Senior Business Analyst

Position Purpose:
Individual will work closely within Change Program on cross functional projects across the US Capital Markets. Must have experience in the market and be prepared to execute in high pressure environment.

Key Accountabilities:
The candidate has to be viewed as the go-to person for getting things done. The incumbent has to exercise sound judgment for when business push-back is appropriate, and come up with the best way of brokering agreement between different groups.

This role requires coordination between multiple internal partners (Front-Office, Risk, Operations, IT, and other Functions) to assess, analyze and document business needs and business and system current / future state architectures. This role also requires ability to drive projects through to completion as needed.

This person will work independently with limited supervision. He/she should be able to create the relevant project deliverables (business needs, current/future state process flows, logical/physical architecture diagrams, requirements). In addition, the candidate will be responsible for identifying, tracking and resolving business/cross-functional issues, reporting status, and driving tasks to completion. He/she should have excellent interpersonal skills and work constructively with people across various functional departments and geographies, also working with outside vendors as necessary to facilitate project deliverables.

It is necessary for the person to be perceived as a partner for the business, rather than a task-taker.

Job Requirements: (Knowledge/ Experience):
Experience/Background:
10+ years experience at an investment bank. Significant business analysis experience in a global environment, with complex stakeholder group.

Skills:
Strong analytical, decision making and problem solving skills; Self-motivated and prepared to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously; Detail oriented, and able work under pressure in a fast paced global environment; Personal computer aptitude, including proficiency in MS Office and Visio; Strong interpersonal, leadership, conflict management and negotiation skills.

Activities to Support:

* Business needs analysis
* Current / Future state analysis and documentation
* Requirement Definition
* Architecture diagrams
* Strong understanding of Fixed Income businesses (MBS OR Rates, Credit and Derivatives flow products).
* Project planning, execution and control

Required Skills/ Competencies/ Attributes:
See Above

Education:
BA/BS

Required Accreditation(s):

Special Conditions:
n/a

Diversity:
Diversity in the workplace, one of our shared values, lies at the heart of our rewarding, open, supportive and inclusive work environment. We respect and respond to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives so you can focus on what you can do best - put clients first.

EOE/M/F/D/V