Business Analyst - Equities
About The Position
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network, connecting markets East & West. The Global Markets Technology division builds and maintains software solutions for Global Markets Front and Middle office businesses across various regions and products. The GMIT London team is a key part of this global effort, partnering to deliver technology solutions prioritized in the Global Book of Work. This team supports critical business functions including Pricing, Sales & Research, Electronic Trading, Client & Exchange Connectivity, Trade Capture & Workflow, Trade Life Cycle Management, MIS, Position, Risk Management, P&L, and interfaces to Corporate Settlement, Risk, and Finance systems. This specific role is within the Equities Technology Team, supporting the Equities Risk platform, which is undergoing a significant modernization and enhancement program. The team comprises developers and Business Analysts distributed globally.
Requirements
- Degree from an accredited university
- Strong business analysis experience in Equities, with demonstrable ability to produce high-quality requirements documentation
- Knowledge of equities models, risk metrics, products, and lifecycle
- Experience working on complex technology delivery programmes across multiple business areas
- Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to adapt to different audiences
- Experience managing risks, issues, and dependencies within a project context
- Ability to work effectively across global teams and time zones
- Experience defining test strategies and leading test execution
- Exposure to DevOps tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence) to manage project deliverables and requirements traceability
- Experience in defining target state architectures working with technology and enterprise architects
- Ability to ensure implementations meet firm-wide technology objectives
Nice To Haves
- Project management experience or certification (e.g. Prince2, PMP, Agile)
Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis, definition, and documentation of business requirements for strategic Equities Risk initiatives.
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Partner with stakeholders across Front Office, Middle Office, and Technology to elicit, define, and prioritize requirements.
- Produce comprehensive business requirements documentation, functional specifications, and process flows.
- Analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities for improvement as part of the platform modernization.
- Partner with development and testing teams to ensure a detailed understanding of requirements and design from analysis through development to testing.
- Manage scope and prioritization of workstreams driven by both internal needs and external demands.
- Define acceptance criteria and support test strategy definition and UAT coordination.
- Build strong relationships with the global Equities business, facilitating effective communication and collaboration across regions.
- Provide project oversight and reporting to support programme delivery.
- Manage a small development team.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Financial benefits
- 401(k) eligibility
- Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave
- Sign-on bonus
- Restricted stock units
- Discretionary awards
- Eligibility for commissions for applicable sales roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
