Consultant - Capital Markets

Capco; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant for their Capital Markets team. This role involves advising leading financial institutions on compliance and transformation projects, ensuring client satisfaction through timely and valuable services. You will work on large-scale change initiatives, manage technology teams, and conduct in-depth analyses to provide insightful recommendations. If you have a strong background in Capital Markets, regulatory knowledge, and project management skills, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Capital Markets, especially Fixed Income and Equities.
• Strong understanding of US and Global regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Advise on change projects for leading financial institutions.
• Conduct analyses and present recommendations to client leadership.

Skills

Capital Markets Experience

Regulatory Knowledge

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About the Team:

Capital Markets is part of Capco’s DNA. The Capco name was inspired by this domain. The Capital Markets team delivers expert consulting skills along with deep product and functional knowledge across all areas of the front office, operations, technology, risk, finance, and compliance. Our clients include the largest investment banks, global universal banks, and capital markets divisions from regional banks across the country and around the globe.

Our delivery expertise spans across launching new lines of business, coordinating high-impact regulatory response programs, leading complex integration projects, and analyzing the dependencies in an application rationalization effort. We have a consistent track record in helping clients with significant cost reductions and ensuring our clients grow, change, and compete.

About the Role:

As a Consultant within the Capital Markets team, you will advise and deliver change projects as part of a long-term strategic partnership with leading financial institutions. The role will entail working with some of the leading financial institutions in the market to achieve compliance within tight deadlines against a variety of different regulatory requirements, working predominantly on large scale change and transformation programs.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Advise and deliver change projects as part of a long-term strategic partnership with leading financial institutions.
• Ensure client satisfaction by providing timely, value-added services that meet or exceed expectations.
• Provide PM/BA support to gather and document requirements from business stakeholders around upcoming or existing regulatory changes.
• Manage technology teams and effectively liaise between quantitative traders and the technology management team.
• Conduct detailed analyses to draw conclusions and develop pertinent and insightful recommendations.
• Present findings and recommendations to client leadership.
• Track project level risk issues and dependencies and face off with key stakeholders.

What You’ll Bring With You:

• 2+ years of Capital Markets experience within Fixed Income, Equities, Foreign Exchange derivatives product areas including an overall understanding of the trade lifecycle processes.
• Understanding of the US and Global regulatory landscape including but not limited to:
• Some examples: Dodd Frank (SEC and CFTC), ESMA, MiFiD, SFTR, FRTB, EMIR, FCA, MAS, ASIC, JFSA.
• Working knowledge of multiple project/program management methodologies including, but not limited to Agile and Waterfall.
• Must have the ability to quickly learn and conduct independent research; will need to apply new knowledge to own analysis and team management responsibilities.
• Transformational change experience.
• Microsoft office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.).
• Proactive and self-driven work ethic.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and adhere to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, written & verbal communication skills to manage internal and external stakeholders.