Business Analyst/Project Manager

Global Financial Firm located in NEW YORK, NY has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst/Project Manager

Pay Rate: $91.00 - $96.00 per hour

Summary:

• Location: New York, NY
• Work Mode: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Front Office Traders, Sales, and Senior Business Managers
• Own project planning, RAID management, and execution tracking across all deliverables
• Partner with internal teams (Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance) to manage end to end change impacts
• Collaborate with Sales and Senior Management to define client migration strategies across business lines
• Lead client migrations for Repo and US Treasury Bond cash transactions

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of experience with a proven ability to lead initiatives and influence senior stakeholders within Capital Markets
• Strong project management experience in complex, regulated environments (Tier 1 banks or top consulting firms)
• Experience in Quality Assurance and Test Management within Capital Markets, including test strategy design
• Experience navigating large, complex organizations and stakeholder groups and proven ability to work with Front Office, Trading, Sales, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Control functions
• Strong knowledge of Markets products and environments with a focus on fixed income products (repos, bonds), trade lifecycle, and system migrations
• Understanding of clearing houses, clearing models, and front to back CCP clearing processes
• Experience with booking model change and transformation
• Advanced Excel skills for large data sets, analysis, and reporting
• Client outreach, repapering, and onboarding experience

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience in working on legal entity change programmes
• Booking model changes and operating model transformation experience
• Cleared OTC/Listed Derivatives knowledge desirable but not required