VP, Business Analysis Specialist – Futures & GFI Products

TD Bank•New York, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking a senior Business Analyst to support the delivery of strategic initiatives across Futures Clearing and Global Fixed Income (GFI) product portfolios. The role will drive requirements, stakeholder alignment, and solution design for complex, front-to-back initiatives spanning trading, risk, and technology. The Vice President, Change Delivery - TDS is aligned with the TDS Delivery Accountability Framework rolled out across TDS and will support the end-to-end delivery of the project's deliverables involving high complexity and many cross-functional and stakeholder dependencies. This function enables efficient and effective program delivery of the dealer's major, cross functional initiatives. TDS Change Delivery reflects a significant evolution of our approach to managing and delivering change in the dealer's largest cross functional initiatives.

Requirements

7–10+ years of business analysis experience in Capital Markets
Strong knowledge of Futures, Fixed Income, or derivatives products
Understanding of front-to-back trade lifecycle, valuation, and risk
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
Excellent communication skills with experience supporting senior stakeholders
Experience with front-to-back trade lifecycle and delivery frameworks (Agile/Hybrid)
Bachelor's Degree in any field of study required
7+ years of prior experience in organizational change management activities
In-depth understanding and subject matter expertise in self clearing, with experience in Futures preferred
Superior understanding of the end-to-end clearing workflow, with in-depth knowledge of the operational aspects
Superior organizational skills (must be able to identify and track project dependencies & blockers, ensure proper resolution of outstanding items, document meeting minutes and takeaways in a clear and concise manner)
Established rapport with various stakeholders throughout the bank
Advanced Excel data manipulation skills (ability to derive findings/conclusions from large datasets and trouble-shoot errors)
Ability to work on multiple concurrent tasks and manage time effectively
Flexibility to be able to adapt to unfamiliar, ambiguous or changing conditions
Demonstrated ability to make sound recommendations for business decisions
Excellent analytical, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with systems such as ION-XTP, Calypso, Murex, or equivalent is an asset
Experience with Agile / hybrid delivery models preferred
Prior experience with delivering technology for clearing (self or client) is considered an asset

Responsibilities

Lead business analysis for initiatives including new product enablement, model enhancements, and regulatory programs
Translate business needs into clear requirements and functional specifications
Partner with trading desks, risk, finance, and technology teams to drive alignment
Support impact assessments, planning-phase analysis, and estimation activities
Produce high-quality artifacts (BRDs, process flows, executive summaries)
Support UAT, governance, and delivery execution
Supports the end-to-end delivery of the project's deliverables involving high complexity and many cross-functional and stakeholder dependencies
Supports the Change Delivery Leadership/Management in managing a diverse range of stakeholders to meet program requirements and project objectives.
Provides leadership to technology and business partners to turn requirements into delivery with analyses and recommendations for solutions that meet business objectives with in a timely and cost-effective manner
Provides timely updates on project status, analyses and findings to senior management and various stakeholders
Conducts ongoing oversight and review to ensure effective implementation of Change Delivery initiatives through requirement building and stream planning
Provides support to management by leading stakeholder management activities and communication through stream deliverables
Understands and manages cross-stream interdependencies
Assists the PDL with tracking project tasks, dependencies, and requirement gaps (ensuring traction and resolution on all items)
Identifies and escalates issues to the appropriate individual(s)/group(s) to ensure prompt attention/resolution
Ensures all infrastructure build activities are supported by adequate documentation
Provides coaching and direction to junior members of the team