Business Analyst

JOB SCOPE

The team is driven to provide world class technology to support the bank’s Financial Markets business. We bring a deep understanding of the domain, a scientific approach, and innovative solutions to bear on the challenges of best servicing our customers in a highly competitive environment. This is a rare opportunity to join an organization working with smart technologists globally in the financial markets domain. The culture in the team is open, intellectual, and fun. Learning opportunities are plentiful and career advancement is always waiting for those high-energized talents willing and able to step up.

As a Business Analyist, you’ll be responsible for delivering technology solutions to financial markets globally. The role is based in Singapore and working in a dynamic global team with other technologists, business analysts, project managers and business stakeholders across multiple locations.

Key Attributes

• Proven track record leading multi-discipline delivery teams on complex programmes and projects
• Understand business requirements and translate into quality technology solutions
• Pro-actively engage, manage and build strong relationships with both business and technology stakeholders
• Experience in leading agile delivery teams
• Taking ownership of technology deliveries from high level requirement through development, testing and deployment
• Identify risks and issues early, plan mitigating steps and communicate these to stakeholders in a timely manner
• Work closely with business users, other project and programme managers and technology stakeholders to ensure all stakeholders are engaged and expectations managed
• Provide on-going support to the technology teams as required e.g. authoring / reviewing test cases, closing out open issues / questions, managing change request process etc

Qualification & Skills

Technical skills:

• Substantial technology delivery and management experience (minimum 10 years), at least part of this in the financial markets domain
• Derivatives knowledge from FX, Rates, Commodities and/or Credit encompassing trade life cycle, pricing, risk analytics and market data. Finance degree or certifications (FRM/CFA/PRM etc) or market and credit risk understanding a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills with an excellent standard of English (written and spoken)
• Quantative finance understanding, experience working with analytics libraries and pricing models.
• Knowledge and previous experience of large-scale financial markets platforms such Sales Dealer systems
• Technical background beneficial, knowledge of programming and scripting languages, technologies, architectures, data stores, messaging
• Agile and traditional project management methodology experience. Certifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner or PMP a plus
• Experience of leading cross-departmental teams to delivery – with or without direct reporting line, project management experience a plus

Soft skills:

• Analytical mindset, outstanding problem solving skills
• Proactive, self-starter, autonomous
• Ability to mentor others
• Ability to work proactively, independently and display strong initiative
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple concurrent assignments
• Ability to lead cross-departmental teams to delivery – with or without direct reporting line