Trading Application Business Analyst

CGI•Jersey City, NJ

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a high-performing Global Banking team as a Trading Application Business Analyst. This role is responsible for managing and providing solutions to improve and optimize the working capital of financial institutions and corporate clients worldwide. This position is located at client site in Jersey City, NJ, with a requirement of 4 days per week on-site. The Senior Business Analyst will lead trading application projects, including platform system transformation within a changing architecture environment. The role encompasses end-to-end delivery, from project initiation to planning, governance, and implementation. It requires a deep understanding of Investment Banking Capital Markets Trading Mortgage Based Securities (MBS) systems and the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders. This role operates at the intersection of trading, technology, and fintech, leading high-impact initiatives across OMS/EMS platforms, execution systems, algorithmic trading, and market connectivity solutions.

Requirements

10+ years' experience in the capital markets financial industry (Investment Bank/Broker Dealer).
Experience with business analysis, data sourcing, business/ functional specification, and application testing.
Strong knowledge of Fixed Income – Loan structure- deal, facility, tranche, electronic trading platforms, and trading technologies.
Expertise/Subject Matter Expert in one of the financial products, reporting and debit financing, securities lending, margin, and related financing workflows.
Good communication and management skills.
Able to work with stakeholders on different levels.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the mindset to find innovative and creative solutions.
Able to work under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Business industry certifications like CFA, FRM, etc.

Responsibilities

Lead analysis from front-to-back trade workflows including trade capture, confirmation, valuation, settlements, collateral, margin, reconciliations, and reporting.
Work on transformation strategy for a reporting system.
Translate derivatives business processes into Feature definition, process maps, data mappings, interface specifications, and user stories.
Present technical design, architecture structure and new technologies opportunities.
Propose dynamic and scalable solutions.
Prepare road maps, plans and status reports.
Collaborate closely with internal development, third-party vendors, and QA teams to clarify requirements, validate technical solutions, and support successful system implementation.
Work with global teams.
Manage diverse stakeholders.
Ensure that the solution meets the requirements set out to cover the business line's needs.
Ensure solutions are delivered on time, mitigate risks and can be maintained with minimal maintenance.
Understand and analyze the business line's needs with the aim of developing the appropriate and sustainable solutions that are consistent with the entity's strategic plan and the associated portfolio of requests.
Build partnerships with assigned development and stakeholder teams.
Write business requirements and specifications, perform workload and risk analysis.