IT Business Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Front Office Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience supporting FICC (Fixed Income, Currencies & Commodities) trading businesses. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in derivatives, interest rate swaps, FX, and fixed income products, along with a strong understanding of front-office trade capture, pricing, valuation, and risk workflows across trading platforms and post-trade ecosystems.

This role will partner closely with traders, sales, operations, and technology teams to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements; translate requirements into well-defined Jira epics and user stories; and drive delivery within an Agile framework.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with front-office teams to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for FICC trading workflows.
• Translate business requirements into well-defined Jira epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Drive delivery of solutions within an Agile/Scrum framework, working closely with developers, QA, product owners, and architects.
• Ensure solutions align with strategic trading and operational objectives for front-office trade capture, pricing, valuation, and risk management.
• Support integration of pricing and valuation platforms, trade lifecycle management, market data, and front-office booking systems.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience within Capital Markets, preferably in Front Office environments.
• Deep knowledge of FICC products, including interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, FX derivatives, fixed income securities, repos, and other OTC derivatives.
• Strong understanding of trade capture, pricing, valuation, risk, and trade lifecycle processes.
• Hands-on experience with front-office trading platforms, pricing engines, and valuation tools.
• Proven ability to work in Agile/Scrum environments and collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and QA teams.
• Strong data analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with regulatory, operational, and post-trade impacts across the FICC lifecycle is highly desirable.