Job Description Our client is looking for a Front Office IT Business Analyst to support, maintain, and design external and internal IT solutions and interfaces for Global Markets & Risks activities. The BA will work closely with Front Office teams and support functions, and will have a good knowledge of financial products, and one or several domains: - FX and Fixed Income electronic trading workflows and pricing - Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Traders workflow - Summit Fixed Income pricing and Front Office analytics The candidate's responsibilities will include gathering requirements from traders, writing business requirements, creating mock-up screens or proofs of concept, liaising with IT developers (both locally and in Head Office), defining and executing test scripts, and coordinating with end-users for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for functional support and will assist with planning and status reporting. Requirements • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Finance • Experience in IT business analysis and/or IT Support Analyst functions for Front Office in the Finance industry • Knowledge of financial Products (Structured Products, Equity Options, Securities Lending, TRS, Repo, Interest Rate Derivatives and term structures, Credit bonds, CLO...) and their trade workflows. • Knowledge and experience in one of the following: o FX and Fixed Income trade executions and Sales-Trader workflow with ION o Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Trader workflow o Summit pricing, curves, analytics and booking for fixed income products
- Great communication skills.
- Knowledge of SQL, Python or C# is a plus.
- Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problems.
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applications.
- Well-versed in Agile practices and methodologies.