About the Role As a member of our Passive Currency Overlay Technology Team, the Senior Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in designing, documenting, and managing the delivery of solutions that align with the strategic vision for our business.
Through close partnership with the Development, Delivery, Product & Operations teams, you will be at the intersection between the business and technology, responsible for breaking down high-level requirements, converting them into deliverable tasks, and project managing these through to completion. You will engage a wide variety of stakeholders across Product, Technology, Operations, Execution & Production Support to ensure the solutions fit the needs of our business and clients.
This role is a tremendous opportunity to be part of a growing business that is looking for someone to make a meaningful impact and help us deliver our ambitious goals over the coming years.
About Passive Currency Overlay Sitting within the Execution Services business unit, Passive Currency Overlay is an expanding business that offers outsourced Foreign Exchange (FX) calculation and execution services for a wide range of clients around the world.
The business is supported by teams globally (across London, Dublin, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Pune) who work together to deliver day-to-day service while developing and delivering innovative, best-in-class technical solutions in an agile manner.
Key Responsibilities Partner and closely collaborate with the Product Manager to develop, design, and progress the business requirements from high-level statements to actionable deliverables.Create high-quality documentation, JIRAs, and other relevant material to facilitate the communication of business requirements to the development team.Support and collaborate with the Technology Team to manage the development pipeline, resolve blockers, and ensure commitments are delivered on time.Perform analysis tasks to better understand the problem, identify possible solutions, and where necessary create simple prototypes to validate any proposal.Ensure deliverables are tracked effectively and progress is communicated regularly to key stakeholders with issues highlighted and expectations managed at the earliest opportunity.Work with key stakeholders across Product, Execution, Operations, and other Technology groups to validate proposals, mitigate risks, and remove dependencies.Provide initial user and operational support to business users following the deployment of new functionality.Apply comprehensive understanding of how multiple areas collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.Analyze and test system functions to validate deliveries have been successful while always looking for opportunities to improve the overall product.Strive to refine processes from both a business and technical perspective to drive efficiency, learn from mistakes, and deliver a best-in-class service for our clients.Positively impact the business by continually delivering a high quality of work and challenge others to do the same.Knowledge Required At least 5 years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst ideally in Passive Currency overlay, FX, or within Securities Services areas such as Fund Administration or Transfer Agency.Good understanding of FX trading and hedging strategies.Knowledge of Securities Services application landscape & FX Markets trading protocols.Thorough understanding of fund accounting and transfer agency processes, especially regarding where FX needs arise and how subsequent trades need to be reflected.Skills Required Quick learner with strong analytical, investigation, and problem-solving skills.Ability to operate at both a macro and micro level from a design and delivery perspective.Previous experience of working within an agile development framework.Knowledge of process and system modeling concepts (e.g., spec by example).Strong communication skills with the capability to tailor messaging depending on the audience.Effective organization, documentation, and presentation skills.Able to work independently while managing multiple tasks to various deadlines.Team player who collaborates and partners with key stakeholders in a transparent manner.Ability to code, especially Java, useful but not critical.Qualifications Bachelor's or higher degree, and relevant business experience.This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
Job Family Group: Business Strategy, Management & Administration
Job Family: Business Management
Time Type: Full time
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