Equities Front Office BA for Global Banks

SMART INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IMS Inc is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong Front Office Equities domain expertise to support a leading global investment bank. The role requires close collaboration with Front Office users, Technology, Operations, and regional stakeholders across Singapore and Japan.

You will drive requirements, document business needs, and coordinate cross-functional teams across Agile/Waterfall environments to deliver high-impact processes and automation opportunities.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within Capital Markets.
• Strong experience in Equities Front Office (Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives, Electronic Trading, Program Trading, or Prime Brokerage).
• Proven ability to work directly with Front Office traders, sales teams, and business stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience in requirements gathering, functional analysis, process modelling, and testing.
• Demonstrated experience managing workstreams or projects in an Agile and/or Waterfall environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Equities Front Office stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into detailed functional requirements.
• Conduct requirement gathering workshops, process mapping, gap analysis, and impact assessments.
• Produce BRDs, functional specs, user stories, and process flows.
• Collaborate with Technology teams throughout the SDLC to ensure accurate solution design and delivery.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, and production implementation activities.
• Manage requirement traceability and ensure business objectives are met.
• Drive process improvements and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.

Skills

Equities Front Office

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Project coordination

Documentation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Smart IMS Inc is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong Front Office Equities domain expertise to support a leading global investment bank. The role requires close collaboration with Front Office users, Technology, Operations, and regional stakeholders across Singapore and Japan.

You will drive requirements, document business needs, and coordinate cross-functional teams across Agile/Waterfall environments to deliver high-impact processes and automation opportunities.