Description:
We are seeking a Front Office Business Analyst specialized in Credit Markets (Pre-Trade) to support trading desks and front office stakeholders in the analysis, design, and implementation of business and IT solutions. The role requires strong functional expertise in credit products, a deep understanding of pre-trade workflows, and the ability to translate front office business needs into clear technical requirements while working closely with trading, risk, and IT teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a Front Office Pre-Trade Business Analyst, working directly with traders, sales, and structuring teams within Credit Markets.
- Gather, analyze, and formalize front office business requirements related to pre-trade workflows, deal capture, pricing, and eligibility checks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Risk, Operations, IT) to translate business needs into clear functional and technical specifications.
- Analyze complex data flows from multiple structured and unstructured sources, ensuring data quality and consistency across front office systems.
- Develop and maintain reports and dashboards supporting trading activity, management reporting, and pre-trade decision-making.
- Support the integration of internal tools and third-party systems within the Credit Markets pre-trade ecosystem, including deal checklist automation and data reconciliation.
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and innovation across Front Office and Pre-Trade activities, including Global Securities Financing and Fixed Income.
- Produce detailed functional specifications, process flows, and use cases to guide development teams.
- Facilitate communication between front office users, developers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment on scope, priorities, and deliverables.
- Participate in testing phases (UAT, regression testing) to validate new features and ensure alignment with front office business requirements.
- Provide ongoing functional support and training to front office users as needed.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5 to 15 years of experience as a Business Analyst in Front Office environments, with a strong focus on Credit Markets and Pre-Trade activities.
- Strong understanding of fixed income products and credit market operations, including pre-trade workflows.
- Solid exposure to Front Office systems, pricing, deal workflows, and trading desk processes.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with traders and senior stakeholders.
- Experience in workflow automation and integration of business intelligence or reporting tools.
- Strong proficiency in data analysis and data visualization tools.
- Good knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management best practices.
- Highly detail-oriented, with strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.