Business Analyst - Trading

Luxoft; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft in Chennai is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong Investment Banking Operations domain expertise to bridge business and technology teams, driving requirements, process analysis, and solution design.

The role collaborates with business users, operations and tech teams to deliver high-quality solutions, define future-state processes, create BRD/FRD, and support testing and post-implementation validation. 5+ years in a similar role are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Business Analyst role within Investment Banking.
• Strong domain knowledge in Capital Markets: FI, FX, Derivatives and related trade life cycle.
• Understanding of Trade Booking, Validation and Settlement processes.
• Experience in Corporate Actions/Events Processing.
• Proficient in business analysis methodologies and mapping.
• Ability to lead requirements sessions with business users and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proactive and self-driven.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Facilitate requirement elicitation workshops with business users and teams.
• Analyze current processes and design future-state flows.
• Prepare BRD, FRD, user stories, and process docs.
• Map business and data to support design and implementation.
• Lead discussions to clarify requirements and resolve queries.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and stakeholders to implement requirements.
• Support UAT, implementation, and post-production validation.
• Identify process improvements and manage risks and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Business analysis

Investment Banking domain

Capital Markets knowledge

Trade life cycle understanding

Trade booking/validation/settlement

Corporate Actions / Events Processing

Requirements gathering leadership

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Tools

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Job description

We are looking for experienced Business Analysts with strong Investment Banking Operations domain expertise to join our team. You will act as the bridge between business and technology teams, driving requirement gathering, business process analysis, and solution design. This role requires a proactive individual who can effectively collaborate with business stakeholders, operations teams, and technology teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Conduct requirement elicitation workshops and facilitate discussions with business users and cross-functional teams.
• Analyze current business processes and define future-state process flows.
• Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), user stories, and process documentation.
• Perform business and data mapping to support solution design and implementation.
• Lead functional discussions with business users and wider project teams to clarify requirements and resolve queries.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and other stakeholders to ensure business requirements are accurately implemented.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), implementation, and post-production validation activities.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and proactively manage risks, assumptions, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within the Investment Banking domain.
• Strong domain knowledge in Capital Markets - Asset Classes like FI, FX, Derivatives, etc with an understanding of their Trade Life Cycle.
• Should have high level understanding of Trade Booking, Validation, and Settlement processes in general for any asset class.
• Basic understanding of Investment Banking Operations, with hands-on experience in Corporate Actions / Events Processing (e.g., Dividends, Rights Issues, Bonus Issues, Stock Splits, etc.)
• Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies, process mapping, and business/data mapping.
• Ability to independently lead requirement gathering sessions and functional discussions with business users and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, self-driven, and capable of driving discussions and requirements to closure with minimal supervision.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Knowledge of SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Experience working with global Investment Banking clients.
• Exposure to investment banking operational platforms and workflow tools.