Equities Product Owner/Business Analyst

Job Description

A major international bank based in London.DescriptionEquities Product Owner/Business Analyst role will be responsible for working with Development IT staff, Internal Stakeholders and 3rd Party Vendors as we work to meet a range of internal and regulatory deliverables associated with the Equities business;there is also likely to be some BAU aspects to the work. This offers an excellent opportunity to interact with a broad cross section of SME across the company from Front to Back Office. The candidate must rapidly gain a strong understanding of relevant processesand related activities and be able to reliably report on progress, issues and risks. Ability to communicate effectively with sponsors, stakeholders and Development IT teams is essential.Purpose of JobSME with extensive industry (business domain) specific knowledge, understands the Equities product, participant roles, functions and processes, department and business tools in detail.Requirement Gathering - Functional and non-functional requirements, document in the form of user storiesAnalysis - Uncover detail and tacit knowledge, assimilate relevant facts, identify unknowsInteraction with the business - Stakeholder management and communication of change deliveryBacklog management.Business Knowledge - Applying in-depth business knowledge to transform unknowns to knownCoordination - Working across functions of the company to meet project objectives, including Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, key stakeholdersTesting - Use SME knowledge testing new software applications and identify bugsApproach - Deliver high level and cross-functional business analysis and design both within projects and at a strategic levelBusiness Configuration - Understand unique or specific configuration for business software or applicationDesign - Work with Development team and the solution design authority to ensure good design principles are upheldCommunication - Ensure accurate, timely and transparent MI and communication is used to track progress, status and issues/risks with ongoing activitiesQuality - Ensure standards are maintained and process is followedProfileEquities Product Owner/Business Analyst Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• In depth working knowledge of Equities primary and secondary trading products is crucial, including, but not limited to equities, warrants, convertible bonds, issuance and underwriting, cash trading, high volumes, synthetic prime brokerage, financing (securedand unsecured)
• Understanding of Equities trading methodologies and the trading environment including, but not limited to hedging, arbitrage and risk
• experience overseeing Front Office engagement and work item prioritisation, working within an agile framework
• Good working knowledge of agile methodologies required
• Experience in a Product Specialist or Business Analyst role within financial organisations or software vendors essential
• Experience of front to back-office Equities system knowledge required
• Understanding of bank operational processes and BAU expectations
• Understanding of Financial Services EU regulatory environment: EMIR, MiFIR, BASEL-based capital / liquidity systems
• Demonstrated experience of creating business / technical requirements and specification documentation
• Demonstrated experience of delivering software and business solutions management end to end, design, definition, and delivery of technical solutions in-line with strategic goals within financial organisations or software vendors
• Demonstrated experience handling communications at all levels across the whole business including dealing with high level stakeholders in a financial environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• A Business, Finance, Science or Mathematics degree or qualification and relevant business experience in a similar role
• PMP, Agile certification or equivalent preferred (not required)
• Good Excel-based spreadsheet / quantitative and data management skills
• Familiarity with SDLC - BA and project management methodology
• Familiarity / Hands-on experience with manual / automated testing environments
• Familiarity with SQL, .Net and C#/++ (or other relevant languages) and VBA preferred

Job OfferUp £100 - 110K basic plus strong benefits