Strategic Financial Risk Business Analyst

State Street; Fingal; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street in Ireland seeks a Business Analyst – Risk to synthesize market requirements and work with the development team to deliver industry-leading solutions. The BA will collaborate with operations, clients and pre-sales to ensure requirements and workflows are captured and implemented.

The role involves prioritizing the backlog, guiding analytics features, and partnering with the product team to meet evolving market demands in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial risk models and risk vendors (MSCI, Axioma).
• Strong understanding of risk measures (Ex-Ante/Ex-Post).
• Experience handling large data sets and deriving actionable insights.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to gather requirements in finance.

Responsibilities

• Work in a dynamic, agile environment to deliver a high-quality product.
• Streamline data quality management across front office and middle office workflows.
• Gather, document, and prioritize product requirements; validate features.
• Interact with clients to present features and gather feedback.
• Partner with development to implement and refine features.
• Assist QA with feature validation and documentation.
• Provide beta testing support and assist implementation to resolve issues.
• Collaborate with product manager to understand market needs and forward roadmap.

Skills

Financial risk models

Risk measures Ex-Ante/Ex-Post

Large data sets

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Planning & scheduling

Portfolio risk analytics

Investment management workflows

Derivatives knowledge

Vendor experience (MSCI/Axioma)

Education

Advanced degree in mathematical finance or business

Job description

State Street in Ireland seeks a Business Analyst – Risk to synthesize market requirements and work with the development team to deliver industry-leading solutions. The BA will collaborate with operations, clients and pre-sales to ensure requirements and workflows are captured and implemented.

The role involves prioritizing the backlog, guiding analytics features, and partnering with the product team to meet evolving market demands in a fast-paced environment.