Distinguished Business Analyst

THE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

• Gather information from a wide-array of stakeholders (REG PRD, FO, Operations, IT, etc);
• Conduct a gap analysis and impact analysis with reference to the regulatory rules, business needs and all the internal requirments.
• Drive the design of business and technology solutions;
• Syndicate and validate solutions proposals with a wide-array of stakeholders;
• Define/Follow-up on development plans, capex management and implementation, anticipate and mitigate risks, drive issue resolution and escalate issues and blocking points;
• Write testing strategies and test cases;
• Perform SITs and organize/conduct UAT sessions with stakeholders;
• Contribute to the design and/or enhancement of business and system processes;
• Enhance and maintain transversal artifacts created as part of the documentation base for the Program;
• Be able to manage own projects and lead/coach other BA throughout project delivery;
• Adhere to standard PM/BA practices across REG team;
• Develop and extend knowledge of the regulatory rules and associated solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of/experience in the financial industry
• Knowledge of/experience with OTC Derivatives and Listed Derivatives products
• Knowledge of Local Regulatory Reporting requirements
• Knowledge of/experience with Trading / Lifecycle Event / Reporting / Referential / Data Ambition
• Knowledge of/experience in Project Management and Business Analyst
• Understanding of Software Development lifecycles and Agile methodology
• Use of Microsoft Office tools with ease, including Visio

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Strong leadership, business analyst and coordination skills, ability to drive discussion with stakeholders and application teams
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with people on site as well as people in remote locations (APAC, Paris, London, New York)
• Strong organization skills and stakeholder management including governance within and outside the organization
• Ability to assimilate, analyze and communicate a wide variety of information
• Ability to break down a problem into constituent parts
• Analytical and Problem solving skills, disciplined person and has the ability to work on strict timescales.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous work-streams, dealing with multiple stakeholders and managing across numerous initiatives as well as ensure timely and robust delivery
• Must be dependable and self-motivated
• Good communicator and attention to the details
• Strong and clear communication (verbal and written), ability to adjust communication style to audience

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• Degree in Finance, Information Systems, Technology or another related field
• Banking/Investment/Financial services experience

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5 years of work experience
• Experience working as PM/BA and Team Leader for a Top Tier Investment Bank
• Experience in medium to large scale front-to-back transformation projects
• Experience in the following fields: reporting, trading, OTC derivative products, listed derivative products, referential, data ambition
• Strong delivery record – to deliver challenging time-scales within scope and on budget

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Enthusiastic self-starter with a “can-do” attitude and passion for delivery of high quality solutions
• Strong client/business focus

Ability to handle multiple deadlines and associated pressures, to manage work independently and to be flexible within continually changing priorities