Senior Business Analyst (with Public Market exp.)

Luxoft; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Trading Technology is seeking a Lead Business Analyst to collaborate with traders and operations staff. This role requires strong analytical skills and extensive experience in the Capital Markets domain. The successful candidate will support trade activities, lead a team, and ensure solutions align with business goals, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Capital Market domain with trading workflows.
• Hands-on experience with SQL databases and trading systems.
• Proven leadership and mentorship in previous roles.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise-wide business analysis initiatives.
• Facilitate requirement gathering and create strong system specifications.
• Lead and mentor a team of business analysts.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication

SQL

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology

Advanced degrees or certifications (CBAP, PMP, CSC)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Project description

You will work as a Lead Business Analyst in Trading Technology, Public Market Technologies team, partnering with traders, investment professionals and operations staff to design and implement solutions enabling trading and post trade activities. The successful candidate will be experienced in working closely with the front- office, middle-office and back-office operations and technology teams to gather and document detailed requirements and help iteratively provide solutions.This role demands a strong understanding of Order and Execution Management systems, trade life cycle processes for various listed, OTC, Derivative products, excellent analytical skills, including hands-on SQL proficiency and the ability to guide cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise-wide initiatives through application of business analysis tools and techniques. Proactively identify issues involving workflow procedures and processes, identify opportunities for improvement, implement solutions, automate, and innovate.
• Facilitate requirement gathering sessions. Document and validate expectations with subject matter experts and drive the creation of strong system specifications that enable the development and/or acquisition of appropriate systems to meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with business & technology stakeholders to understand priorities, product roadmap, existing system and integration environments, and new business requirements to drive progress towards established objectives.
• Liaise with engineers, solution architects and business subject matter experts to brainstorm, develop and document innovative solutions alternatives. Evaluate alternatives relative to business requirements and provide advice that is rooted in deep subject matter expertise.
• Participate in process design meetings and translate outcomes into process documentation. Conduct process walkthroughs and validation with business subject matter experts. Document key risks, mitigating controls, performance measures, cost drivers and business continuity plans for processes.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with competing demands.
• Lead and mentor a team of business analysts and drive priorities to achieve the necessary business outcomes.

SKILLS

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or a related discipline; advanced degrees or certifications (CBAP, PMP, CSC) are a plus.
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Capital Market domain with exposure to trading workflows.
• Experience in Trading Systems implementation onboarding various listed and OTC asset classes. Knowlege in post trade workflows is a plus. SME in Derivative Products (OTC, exchange traded derivatives, Over-the-counter derivatives) is a plus.
• Experience with relational databases, data analysis, and data mapping exercises. Hands-on experience working with SQL databases (i.e. queries, data analysis), REST APIs and event mechanisms
• Experience with Agile Scrum/Kanban processes, and work management tools: JIRA, Confluence. Participate in backlog refinement, clarifying acceptance criteria and dependencies for prioritized stories and tasks.
• Assist in managing product backlog and roadmap, call out and plan dependencies, provide support to leadership for managing deliverables.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements. Capable of managing multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment.
• Partner with development and QA teams to validate technical designs and ensure test coverage aligns with requirements. Experience in driving user acceptance tests with users.
• Proven leadership, mentorship, and stakeholder management experience.
• Agent of change and continuous improvement in business processes and solutions. Independently investigate and resolve client support issues.

Nice to have

• Previous work experience with trading desks, portfolio managers, and operations teams would be a strong asset.• Good knowledge of a variety of asset classes and product: FX, Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives etc.