Job Title: Business Analyst- Expert- Job ID: 32077-1
Duration: 6 months
Location: Toronto
FICC Technology is looking for an expert business consultant who will join the Capital Markets Technology project team. The candidate will assist in implementing cleared collateral brokers onto the Calypso platform in order to automate the margining process.
Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
• Elicit and document business requirements, risks and priorities to establish a clear understanding of the stakeholders’ environment in support of solution development
• Defining – Margin end to end requirements, including capturing the current processes from each source system.
•Achieve consensus on scope changes and achieve signoff by all stakeholders
•Ensure the traceability of individual requirements and adherence to the defined requirements •Research other internal / external approaches to solution design for similar business needs / requirements
•Analyze/interpret business requirements and perform current/target/gap/impact analyses
•Articulate business needs, gaps, impact across all areas and proposals to close gaps
•Validate that the proposed/designed solution(s) and associated testing approach will support meeting the articulated business requirements
• Strong knowledge of requirements / design methodology – detail oriented, analytical and capable of investigating complex / technical issues
• Providing and reviewing solution designs and supporting project planning
• Work hands on with the system to configure it and test it to ensure that it meets the business requirements whenever there is deviation from Calypso’s out of the box solution.
• Developing test criteria to ensure system(s) meet business requirements
• Documenting and providing end user training
• Documenting transition to operations deliverables
• Working with multiple Business Units
Technical Skills:
• Outstanding facilitation, influencing and negotiation skills with key stakeholders
• Strong written/verbal/presentation/communication skills
• Expert level experience in writing business requirements/technical specifications
• Self-directed and able to work in an extremely fast paced environment and meet deadlines
• Results-oriented with a proactive approach to resolving problems
• Proven critical thinking ability
• Strong prioritization skills
• Strong planning skills (resource, strategy, business)
• Strong multi-tasking skills covering a wide range of challenges which are independent and distinct
• Must be knowledgeable of Software Development Lifecycle process
• Strong data mining skills
Business/Product Knowledge:
•Good understanding of margining and collateral management and requirements
• Good to know business processes supporting trading – Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Risk
• Advantage to have experience in any systems that client uses, e.g. Calypso
• Ability to effectively communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale both verbally and in written
Must have:
- Test Strategy/Plan documentation 2) Test Cases – writing and executing 3) Variance management and tracking.
- Must be able to address questions/issues from stakeholders as it pertains to existing production reporting
Nice to have: Project management experience