Location Address:Toronto
Contract Duration: 12 months (Possibility for extension or Convert to FTE)
Story Behind the Need:
Business group: Responsibilities are to provide supervisory duties to the trading floor, specifically for the FX world
– They are a delegated team – have delegated tasks for each group in the bank
Project: Seeking a functional BA for the development and implementation of automating Trade Floor Supervision reviews for the FX Trading Business.
– Implementing automated process from a current manual process
Candidate Value Proposition:
– Opportunity at one of the largest banking institutions in Canada, a high profile role and assignment and will provide exposure to many different areas of the bank.
Typical Day in Role:
– Functional business analyst working for business – liaising with the IT and development teams
– Communicating the business needs with IT and development, providing details, specifics, etc for the automated development of the final project
– Looking at writing BRDs, user acceptances, user stories, etc
– Going forward they will be doing some UAT testing
– Still in the design process
– Trade floor supervision consists of about 12 people in total
– Support the overall design and implementation of an enhanced global enterprise-wide Program including supporting technology and reporting functionality
– Support implementation of standardized controls and governance.
– Develop transformational process improvements that are aligned with business objectives
– Support the development of process improvement to identify stale data system wide and improve adherence to the records retention schedule and business processes
– Act as an expert advisor to help business units implement transformational and continuous improvement process changes
– Support development and documentation of business processes and translation into process guidelines and training
– Effectively manages the interests and input of all stakeholders and builds a collaborative working relationship across Enterprise
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 5 + Years of Experience in a similar BA role within Technology program in the Financial Industry ideally (Requirements Gathering, Process Mapping, Business Requirements Documentation)
2) ) 5+ years of experience FX Product Knowledge, Capital Market is a second (trading, front office)– must have understanding of the Front office business
3) 4 + Years’ Experience speaking to business about processes and procedures and how it is translated into technology
Soft Skills:
– Self-starter that actively engages issues seeking resolution, ability to meet dynamic changes on prioritization
– Excellent communications skills to coordinate with high ranking individuals internally (Sr Manager and Director level generally)
– Ability to manage assigned tasks and expectations without direct instruction or oversight
– Fast, adaptable learner who can hit the ground running
– Ability to work well under pressure while demonstrating strong professionalism
-Strong investigation, prioritization, and organization skills
– Candidate must have an open mind when it comes to approach, and be able to assess each situation separately
– Must be able to collaborate closely with a team at times, while also being capable of holding themselves accountable to meet individual deadlines without hand holding
Degrees or certifications:
– Bachelor's degree in a business related field