IT Business Analyst - Front Office / Hedge Fund

Sanderson-iKas Hong Kong; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson-iKas Hong Kong is seeking an IT Business Analyst to join a front-office aligned team focused on enhancing trading workflows, execution platforms and business processes across global markets. The role sits at the intersection of trading, operations and technology, collaborating with traders, portfolio managers and tech teams to deliver strategic initiatives and platform improvements.

Responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders, translating requirements into user stories,

Qualifications

• 3–8 years experience in business analysis, project delivery, trading operations, consulting or trading technology within financial services.
• Understanding of trading workflows and the trade lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to work across business and technology teams.
• Experience gathering requirements, documenting processes and supporting testing activities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with traders, portfolio managers and business stakeholders to understand workflows, identify pain points and define solutions.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, process flows and functional documentation.
• Coordinate with technology teams throughout the development lifecycle to support delivery and issue resolution.
• Support platform migrations, workflow enhancements, onboarding initiatives and trading technology projects.
• Conduct UAT, manage stakeholder communications and track project progress, risks and dependencies.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Requirements gathering

User stories

Job description

IT Business Analyst required to join a leading Hedge Fund. You will join a front-office aligned team focused on enhancing trading workflows, execution platforms and business processes across global markets. This role sits at the intersection of trading, operations and technology, working closely with traders, portfolio managers and technology teams to deliver strategic initiatives and platform enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with traders, portfolio managers and business stakeholders to understand workflows, identify pain points and define solutions.
• Translate business requirements into user stories, process flows and functional documentation.
• Coordinate with technology teams throughout the development lifecycle to support delivery and issue resolution.
• Support platform migrations, workflow enhancements, onboarding initiatives and trading technology projects.
• Conduct UAT, manage stakeholder communications and track project progress, risks and dependencies.

Requirements

• 3 - 8 years experience in business analysis, project delivery, trading operations, consulting or trading technology within financial services.
• Understanding of trading workflows and the trade lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to work across business and technology teams.
• Experience gathering requirements, documenting processes and supporting testing activities.