Responsibilities:
• Analyze and understand requirements from stakeholders. Challenge status quo and the reflex of solutioning rather than focusing on the core requirement or perpetuating old processes and bad habits
• Manage stakeholders such as Front Office, Middle Office, Product Control and Risk Managers. There could be new requirements from users that would need impact assessment, change documentation, estimation of delivery timelines, etc
• Design and propose optimal and future proof solutions to meet these requirements
• Work with developers and testers to ensure bug fixes or new enhancements are delivered. This include the ability to document clear requirements for developers and clear expected results for QA testers. We work in the team based on Agile framework
• Be an active member of the scrum team, contributing to the solution build and delivery, reviewing test cases, closing out open issues/questions, assisting with sprint planning and retrospective
• Assist the business with user acceptance tests, including communication, planning, preparation and test case preparation
• Pro-actively engage, manage and build strong relationships with both business and technology stakeholders
• Identify risks and impediments early, plan mitigating steps and communicate these to workstream lead and business stakeholders in a timely manner
· Mandatory Skills Description:
• 6-10 years’ experience with business analysis, solution design and end-to-end delivery in the Financial Markets industry
• Strong knowledge of derivatives across asset classes encompassing product knowledge, pricing, risk analytics and trade life cycle
• Some technical background in analyzing or reviewing code changes would be preferable
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Understanding of MUREX trade booking, lifecycle events and cash settlement logic
• Knowledge and experience of Agile development practices
• Ability to work proactively, independently and displays strong initiative.
• Meticulous and upkeep documentation of project artifacts, discussions, risks, functional specifications
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Multicultural awareness
· Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Post graduate degree or relevant qualifications (E.G. CFA/FRM/PRM Charter progress)
• Prior experience within Retail and/or Wholesale Credit Risk
