Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Greenfield Front Office Technology Projects - Hedge Fund

Xcede Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcede Group is seeking an experienced Technical Business professional with a Data Engineer / Software Engineer background to work on Front and Middle Office technology projects for a multi-strategy hedge fund. The role emphasizes low-latency connectivity, market data, and OMS integrations within both discretionary and systematic trading teams.

You will collaborate directly with Quant Research, Trading, and Risk to shape requirements, define scope, and design end-to-end solutions.

Qualifications

• 6 to 14 years of experience in related roles.
• Minimum 6 years post-Bachelor in STEM.
• Minimum 4 years in a BA/PM/Product Manager role delivering Front & Middle Office tech projects at a Fund, Prop. Investment Manager, Investment Bank, or FinTech.
• Minimum 2 years as Data/Software Engineer, Technical Architect, or Quant Developer.
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall approaches.
• Calm, detailed-oriented and collaborative attitude.
• Knowledge of at least one asset class among Equities, FX, Fixed Income, Commodities or Derivatives is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle Business Analysis for Front and Middle Office technology projects, with bias toward Systematic trading initiatives.
• Structure and translate requirements from Quant Research, Trading and Risk into technical scope.
• Define project scope, goals, milestones, dependencies and risks for technology programs.
• Design end-to-end solutions and evaluate implementation options with clear recommendations.
• Drive product design including functional and technical architecture; contribute to platform-wide decisions.
• Mentor newer colleagues and be prepared for global travel opportunities as the firm grows.

Skills

Data Engineer

Software Developer

Python

SQL

Agile & Waterfall

Stakeholder management

Education

STEM degree

Job description

This Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, running Low to Higher Frequency Strategies across global liquid markets (including Equities, FX, Fixed Income, Commodities, and vanilla Derivatives (Futures and Options)).

They now seek an experienced Technical Business, with a background as a Data Engineer, Software Developer / Engineer, skilled in both Python and SQL.

Topology of Responsibilities

Detailed requirements capture requirements

direct from Quant Research, Trading, and Risk teams

Full life cycle Business Analysis for Front and Middle office technology projects

for both the Discretionary and Systematic businesses withbias toward the latter, including the likes of :

• Low Latency Exchange Connectivity
• Client connectivity
• ML/DL GenAI
• Market Data
• OMS (Order Management Systems)

Structure and scope requirements into technical projects

Define the project scope

goals, stakeholders, milestones, dependencies and risks related to the project

Design end-to-end solutions

propose implementation options, provide evaluations and recommendations to make optimal decisions for the firm

Drive the product design, including functional and technical architecture

• To be mentored by elite and personable Hedge Fund industry veterans in a collegiate and collaborative environment
• Develop a deep X-Asset and Market Microstructures knowledge
• Work on strategic and high-profile leading edge technologies initiatives
• Global Travel: Opportunity in future to move internally to NAM or APAC

Mandatory Skills and Experience required

• Role is suited to individuals with 6 to 14 yrs' of experience
• Min. 6 yrs’ exp. post completing a Bachelor’s / Master’s in STEM field
• Min. 4 yrs’ exp. in a Business Analysis / Project Manager / Product Manager role delivering Front &/ Middle Office technology projects at a Fund, Prop. Investment Manager, Investment Bank, or FinTech firm.
• Min. 2 yrs’ prior exp. as a Data / Software Engineer, Technical Architect, Quant Developer
• Experience and current understanding of Agile and Waterfall style approaches
• Calm, considered, detailed-orientated and collaborative approach
• Current understanding of at least 1 (ideally 2) of the following asset classes – Equities, Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income (Bonds / IRD), Credit, Commodities, &/ Derivatives