Capital Markets BA

Mindlance; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance is seeking a senior Business Analyst with 10+ years of financial services experience in Global Markets and middle-office operations. The role focuses on analyzing end-to-end processes, translating business needs into actionable requirements, and partnering with stakeholders across CIB, trading, and compliance.

The position is a 12-month contract in Charlotte, NC with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of financial services experience.
• Strong BA experience within Global Markets, trading, middle-office operations, or capital markets.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle processes and banking operations.
• Experience engaging stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and requirements documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and address complex business problems beyond technology.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Global Markets, trading, middle-office, operations, and compliance stakeholders to understand business needs and challenges.
• Analyze end-to-end trade lifecycle processes, identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Gather, document, challenge, and refine business requirements and associated problems.
• Assess business impacts across trading, operations, compliance, and related functions.
• Develop clear requirements and analysis documentation while managing stakeholder relationships and delivery timelines.

Skills

Global Markets

Trade lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Analytical thinking

Communication

Documentation

Job description

Business Analyst – Global Markets / Middle Office Operations/ Capital Markets

12 Months contract with likely to extend or convert based on the performance.

Location: Charlotte, NC

Hybrid: 3 Days in the office

Role Overview

Seeking a senior Business Analyst with 10+ years of financial services experience and strong expertise in Global Markets, trading, and middle-office operations. The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders across Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), trading, operations, and compliance to analyze end-to-end business processes, identify operational challenges, and translate business needs into actionable requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Global Markets, trading, middle-office, operations, and compliance stakeholders to understand business needs and operational challenges.
• Analyze end-to-end trade lifecycle processes, identify gaps, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Gather, document, challenge, and refine business requirements while identifying underlying business problems.
• Assess business impacts across trading, operations, compliance, and related functions.
• Develop clear requirements and analysis documentation while managing stakeholder relationships and delivery timelines.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant financial services experience.
• Strong business-facing Business Analyst experience within Global Markets, trading, middle-office operations, or capital markets.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle processes and broader banking operations.
• Experience engaging business and operational stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and requirements documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate curiosity, and understand complex business problems beyond technology requirements.

Preferred Background

• Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB), institutional banking, hedge funds, or capital markets.
• Operations- or compliance-oriented business analysis with meaningful trading and middle-office exposure.
• Experience working across trading, operations, and compliance functions.

About Mindlance:

Founded in 1999, Mindlance has been ranked as one of the fastest growing US Staffing firms by SIA for 9 consecutive years. We provide workforce solutions to Global 1000 companies in Technology, Engineering, Finance, Clinical Research, Scientific, Digital/Creative/Marketing space.

Mindful of the opportunity gap, we provide balanced solutions for both employers and job seekers—elevating the standards of recruitment practice to a whole new level. Our aim is to make a difference in the lives of job seekers by providing them with opportunities that broaden career horizons and expand skill sets. We take pride in being a strong driver of mindfulness and balance at workplace.

EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”