Business Analyst Specialist

Job Title

Client is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Client enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Client is home to approximately 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $15 trillion.

The Team

Group Risk Management (GRM) collaborates with businesses as a trusted advisor, facilitating well-informed decisions that support client strategic objectives. GRM manages and continues to enhance the Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Control, Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Corporate Insurance frameworks and programs. These programs facilitate the identification, assessment, monitoring, and treatment and reporting of all types of risks, client faces.

Your Role And Responsibilities

GRM is seeking a Specialist to assist in the implementation of the global Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) tool, practices, and policies; specifically assuming critical business analyst and project management roles to implement a new tool. This is a contract role which will end at the end of 2023 and report to the Head of GRC Solutions and will be part of the GRM team.

As a Specialist (Contractor), your responsibilities will include:

• Assessing and documenting requirements and helping to create templates, framework, and workflows within the global tool
• Identifying standard reference data including developing a common process, risk and control taxonomy and implement into the new tool
• Facilitating the creation of, tracking, and maintaining a clearly – articulated implementation plan
• Assisting in creating new reports and dashboards based on business needs
• Developing and enhancing enterprise risk reporting for boards, executive management and business areas. Identifying opportunities to standardize reporting.
• Ensuring risk data is managed and utilized consistently.
• Working closely with business units’ and expert functions’ representatives to implement a best practice solution
• Communicating project objectives, framework, status and issues to internal (GRM leadership) and external (client) audiences, as appropriate.
• Identifying opportunities and developing training to implement and re-enforce a pro-active risk culture specifically utilizing the GRC tool.
• Providing guidance and/or training to the process and control owners on use of client's Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool.
• Ensuring the GRC tool provides the appropriate level of support and efficiencies for GRM’s programs.
• Effectively communicating with broader global risk team and partner with peers to ensure consistency of approach and awareness of issues, challenges, and opportunities.
• Pro-actively engage other partners of the GRC tool including SOX, Compliance and Information Security to support an integrated approach to risk management and consistent implementation of the new GRC tool.

Required Skills And Competencies

• BA/BS or equivalent preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in risk management, compliance, and/or audit tool implementation in the financial services industry (capital markets or financial technology)
• Previous experience in GRC application is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience portraying analytical information in visual ways.
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to develop trusted working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Generates energy and commitment
• Excellent communication and facilitation with experience developing and facilitating training programs.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills with experience in implementing large enterprise-wide projects.