Business Analyst

Control Group / TS Business Analyst
The ideal candidate should have the skills listed below but in addition should be a self-driven dedicated individual who works well in a team and thinks and acts strategically. In addition the candidate should respond well to change and quickly pick up new concepts in an ever moving regulatory landscape. When faced with a problem the candidate should be able to ask questions and leverage the skill set of those around him/her.

Program Description
The ISG Trade Surveillance group is responsible of the prevention and investigation of abusive manipulative or illegal trading practices in the securities markets that are either customer or firm initiated. This group identifies patterns of trading behavior across multiple asset classes that may be an indication of market manipulation before these can compromise the firm’s reputation.

Responsibilities
Work closely with clients to define the scope and business requirements
Build clients relationships and manage expectations
Create prototypes for business valuation and feedback
Write detailed functional requirements and use cases
Partner with data providers to ensure model requirements are met
Support development team in creating detailed technical specifications
Manage the QA team with test case writing planning and execution
Perform independent validation with a client centric focus
Conduct UAT training sessions and user demos
Support ongoing user requirements and investigate issues

Skills & experience
The candidate should be capable of understanding and solving highly complex problems have excellent communication skills and have financial services experience preferably in the areas of investment banking and trading.
Excellent written and communication skills
Experience following the SDLC (Waterfall Agile)
Financial industry knowledge preferably in Sales & Trading or Investment Banking
Knowledge of trades data positions data reference data.
Strong data analytical skills (SQL)
Experience working in medium to large-scale development projects
"Project management experience""