Senior Research Data & AI Business Analyst

CITIC CLSA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 500,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CITIC CLSA seeks a highly motivated Business Analyst / Project Manager to drive requirements, data analysis, and workflow design across Research IT. The role supports investment research production, content and data pipelines, publishing workflows, and supervisory functions relied upon by analysts and editors.

You will collaborate with Research management, analysts, and product owners to map processes, document business rules, and translate needs into clear requirements, user stories, and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 5–8 years delivering data-intensive solutions in financial services.
• Strong SQL for data analysis and validation; Python for profiling and prototyping.
• Experience as a Technical Business Analyst / Project Manager with multi-team delivery.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• English and Chinese communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Research workflows and data pipelines to identify inefficiencies and automation opportunities.
• Capture requirements and shape roadmaps with stakeholders for Research systems.
• Plan end-to-end delivery, manage RAID, and coordinate cross-functional squads and vendors.
• Coordinate releases, cutover, and go-live readiness; provide executive status updates.
• Identify AI enablement opportunities within research workflows and validate concepts.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Project management

Agile / Scrum / Hybrid

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project/Planner

English and Chinese

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

MS Project/Planner

Job description

CITIC CLSA seeks a highly motivated Business Analyst / Project Manager to drive requirements, data analysis, and workflow design across Research IT. The role supports investment research production, content and data pipelines, publishing workflows, and supervisory functions relied upon by analysts and editors.

You will collaborate with Research management, analysts, and product owners to map processes, document business rules, and translate needs into clear requirements, user stories, and data