Senior Business Analyst, Equity Index Options

Responsibilities

• Initiate and organize discussions with traders to identify new requirements, appraise expected impacts of proposed projects, and recommend priorities
• Develop technology requirements and plans with clearly specified tickets/stories/epics in Jira, in collaboration with front office and technology organizations
• Provide guidance on dependencies and development timelines, identifying potential impacts on project delivery to improve planning, budgeting, and predictability of estimated timelines
• Collaborate with technology leadership on project plans
• Provide executive-level project updates to the business on a weekly basis
• Host retrospectives on completed projects, supporting continuous process improvement as well as recognizing successes

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of electronic options trading in Equities markets
• Knowledge of options risk, pricing, and operational processes
• Previous experience developing detailed technology requirements
• Experience using software documentation tools to capture user stories and diagram processes
• Previous software collaboration tools experience (Jira, Miro, Confluence)
• Ability to effectively organize and support prioritization of trading technology scope
• 3-5 years of experience in front office, middle office, back office or risk management roles working with exchange-traded and over-the-counter options and futures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or quantitative field or material equivalent exposure

Qualifications

Demanded ability to work independently

Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $125,000 to $175,000 depending on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and relevant skill set. The position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

In addition, DRW offers a comprehensive suite of employee benefits including:

• Group medical, pharmacy, dental and vision insurance
• 401k (with discretionary employer match)
• Short and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts

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