Senior Business Analyst - Equities

SourcePro Search is conducting a search for a Senior Business Analyst with experience in business requirements writing and a background in the US Equities marketplace. This role is primarily focused on creating, documenting and implementing innovative business solutions for trading platforms from inception to launch and post-launch. The ideal candidate will be a team player, capable of working with other team members in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple competing priorities to deliver projects in a timely fashion. Roles and responsibilities:

• Creates detailed functional requirements and specification documents
• Strives to gather feedback from the technology, legal and operations teams to deliver a high quality work product
• Investigates facts and designs innovative solutions that address customer and business needs
• Creates product marketing material and collateral for internal and external users
• Designs comprehensive test cases for business functionality, peer reviews the Test Case Framework to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Provides timely status to management on initiatives, identifies risks and proactively recommends solutions 
• Part of team responsible for day to day exchange operations

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, Specialized second degree in a relevant discipline is a plus
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in gathering and writing business requirement documents (BRD EXPERIENCE IS A MUST)
• Subject matter expert in a function with proven ability to drive and deliver business projects
• Understanding of day to day operations at an Exchange and/or at a Trading firm 
• Experience with creation of test cases and competitive analysis
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent problem solving skills
• Sound understanding of the software development life cycle
• Self-motivated and capable of working in a fast paced environment
• Working knowledge of the US Equities landscape is a plus 
• Understanding of order routing strategies is a plus

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