Business Data Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst / Data Analyst with strong expertise in the Finance and Capital Markets domain. The candidate will be a critical bridge between business stakeholders domain SMEs and the data engineering team. This role requires deep experience in data engineering data modernization and modern data platforms along with the ability to drive business discussions gather requirements and translate them into actionable data-driven solutions.

- 8 12 years of total experience in Business Analysis / Data Analysis roles.
- Minimum 5 years in Finance and Capital Markets domain (trading investment banking asset management risk & compliance).
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Data Engineering / Data Modernization initiatives with modern cloud-based data platforms.

• Business Engagement & Stakeholder Management
• Act as a primary liaison between business stakeholders customer domain SMEs and technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops requirement gathering sessions and domain deep-dives with finance and capital markets teams.
• Translate complex business needs into functional requirements data models and process flows.
• Domain Expertise
• Leverage finance and capital markets domain knowledge to validate requirements ensure business alignment and identify gaps.
• Support use cases across trading risk compliance asset management regulatory reporting and financial analytics.
• Data Analysis & Solution Design
• Analyze and profile large volumes of structured and unstructured financial data.
• Document business rules KPIs and reporting requirements for modern data platforms.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams on ETL/ELT pipelines medallion architectures data lakes and warehouses.
• Modern Data Platform & Modernization
• Work closely with engineering teams on cloud-based modernization initiatives (AWS Azure Snowflake Databricks etc.).
• Assist in migration from legacy platforms to modern data platforms ensuring business continuity and data integrity.
• Participate in solution validation UAT and ensure alignment with business outcomes.
• Governance & Quality
• Define data quality rules validation checks and contribute to data governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and reporting standards.

- Strong experience in Finance & Capital Markets (trading investment banking asset management risk & compliance).
- Ability to engage confidently with customer domain SMEs.
- Strong background in data engineering concepts (data modeling data pipelines metadata management).
- Experience in data modernization projects on cloud (AWS Azure GCP) and modern data platforms (Snowflake Databricks Synapse Redshift etc.).
- Hands-on with SQL Python (for data analysis) BI tools (Power BI Tableau Qlik).
- Proven ability to drive business discussions document requirements and present solutions.
- Experience in large complex transformation programs.
- Strong communication problem-solving and executive presentation skills.

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance Business Data Analytics or related field.
- Certifications in Finance/Capital Markets (e.g. CFA FRM) or Cloud/Data Platforms (AWS Azure Snowflake Databricks).
- Prior consulting experience with financial services clients.