Senior Technology Business Analyst - London Stock Exchange Group

We are looking for an experienced individual in IT business analysis to take up the role of Senior IT Business Analyst to lead the requirements management process and be involved in the complete product delivery life cycle from conceptualisation to production. The role requires working closely with Product, Engineering and Operations teams to capture, review and build requirements for new product launches and improvements to existing features on the FX Matching Venue. The role presents an opportunity to work in a fast-paced high performance environment to deliver value to our customers.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with product, architecture, engineering, operations teams to produce and sign-off requirements.
• Use a multitude of ways to elaborate requirements including diagrams, flowcharts, tables, text to improve the understanding of requirements.
• Critically analyse requirements and identify ways in which changes can be implemented in the most efficient way to deliver changes quickly to production.
• Engage with product, architecture and engineering partners to assess and identify the return on investment of requirements to ensure changes are accurately prioritised.
• Rationalise design and business architecture of solutions provided.
• Conduct impact analysis working with architecture teams to understand the complexity of change.
• Engage with internal and external vendor development teams to communicate granular functional requirements that are accurately translated and reflected in technical implementation.
• Consider the entire LSEG FX platform ecosystem to identify dependencies and downstream impacts when analysing requirements.
• Prioritise backlogs for delivery PoDs to deliver incremental change of change requests, conduct show & tells to capture feedback.
• Continuously improve requirements gathering and management practices.
• Work closely with the quality assurance teams to review testing scope.
• Participate and contribute during the different testing phases of the software including System Integrated Testing, UAT, Customer Conformance and Internal Technical Releases.
• Gain a deep understanding of the architecture and operations of LSEG FX trading platform and actively contribute to the design phase of new requirements.
• Build and improve knowledge repositories.
• Responsible for operational 2nd line support.

Key Behaviours

• Pro-active and demonstrates initiative.
• Passionate about delivering business outcomes.
• Seeks to validate business rationale of requirements.
• Promotes a high-performance team culture.
• Visualise big picture.

Candidate Profile / Key Skills

• Minimum of 5 years work experience as a technology business analyst.
• Technology degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical/Communications Engineering.
• Experience in working with high performance, low latency platforms.
• Knowledge in FIX, Binary protocols and REST APIs.
• Worked in an agile software delivery environment.
• Worked on and supported critical system infrastructure in financial markets.
• Experience in driving product roadmaps successfully with a focus on supporting business strategy.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to handle relationships effectively.
• Good knowledge and experience in FX Spot/Swaps trading domain either in technology or business is desirable.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.