Business Analyst - Rates & FX

TP ICAP Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Financial Services is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for their Belfast office. This role involves analyzing and documenting requirements for technology-led initiatives, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to the overall business architecture. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Agile practices and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on delivering high-quality analysis work.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a comparable role within Financial Services Technology.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies and data protocols.
• Ability to engage with diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into epics and stories.
• Support UAT testing activities and contribute to business architecture.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Agile practices

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Excel

Job description

Role Overview:

The Senior Business Analyst role sits within the Rates & FX Delivery team that is part of TP ICAP Technology division. The role is critical to the success of business and technology-led initiatives where requirements need to be analysed and described as deliverables for multidisciplinary teams.

The Senior Business Analyst will elicit, understand and document Functional and Non-Functional requirements whilst working closely with the TP ICAP Business, Corporate and Technology teams. The Senior Business Analyst will analyse the requirements of product management, Front Office and corporate functions stakeholders and produce documentation that can be used by engineers to implement and test features.

Role Responsibilities:

• Learn about TP ICAP’s technology solutions that support our global multi-brand Rates & FX business lines
• Understand or be interested in learning about Interest Rate and FX financial products, including trading modalities and pricing
• Work closely with product managers and Agile team members to translate business requirements into epics and stories
• Support other team members throughout the delivery process, for example during requirements elicitation, backlog grooming, requirements clarification, UAT testing activities (including training)
• Contribute to the definition of business architecture and business solution design
• Act as a subject matter expert and actively contribute to decision making, identifying issues and shaping business solutions
• Understand and challenge requirements, and proactively raise risks and issues to the team were identified
• Be accountable for, and take ownership of the quality of Business Analysis work, peer review work and provide feedback
• Contribute to the wider Business Analysis practice; help to improve processes and ways of working. Actively contribute to developing templates, methodologies and tools and share knowledge and ideas with the wider Business Analysis community
• Manage ad-hoc tasks as required

Experience / Competences

Essential

• 3+ years proven experience in a comparable role, ideally in the Financial Services Technology space
• Good understanding of modern componentised, event-driven, cloud-native system architecture
• Good understanding of data protocols (Protobuf, XML, FIX)
• Good understanding of Agile practices and tooling to support Agile workflows

• Comfortable engaging with various stakeholder groups, including, but not limited to, stakeholders in broking, trading, compliance, trade management, development, testing roles – explaining technical solutions to a non-technical audience
• Ability to use own initiative and strong personal organisation skills to work on multiple projects whilst managing multiple deadlines and differing priorities
• Skilled in applications that support Agile development practices, like JIRA, Confluence, data analysis, visualisation and presentation tools(Viso, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to work across global teams in multiple time zones & varied cultural working environments

Non-Essential

• Knowledge of programming languages like Python, Java or C# is beneficial
• Knowledge of the front-to-back trade lifecycle is beneficial: client facing UI, trading, middle/back-office (booking, clearing), on-boarding, and reference data

Band & Level – Professional, 5

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Risk Responsibilities

All staff have defined risk management responsibilities. The Group imposes additional responsibilities on their line managers and senior managers. It is critical that all staff discharge their risk management responsibilities when undertaking their role. Specific responsibilities are incorporated into employee objectives, and your performance against these objectives will be assessed as part of the firm’s performance management process. You will also be required to confirm that you have discharged your risk management responsibilities through the annual risk management attestation process.

Maintenance

The job description will be maintained by the manager of the department. It will be updated if there are changes to the duties and/or responsibilities.

This job description is subject to the terms and conditions of your Employment or Service Agreement and Handbook. You shall perform other such duties as the Company or any Group Company may reasonably require.

Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

UK - City Quays - Belfast