The primary role of the Senior Business Analyst is to ensure business needs are clearly understood and turned into the right technology solutions. They will have hands-on experience with trading systems and financial market processes, including how trades move through their full lifecycle.

Client Details

My client is a global investment banking and securities firm that provides equity research, brokerage, investment banking, and capital markets services.

Description

• Act as the link between business teams and IT teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and problems.
• Gather, document, and analyse business and technical requirements.
• Map out business processes and help design technical solutions.
• Work with front-office development teams to align system designs and features.
• Present ideas clearly and confidently, including system designs and technology solutions.
• Help start projects, support delivery, and ensure knowledge is shared across teams.
• Support technical design decisions, with a focus on performance, stability, and scalability.
• Work with Quality Assurance teams to ensure thorough testing.
• Make sure software is delivered on time and meets business expectations.
• Follow required training programs and regulatory standards.

Profile

A successful Senior Business Analyst should have:

• Strong background in cash equities trading with extensive OMS and EMS trading systems experience
• Comprehensive Trade Flow knowledge and required experience in all types of execution - High Touch, Program Trading, DSA and DMA.
• Experience with MiFID trading reporting
• Proven experience as an IT Business Analyst or Solution Lead.
• Project management experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. JIRA).
• Familiarity with software delivery tools (e.g. issue tracking, documentation, CI/CD tools).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £130,000 to £150,000 per annum.
• Bonus and pension.