Business Data Analyst- Assistant Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Pune District is looking for a skilled candidate with over 9 years of experience in banking and financial services to enhance data governance and analysis for derivatives and securities financing transactions. The role requires strong knowledge of data analytics and capital markets.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills and a background in engineering and finance to document data flows and implement data quality standards.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in banking and financial services.
• Extensive experience in Capital Markets business.
• Ability to identify and solve problems in product development.

Responsibilities

• Understand Derivatives and SFT data flows within CITI.
• Coordinate with the business for identifying critical data elements.
• Design and implement data governance controls.

Skills

Data analysis skills using Excel

SQL

Python

Pyspark

AI-Accelerated Data Analysis

Prompt Engineering & Automation

Strong analytical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Education

Engineering Graduate with Post Graduation in Finance

Tools

Data governance tools

Data modeling

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Understand Derivatives and SFT data flows within CITI
• Data analysis for derivatives products and SFT across systems for target state adoption and resolution of data gaps/issues
• Lead assessment of end-to-end data flows for all data elements used in Regulatory Reports
• Document current and target states data mapping and produce gap assessment
• Coordinate with the business for identifying critical data elements, defining standards and quality expectations, and prioritize remediation of data issues
• Identify appropriate strategic source for critical data elements
• Design and implement data governance controls including data quality rules and data reconciliation
• Design systematic solution for elimination of manual processes/adjustments and remediation of tactical solutions
• Prepare detailed requirement specifications containing calculations, data transformations and aggregation logic
• Perform functional testing and data validations

Skills & Qualification

• 9+ years of combined experience in banking and financial services industry, information technology and/or data controls and governance.
• Preferably Engineering Graduate with Post Graduation in Finance
• Extensive experience in Capital Markets business and processes
• Deep understanding of Derivative products (i.e., Equities, FX, IRS, Commodities etc.) or SFT (Repo, Reverse Repo, Securities Lending and Borrowing)
• Strong Data analysis skills using Excel, SQL, Python, Pyspark etc.
• AI-Accelerated Data Analysis: Leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., AutoML, Python libraries) to clean, analyze, and visualize data from structured and unstructured sources
• Well versed with Prompt Engineering & Automation utilizing GenAI and LLMs
• Experience with data management processes and tools and applications, including process mapping and lineage toolsets
• Actively managed various aspects of data initiatives including analysis, planning, execution, and day-to-day production management
• Ability to identify and solve problems throughout the product development process
• Analytical thinking – ability to break down complex data structures and processes to identify issues and develop logical models that meet business needs.
• Strong knowledge of structured/unstructured databases, data modeling, data management, rapid / iterative development methodologies and data governance tools
• Strong understanding of data governance issues, policies, regulatory requirements, and industry information affecting the business environment
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills – needs to be able to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirement, express needs and develop clear documentation
• Excellent presentation skills, business and technical writing, and verbal communication skills to support decision-making and actions
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex data flow and designs.
• Self-motivated and able to dynamically determine priorities
• Data visualization skills – can help in creating visual representation of data models and provide input to UX / UI team to help make it easier to communicate complex model relationships with stakeholders

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