Business Analyst

Pay rate range - $63/hr. to $67/hr. on W2

hybrid schedule in office 2 day a week; Monday and a floating day

The successful candidate will be expected to be able to work independently and must have hands on experience with Calypso configuration.

Accountability

• Identifies the Calypso business needs for new and enhanced products, services, and business processes, clarifies technology and process requirements to identify gaps

• Act as Project Delivery's lead representative for Capital Markets Middle Office and Derivative Operations in the management of day-to-day Calypso business issues

• Capture, analyze, and document Calypso business requirements to ensure the quality of the output, as well as provide direction for business stakeholders

• Create, implement, and execute Calypso User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, and recommend actions related to the results.

• For large, complex problems, facilitate large group requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders from different LOBs to ensure that all impacted parties have an opportunity to express their needs.

• Builds, sustains, and leverages relationships and people networks across business functions, business partners, and external organizations to ensure a cooperative and productive environment.

• Provides consultancy, collaborates with business partners and provides advice to business partners on system automation, usability of technology and supports for process improvements

• Creates presentations tracking status updates for their portfolio of projects, hot topics and strategic developments including but not limited to senior management updates or presentations

• Represent Global Product Operations and/or Capital Markets middle office on projects and initiatives to provide business-specific context, information and analysis on proposed changes. Initiatives may include the development and implementation of new/ revised products, new systems or enhancements, new/ revised processes in support of internal efficiencies and industry regulatory changes.

Knowledge and Skills

• Must have configuration and/or operational experience with Calypso.

• Demonstrates advanced relationship management, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

• Is proactive, independent, has high energy, and a, "step-up and do it," attitude

• Is able to manage change and cope with complex and ambiguous situations

• Solid problem solving and analytical skills

• Advanced presentation creation and delivery skills to management stakeholders

• Possesses advanced influencing and negotiating skills

• Ability to learn new skills, talents and knowledge quickly

• Is capable of managing 5 deliverable tasks or more at a time with verifying priorities

• Accounting or Operations experience in a capital markets area is an asset

Requirements

• Possesses a university degree and 5+ years progressive business analysis/operations support, supporting enterprise-wide projects

• Possesses advanced business knowledge in the Product Operations or Trading Products areas of Capital markets

• Advanced knowledge of project management and system development life cycle

• Is experienced in practical application development and/or client solution delivery

• Is familiar with business assessment tools (e.g., feasibility studies, requirements documentation, workflow diagrams, and current state analysis/needs assessments)

• Understands and is familiar with the application of techniques associated with process modeling and data modeling

• Strong knowledge of and experience working with Derivative Operations and/or Capital Markets Middle Office

• Holding or in pursuit of designations such as MBA/CFA/CBAP/PMP/FRM/DMS are a strong positive.

• Working Knowledge of Calypso is a must