Operations & Regulatory IT Business Analyst (Calypso, Trace)

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as an IT Business Analyst, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing post-trade and regulatory applications. Collaborate with diverse teams to drive innovation in areas like Collateral Management and Regulatory Reporting. This position offers a dynamic environment where your analytical skills and financial product knowledge will make a significant impact. If you're passionate about technology and finance, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a supportive and diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT business analysis within finance, focusing on Operations and Regulatory topics.
• Knowledge of equity and fixed income activities related to collateral and cash management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with user representatives to gather and document business requirements.
• Conduct impact and gap analyses and recommend IT solutions.

Skills

IT Business Analysis

Collateral Management

Cash Management

Regulatory Reporting

SQL

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Tools

Calypso

Phase 3/Shadow Suite

Sophis

Smart Loan

Job description

Operations & Regulatory IT Business Analyst (Calypso, Trace)

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Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking provided pay range

This range is provided by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$115,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Position Summary

Join our dynamic Global Markets & Risks IT team, where you'll play a pivotal role in driving innovation for post-trade and regulatory applications. We support crucial areas such as Equity Derivatives, Securities Lending, Global Macro (Rates, FX, Commodities), and Credit Front Office across various support functions. Our team thrives in an agile environment, engaging in all facets of application development—from user needs analysis to design, implementation, delivery, support, and maintenance.

We are seeking several enthusiastic IT Business Analysts to enhance our Operations in the following areas:

• Collateral Management and Cash Management in both external and internal applications (e.g., Calypso)
• Transactional Regulatory Reporting (including TRACE, 15a6)

In this role, you will conduct business analysis to implement innovative features within our applications and provide functional support to our end-users in Operations. You will collaborate closely with Operations, Compliance, and global IT teams, leveraging your solid knowledge of financial products to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis / Project Management:

• Partner with user representatives (traders, operations, compliance) to gather and document business requirements.
• Conduct impact and gap analyses.
• Assess and recommend IT solutions aligned with business needs.
• Create detailed functional specifications for development teams.
• Define and execute test scripts.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Assist in project scoping, planning, and risk management, ensuring effective communication.

Functional Support / Maintenance:

• Support Booking and Back Office applications, including collateral management, cash management, straight-through processing, settlement, clearing, reporting, and accounting.
• Provide ongoing support for Transactional Regulatory Reporting applications, including TRACE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in IT business analysis within finance, focusing on Operations and Regulatory topics.
• Knowledge of equity and fixed income activities related to collateral, cash management, and regulatory reporting.
• Familiarity with financial products (e.g., Structured Products, Equity Options, Securities Lending, TRS, Repo, Derivatives, Bonds, CLO) and trading workflows.
• Experience with Collateral and Cash Management systems (e.g., Calypso), Broker Dealer systems (e.g., Phase 3/Shadow Suite), and trading systems (e.g., Sophis, Smart Loan).
• Understanding TRACE Reporting requirements.
• SQL knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with Operations, Front Office, and Compliance teams.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies is a bonus.

Natixis is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not tolerate discrimination based on age, gender, race, disability, or other protected characteristics.