Business Analyst

IBD & GCM Technology Position

IBD & GCM Technology, a part of the wider IST Division, focuses on supporting the complex and evolving needs of two of the firm's most prestigious and market leading businesses, Investment Banking & Global Capital Markets.

Client group partners closely, at all levels within the business, to provide a wide variety of technology solutions including the management of highly sensitive data, content creation, real time electronic trading and data modeling.

Client group prides itself on the strength and diversity of client technologists that enable us to deliver front to back solutions to client business.

A good candidate will have a track record of strong business analysis and project management and experience working within an Agile framework.

Core Responsibilities:

• Work with business partners to identify opportunities and define goals for various initiatives
• Play a key role in articulating detailed requirements and acceptance criteria
• Coordinate across business, user experience and technology teams to drive delivery
• Prepare detailed specifications and supporting documents to guide development teams as needed, including assisting in designing and reviewing test cases
• Meet deadlines and communicate delays in a timely manner
• Collaborate with other teams within the organization on project work and to further best practices

Key Experience

• 3 plus years of experience in a business analyst, product owner, or user experience role
• Experience in an Agile setting writing user stories, acceptance criteria, epics and organizing the backlog according to the overall roadmap
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with business stakeholders to understand the business and gather requirements
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong ability to manage and execute simultaneous projects and tasks
• Self-motivated, with a high level of initiative
• Ability to work efficiently and independently
• Proficiency in MS Office and related applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Skills Desired:

• A degree in computer science, business or related fields
• Experience at an investment bank or other leading financial services firms
• Comfort working with ambiguity, managing and resolving complex issues
• Experience with SQL and tools such as Power BI to query data for analysis and visualization.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to create business requirements and other documentation (GitHub Copilot, JIRAGEN, etc.)