Lead Business Analyst - Digital Assets & Capital Markets

Title: Lead Business Analyst - Digital Asset Trading

Location: 550 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC

Duration: 6 months

Work Engagement: W2

Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst to support strategic initiatives within the Digital Asset Trading space. This role will serve as a key liaison between business, technology, architecture, and data management teams, driving the analysis, planning, and delivery of complex trading and data-focused solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep Capital Markets expertise, strong Agile delivery experience, and a proven track record leading business analysis efforts within digital assets or trading environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead business analysis activities for Digital Asset Trading initiatives.

• Gather, analyze, document, and manage business, technology, data, and architecture requirements.

• Partner with stakeholders across business, technology, data management, and governance teams to drive solution delivery.

• Translate complex business needs into actionable user stories, features, epics, and acceptance criteria.

• Maintain end-to-end traceability of requirements and support delivery tracking throughout the project lifecycle.

• Develop and manage execution plans, project milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, governance artifacts, stakeholder communications, and status reporting.

• Coordinate business testing activities across all environments, ensuring successful validation and implementation.

• Support data strategy and governance initiatives through the definition and adoption of reusable, governed data products.

• Drive alignment among stakeholders to minimize custom point-to-point integrations and promote scalable enterprise data solutions.

• Collaborate with teams supporting regulatory, risk, finance, accounting, operational reporting, and data governance functions.

• Contribute to initiatives involving real-time messaging platforms and trading ecosystem integrations.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• 7+ years of Business Analysis, Data Management, Capital Markets, or related experience

• Lead Business Analyst experience supporting Digital Asset Trading initiatives

• Knowledge of WCDM, CDM, or canonical data models

• Experience gathering and implementing business, technology, and architecture requirements

• Strong Agile expertise, including Jira, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, and delivery tracking

• Experience managing project plans, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, governance materials, and status reporting

• Business testing coordination experience across multiple environments

• Experience with real-time messaging applications

• Knowledge of FX and Commodity products

• Experience in Capital Markets, FX Trading, Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, or Riskless Principal Trading

• Familiarity with Common Domain Model (CDM), trade data models, and industry data standards

• Experience supporting regulatory, risk, finance, accounting, operational reporting, or data governance initiatives

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and drive initiatives with minimal supervision

• Experience translating complex data strategy, governance, and architecture concepts into actionable delivery plans

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders toward scalable, governed data solutions and reusable data products