Key Responsibilities
Requirement & Documentation Ownership Lead elicitation sessions to define business problems and author comprehensive artifacts, including Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specification Documents (FSD), and detailed user stories with transparent acceptance criteria.
Trade Lifecycle & Process Design Design end-to-end business processes for various financial instruments (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, FX). Identify issues in legacy data flows and design "To-Be" optimized workflows for settlement, risk calculation, and financial reporting.
Regulatory & Compliance Alignment Translate complex regulations (e.g., MiFID II, Basel III/IV, BCBS 239, ASIC, APRA) into functional requirements and ensure all technical solutions satisfy strict compliance standards.
Data Management & Mapping Analyze product catalogues from market data vendors (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters) and perform source-to-target mapping. Validate data quality and ensure consistency across reference data management systems.Agile Leadership & Testing Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and backlog grooming. Define test plans, manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT),
and lead defect triage for critical releases.
Stakeholder & Vendor Integration Partner with cross-functional teams (Front Office, Compliance, Technology) and external stakeholders to manage dependencies, resolve conflicts, and drive project milestones.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience 8–10+ years of Business Analysis experience specifically within Capital Markets, Investment Banking, or Wealth Management.
Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business, or Information Technology (MBA in Finance preferred).
Technical Proficiency
Domain Tools Bloomberg, Reuters, Markit, or typical IB technology systems.
Management Tools JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, and MS Project.
Data Tools Advanced SQL skills for data analysis and troubleshooting.
Methodologies Expert knowledge of Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and Waterfall SDLC frameworks.
Certifications (Preferred) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or Financial Market certifications (e.g., NSE, CFA).
📌 Senior Consultant (Pune)
🏢 Virtusa
📍 Pune