Capital Market/Equities/Credit | Business Analyst | Must be local to NY, NJ

Role: Business Analyst - Rates, FX, Equities, or Credit
Location: NYC,NY (3 Days a Week - NO RELOCATION)

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document detailed business, functional, and data requirements across Rates & FX trading platforms (voice and electronic).
• Translate business requirements into clear user stories, functional specifications, and process flows to support development and delivery teams.
• Conduct gap analysis and impact assessments for new initiatives, regulatory changes, and system enhancements.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to define scope, requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with technology teams (development, QA, data, infrastructure) to ensure accurate interpretation and implementation of requirements.
• Support end-to-end delivery by ensuring requirements traceability from initiation through implementation and post-release validation.
• Assist in defining target operating models and improving front-to-back trading workflows (Front, Middle, Back Office).
• Collaborate with Compliance and Regulatory teams to ensure requirements align with frameworks such as MiFID, EMIR, and market surveillance obligations.
• Develop process models, data flows, and documentation using tools such as Visio or BPMN.
• Support testing efforts including SIT and UAT by defining test cases, validating outcomes, and ensuring business requirements are met.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies related to requirements and escalate as needed to protect delivery outcomes.
• Provide ongoing support for BAU enhancements and continuous improvement initiatives across trading systems.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, ideally supporting trading technology (Rates, FX, Equities, or Credit).
• Strong experience gathering and documenting requirements and working across multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Deep understanding of trading products and workflows, including:
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• FX: Spot, Forwards, NDFs, Options
• Rates: Government bonds, repos, swaps, swaptions
• Equities/Credit: Cash equities, derivatives, CDS
• Knowledge of hybrid broking environments, including voice trading and electronic execution platforms.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back trading lifecycle (execution, validation, settlement, reporting).
• Experience working with regulatory frameworks such as MiFID, EMIR, FCA, and market surveillance.
• Ability to perform data analysis and understand data lineage, quality, and governance concepts.
• Familiarity with trading infrastructure, including applications, databases, and basic cloud/on-prem environments.

Communication & Stakeholder Management (5+ years)

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex trading and technical concepts into clear business language.
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience with Front Office users, technology teams, and senior leadership.
• Ability to facilitate workshops, manage competing priorities, and drive consensus across diverse stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and solution-focused mindset with strong documentation capabilities.

Technology & Methodology

• Experience working in Agile, SAFe, Waterfall, or hybrid environments with a strong understanding of SDLC.
• Proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Office, Visio, and requirements management platforms (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with process modeling (BPMN 2.0) and documentation best practices.
• Exposure to testing methodologies, release processes, and operational readiness activities.

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Asher Williams
Desk: 2o1.497.1o1o X:1o5 | Direct: 551.272.o129
asher (at) pullskill dot com