Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- 5+ years of total experience combining Business Analysis and hands-on software development experience within financial services or financial technology.
- Strong data analysis skills, including hands-on experience with SQL
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
- 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
- Solid understanding of Capital Markets, preferably in Sales & Trading or Investment Banking
- Experience working with trade data, position data, and reference data
- Knowledge of SDLC methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall
- Experience delivering medium to large scale technology or data programs
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Trade Surveillance or market abuse monitoring
- Experience with GitHub copilot or similar tools
- Background working in highly regulated, risk focused environments
Roles & Responsibilities
The ISG Trade Surveillance group is responsible for 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. The ideal candidate for this role blends a technical skillset with strong communication skills.
What You'll Do
- Lead end to end business analysis efforts for complex, data intensive technology initiatives
- Partner with business stakeholders to define scope, objectives, and detailed functional requirements
- Build trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders; manage expectations and delivery outcomes
- Develop prototypes, analytical models, and proof of concepts to support business decision making
- Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, and use cases Collaborate with internal and external data providers to ensure surveillance and model requirements are met
- Work closely with engineering teams to support solution design and technical specifications
- Lead and manage QA activities, including automated test case creation, planning and execution
- Perform independent validation with a strong focus on client outcomes, controls, and regulatory considerations
- Support ongoing enhancements, user feedback, and issue investigation Leverage GenAl and modern analytics tools to improve requirements quality, testing efficiency, and delivery speed
Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 a year
