Senior Business Analyst

Daily Responsibilities:

Project Name: Futures Business is establishing Clearing Capabilities for Equity Index Options and Single Stock Options on behalf of Institutional Clients via the OCC. This impacts EBS, QFC and CAT

The resource is expected to work on a New Business Initiative where the Futures Business is establishing Clearing Capabilities for Equity Index Options and Single Stock Options on behalf of Institutional Clients via the OCC. This impacts EBS, QFC and CAT and the mandate is to:

· Document Requirements for all impacted Regs while working with key stakeholders (Front Office, Business, Technology, Compliance)

· Track implementation and stakeholder communications

· Document and execute UAT Test Cases

· PIV and support as needed

What program/technology/software knowledge is essential for this role?

Ability to conduct Data Mapping and document requirements in JIRA, Confluence, MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint

Must-have Skills:

· Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required, preferably in Engineering, Business, Data Science or a related subject

· 5+ years experience as a senior business/Data analyst or equivalent role in Regulatory operations.

· Big 4 Consulting / Advisory experience (2+ years preferred)

· Extensive understanding of financial products (Equities, Listed Derivatives, Fixed Income, and/or OTC Derivatives) and regulatory reporting requirements

· Proficiency with vendor OMS like Fidessa, Broadridge is preferred

· Understanding of the trade life cycle (Orders, Executions, Allocations) required

· Understanding of Middle Office Trade Processing

· Must be able to demonstrate experience working on two of the US Regulatory Reports:

· CAT, EBS, TRACE, MSRB, QFC, Volcker TVM, 13DGH, LOPR, OCEND, OFR NCCBR, FR-Y15

· Strong proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio

· Experience with data strategy, data governance, or analytics initiatives preferred

Nice-to-have Skills:

· Technical mindset

Soft skills:

· Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills

· Ability to build strong working relationships with people at all organizational levels

· Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize and multi-task, while maintaining high standards in a deadline driven environment

· High attention to detail

· Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently

· Demonstrated dependability and sense of urgency about getting results

· Must have excellent judgment, professionalism and integrity

· Self-motivated with ability to work independently and drive initiatives to completion

· Strategic thinking with capability to translate business needs into operational improvements