset strategies.

What you'll do:

• Gather and document requirements from Front Office stakeholders; own functional specs, workflow diagrams and UAT.
• Act as BA/product owner across the OMS/EMS and IBOR/PMS estate — order generation, compliance checks, execution, allocation and position reconciliation.
• Apply knowledge of Forward FX, interest rate swaps, CDS, bonds and repo to ensure workflows and analytics (yield, duration, DV01, NPV) are correct.
• Analyse data flows across OMS, PMS/IBOR, market data and downstream systems; resolve data quality issues.
• Prepare change papers and committee packs for Investment Technology Steering/CAB; support vendor relationships.
• Identify opportunities for AI-assisted automation in front office workflows.

What we're looking for:

• 8+ years as a BA, product owner or business systems specialist in asset management, hedge fund or sell-side front office technology.
• Direct experience with an OMS/EMS (Thinkfolio, Charles River, Bloomberg AIM or similar) and an IBOR/PMS (SimCorp Dimension, Aladdin, Eagle STAR or similar).
• Strong grasp of the front-to-back trade lifecycle and derivative/fixed income instrument mechanics.
• Experience in an FCA-regulated environment; degree required, CFA/IMC a plus.
• Exposure to emerging markets fixed income, FX or multi-asset portfolios desirable.