Business Analyst

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My name is Himanshu and I serve as the Recruitment Manager at Nexiva INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Business Analyst with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at

Job Description

Title: Business Analyst

Client: Mayfair Capital

Location: NYC 3 Days a Week - No Relocation Need Local only

Duration: 6 Months

Deep understanding of trading products and workflows including:

• • FX: Spot Forwards NDFs Options
  • Rates: Government bonds repos swaps swaptions
  • Equities/Credit: Cash equities derivatives CDS

Description:

Business Analyst will play a critical role in supporting technology change initiatives across Rates & FX hybrid broking platforms by eliciting analyzing and documenting business and functional requirements partnering closely with Front Office stakeholders and technology teams to translate business needs into actionable solutions and ensuring alignment across delivery teams; this role requires strong domain knowledge of trading workflows the ability to perform detailed gap and impact analysis and a focus on driving clarity traceability and successful implementation of technology solutions within a controlled and regulated environment.

Corporate Culture & Values

Global firm of professional intermediaries operating across the worlds financial energy and commodities markets recognized for Honesty Integrity Excellence and Respect; all employees are expected to uphold these values in delivering outcomes and collaborating across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather analyze and document detailed business functional and data requirements across Rates & FX trading platforms (voice and electronic).
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories functional specifications and process flows to support development and delivery teams.
• Conduct gap analysis and impact assessments for new initiatives regulatory changes and system enhancements.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to define scope requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with technology teams (development QA data infrastructure) to ensure accurate interpretation and implementation of requirements.
• Support end-to-end delivery by ensuring requirements traceability from initiation through implementation and post-release validation.
• Assist in defining target operating models and improving front-to-back trading workflows (Front Middle Back Office).
• Collaborate with Compliance and Regulatory teams to ensure requirements align with frameworks such as MiFID EMIR and market surveillance obligations.
• Develop process models data flows and documentation using tools such as Visio or BPMN.
• Support testing efforts including SIT and UAT by defining test cases validating outcomes and ensuring business requirements are met.
• Identify risks issues and dependencies related to requirements and escalate as needed to protect delivery outcomes.
• Provide ongoing support for BAU enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives across trading systems.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services ideally supporting trading technology (Rates FX Equities or Credit).
• Strong experience gathering and documenting requirements and working across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Deep understanding of trading products and workflows including:
  • FX: Spot Forwards NDFs Options
  • Rates: Government bonds repos swaps swaptions
  • Equities/Credit: Cash equities derivatives CDS
• Knowledge of hybrid broking environments including voice trading and electronic execution platforms.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back trading lifecycle (execution validation settlement reporting).
• Experience working with regulatory frameworks such as MiFID EMIR FCA and market surveillance.
• Ability to perform data analysis and understand data lineage quality and governance concepts.
• Familiarity with trading infrastructure including applications databases and basic cloud/on-prem environments.

Communication & Stakeholder Management (5 years)

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex trading and technical concepts into clear business language.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience with Front Office users technology teams and senior leadership.
• Ability to facilitate workshops manage competing priorities and drive consensus across diverse stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented analytical and solution-focused mindset with strong documentation capabilities.

Technology & Methodology

• Experience working in Agile SAFe Waterfall or hybrid environments with a strong understanding of SDLC.
• Proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Office Visio and requirements management platforms (e.g. Jira Confluence).
• Experience with process modeling (BPMN 2.0) and documentation best practices.
• Exposure to testing methodologies release processes and operational readiness activities.