Senior Business Analyst - Investment Banking

We are looking for an experiencedSenior Business Analyst with expertise in Compliance Trade Surveillance in the Investment Banking sector to serve as a liaison between business and IT teams. The successful candidate will examine business workflows, collect requirements, and develop practical solutions that support strategic objectives while maintaining compliance and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Identify necessary IT business solutions and support their implementation
• Perform requirements-gathering through internal and external data sources, including interviews with stakeholders
• Develop practical software solutions to resolve business challenges, keeping the strategic future-state model in mind
• Create functional solutions backed by comprehensive data analysis
• Serve as the main liaison between business users and the technology team throughout all project phases
• Support quality control and project management efforts

Requirements

• 7-10 years of IT experience overall, including several years designing and developing enterprise software in distributed environments within financial services, ideally involving investment banking and compliance projects
• Knowledge of capital markets and asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and their derivatives
• Background working with compliance trade surveillance tools such as SMARTS, Trading Hub, and Actimize
• Proficiency in business analysis methods, including translating technical requirements into effective solutions
• Competence in data analysis and querying, including SQL, to support requirements gathering
• Exposure to Cloud platforms, Azure preferred, particularly in Data Ingestion, Data Cleansing, and Data Egress
• Knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including prior experience as a Scrum Master
• Ability to produce clear, detailed, and professional requirements and functional design documents
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to adjust tone and style based on the audience
• Enthusiasm for technology and the development of IT systems and applications
• Adaptability to collaborate across varied teams, functions, and cultures
• Demonstrated skill in facilitating issue resolution and willingness to work beyond defined role boundaries to achieve results