Senior Business Analyst - Regulatory & Data Systems

Global Executive Consultants Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 558,000 - 669,600; Full time

Job summary

Global Executive Consultants Ltd. in Hong Kong seeks a Senior Business Analyst to join a finance/regulatory focused team. You will analyze business and IT processes, capturing surveillance logic, alerting, and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities include coordinating with IT stakeholders, facilitating vendor workshops, supporting testing strategies, governance, and cutover planning. Fluency in English and Chinese is required, with 5+ years in business analysis and regulatory projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in business/system analysis and IT project delivery.
• Experience with large-scale regulatory or financial compliance systems.
• Strong understanding of trading and surveillance concepts; cloud, data integration, analytics.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (spoken and written).
• Experience in Agile or PMP methodologies and vendor governance.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements for surveillance logic, alerting, case management, and reporting.
• Document functional and non-functional requirements, data onboarding specs, integration protocols.
• Facilitate vendor workshops and architecture/security reviews.
• Support testing strategy, UAT scenarios, and acceptance criteria.
• Assist IT Project Manager with milestones and progress reports.
• Assist QA, data mapping, and testing activities.
• Contribute to cutover planning and production onboarding.
• Provide production support and incident handling after go-live.

Skills

Business analysis

IT project delivery

Vendor management

Agile / PMP

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance/Technology

Job description

Senior Business Analyst (HK$50K - $60K+) (Ref. No.: 27546)

Our client, a well-known financial related statutory body is looking for high-calibre person to fill the position.

Job Duties

Requirements Gathering & Analysis

• Engage business users and IT stakeholders to capture surveillance logic, alerting, case management, and reporting requirements.
• Document functional and non-functional requirements, including data onboarding specifications and integration protocols with VATPs.

Solution & Change Support

• Facilitate vendor workshops and architecture/security reviews with internal IT (BA, Security, Architecture) and external parties (vendor, cloud solution provider).
• Support the development of testing strategy, UAT scenarios, and acceptance criteria.

Project Coordination

• Assist IT Project Manager in tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and preparing progress reports for steering committee governance.

Quality Assurance

• Assist in QA and testing activities, including test scenario preparation, test case review, defect management, UAT coordination, and validation of business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Oversee data mapping quality, sample validation, and support system testing including integration, performance and security testing.
• Assist in preparing training materials, user manuals, and conducting briefing sessions for business users.

Operational Readiness

• Contribute to cutover planning, production onboarding, and transition-to support documentation.
• Perform procurement and vendor management support as necessary, ensuring compliance.

Production Support

• Provide production support following system go-live, including incident handling, user support, issue resolution coordination and enhancement request management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance/Technology, or related field. Experience in the virtual asset (VA) industry is an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business/system analysis and IT project delivery, including large-scale regulatory or financial compliance systems.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Trading and surveillance concepts (market abuse scenarios, alert workflows, reporting obligations).
  • Cloud-based architectures, data integration (API, SFTP, message queues), and analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and data privacy frameworks relevant to cloud deployments is an advantage.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and documentation skills; fluent in spoken and written English and Chinese.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, PMP), and experience in vendor management, quality assurance, and governance controls.
• Proficient in preparing BRD / FRD / data mapping specifications; experience in workflow design and surveillance system configurations is preferred.
• Ability to work independently across multiple workstreams (integration, data validation, UAT).
• Regulatory/financial industry experience and knowledge of risk/control practices will be a plus.