* Location: London
* Hybrid : 2 days in the office/ 3 days home office
* Duration: 12 months Contract
The
teamThe successful candidate will be part of the Solution Delivery team within Financial Markets Replatforming Global Financial Markets and Equity Technology and Digital Solutions team, part of the wider FM technology organization. We support Equities and Credit Trading and Exchange Traded Derivatives business li
nes.
We are a business-first team with diverse skillset across trading, coverage, risk, product management and technology, who work with frontline, risk, MO and ops SMEs to build tech solutions to business problems and are ably supported by BAs, developers and QA from our sq
uads.
The role holder will be expected to work flexibly across three areas of focus, and apply cross-learning effect
* ively:F2B technology for Exchange Traded Derivatives, Equity and Equity Derivatives and Credit Derivatives technology driving change across Execution, Trade Life Cycle, Risk and Valuation, Back o
* ffice.Listed securities and ETD trading across multiple execution plat
forms.
Candidate background - The candidate must have at least 10 years of exp
* erienceWith banks or product companies with strong business analysis
* skillsWorking on solution delivery either supporting business directly, or as a part of wider system r
* olloutsRelevant experiences in financial markets or corporate finance tec
* hnologyProgramme Delivery and Programme gove
* rnance.Delivery in Agile
* settingPSc and Project Packs, Tracking, Maintaining and Communi
* cating.Delivering interface analysis and data mo
* dellingMaintain ADO backlog for SOS establish traceability to business vision and objectives, act as SME fo
* r usersStake Holder management and key relati
* onshipsChange Management and Governance .Adhere to change management standards & procedures, including documenting and capturing all artefacts (Requirements, FSDs, Data Dictionaries, Sign-offs, Minutes of meetings) required by project gov
* ernanceManaging and removing impediments and providing pro-active day-to-day support to users across key owned / supported systems / int
* erfaces
Ability to work under ambiguous business environments to provide clarity and facilitate discussions to reach consensus/business d
* ecisionsGood problem-solving capabilities and e
* xecutionAbility to drive continuous imp
* rovementStrong scope and accountability ma
* nagementStrong regular communication highlighting impediments and requesting help where required / reporting to management on
* progressGood understanding of Exchange Traded Derivatives, Equity Deri
* vatives.Good knowledge of Financial Market processes (Trade processing, Life cycling, Risk, back office
, etc…).
Function
* al skillsStrong Functional knowledge on Exchange traded Derivatives from trade order origination, execution and
* clearingKnowledge of global operati
* ng modelsBuilding order managers, gateway and ord
* er lakes.Expertise with of Low latency Execution platforms, connectivity to exchanges a
* nd Algos.Strong knowledge on the MarketRisk, Credit Risk, Valuation and reporting met
* hodology.Understanding on how to source the ETD Market data, reference data and integration wit
* h vendorsIn-depth understanding of FIX protocols and data transformation and modelling to feed systems us
ing FpML.
Techno
* logy skillsHands on experience with execution platform like Bloomberg Tradeboook, Fidessa, TT Xtrader, Ne
* ovest, CQG.Network connectivity, Leased line an
* d Security.Experience with Risk Management systems S
* ABRE/Murex.Expertise with Big data tools used for trade and o
* rder lakes.Realtime Interface design, Messaging systems like EDMI/so
* lace/Kafka.Strong data munging skills including SQL, Python and GuI tools (
* eg. Dremio)Ability to quickly learn new tools/systems (risk, transaction booking systems) and understanding technology and functio
* nal designsStrong knowledge on basic BA toolkit: Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, JIRA,
Confluence
*
Soft skillsFluent in English (speaking
* and writing)Strong interpersonal skills; good team spirit. Able to influence to drive work using inform
* al pathways.Strong communication and presentation skills; able to tailor messages for highest impact depending on audience (technical vs business) a
* nd seniorityProactive, self-starter, autonomous; able to independently drive analysis, design, development, delivery in green
* field areas.Self-motivated, multi-tasking, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, solution oriented with pr
* oven resultsCurious; willing to dive into the details and understand concepts, graph relationships, interdependencies effectively, but also judicious on time spent vs materia
* lity/benefitBusiness mindset; able to triage asks, justify priority based on cost/benefit, and demonstrate value using defined metrics. Continuous track
* ing of KPIs.Meticulous on documentation; maintains clear JIRA backlog, detailed Confluence pages, artefacts on any solu
tions built.