Technical Business Analyst
New York, NY, United States
A financial firm is looking for a Technical Business Analyst to join their team in New York, NY.
Compensation: $165-170k
Responsibilities: Works with key stakeholders and Senior Management to understand and document business needs; Determine project scope and obtain sponsor approval
Works with business stakeholders to gather requirements including facilitating discussions and necessary follow-ups to close all outstanding questions and concerns
Liaison with in-house development team to design & build solutions
Work with users to document UAT test plans; Manages UAT and actively participates in hands on testing; Track defects & resolutions; Report on UAT metrics
Facilitates resolution and communication of cross organization decisions, risks, issues and works with respective teams to analyze issues and drive them to resolution
Gathers and document functional requirements producing detailed functional specifications
Qualifications: A Bachelor's Degree; Computer Science or Information Systems preferred
10+ years of professional experience in bank Capital Markets, with progressive experience as a business analyst leading and completing middle office projects
Strong working knowledge of Derivatives (e.g., Interest Rate, Credit, FX) and Exchange Traded Products (e.g., Options, Futures)
Strong Interest Rate or Fixed Income knowledge preferred
Experience with one or more of the following areas (Credit Risk, Market Risk and Capital Requirements preferred): Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR), simulation model and credit exposure (PFE, MPE, EPE)
Market Risk, VaR, risk limits
Derivative pricing and risk sensitivities
Margin, collateral, central clearing counterparty (CCP), stress test, back testing
XVA / CVA desk workflow
RWA capital requirements (e.g. CFTC Swap Dealer Capital Rules, FRTB)
PnL attributions and product control function
Ability to work with developers effectively, serving as a connection between business requirements and technical implementation; Previous software development background is ideal, but not required
Ability to communicate effectively with business users, technology members and management
Ability to perform data analysis and validation for product attributes, risks and valuations
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