Fixed Income and OTC Derivative Business Analyst
We are seeking a highly skilled Fixed Income and OTC Derivative Business Analyst to join our product team. This role involves understanding complex financial instruments, analysing current systems, and designing components for future solutions.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is part of Charles River Development (CRD), which became part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management, and hedge funds.
Responsibilities
* Expertise in one or more of the following asset classes: Rates, Credit, Equity, FX, Commodities
* Front to back experience, from trade capture to execution, and life cycle events
* Business & System analysis and maintenance experience including the ability to:
o Triage support issues for the product team identifying them as either bugs or systems enhancements
o Design expected solutions for the development team to implement
o Collaborate with experienced developers to elicit, understand, and document system requirements and functionalities
* Ability to work closely with developers to provide business insights
* Design, documentation, and solution execution experience with the ability to address identified business problems and help execute on with product managers for launches of new products
Requirements
* Apply detailed knowledge of business requirements and workflows to assist in product development
* Research and produce business and technical requirement documents
* Work directly with customers and product management team to gather product requirements and develop feature specifications, involvement in all aspects of the software product life cycle
* Partner with development to help develop, implement, and refine features
* Plan and schedule validation tasks; provide hands-on manual tests; develop verification plans and processes
* Provide feedback on product performance
* Review documentation to ensure accurate and complete documentation
* Provide client beta testing support and train personnel on capabilities of new product releases
* Assist with the management of project schedules and deliverables
* Assist implementation and support to resolve escalated client issues
* Actively participate in the Agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum Methodology including attending daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
What we value
* Strong analytical skills with ability to collect, absorb, and analyse information quickly and independently
* Excellent executive level communication skills
* Strong interpersonal skills: proven ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals at all levels of an organization
* Strong individual contributor with high motivation, the ability to take direction as well as take initiative, set priorities, and perform tasks with minimal guidance and oversight
* Proven ability to develop and manage cross functional processes and project timelines
* Excellent follow-through, attention to detail, and time management skills
* Ability to develop recommendations, form judgments, and make decisions based on existing available data
Education and qualifications
* BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or study of Business with an MIS background
* MS/MBA degree strongly preferred
About State Street
State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers, and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading, and investment management to institutional clients.