Murex Project Manager

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Join the Murex Deployment Program team within the bank, provide the business (CM – Commodities Markets) with flexible, scalable and tailored solutions to onboard new Commodities underlyings. Front to back implementation including post trade workflows. Murex will be the source system for Oil, Precious Metals, Base Metals, EU / UK and US Power and Gas (Financials and Physicals – EU), additionally we are looking to buildout the carbon business capabilities in Murex. Work in close proximity with teams in Paris and Porto to ensure core processes are leveraged. The team contributes in designing and implementing a resilient, efficient and scalable Information System for Commodities Markets, in close cooperation with other relevant IT, business and operational teams in London and worldwide.

As part of the IT GMR department, the team follows its governance.

Responsibility Breakdown

Provide the business with software applications:

• Make recommendations regarding booking models, product onboarding and modelling into Murex
• Analysis, problem solving and escalation
• Work closely with CM Quants, MOA, MOE and other relevant teams
• Carry out training and skills assessments at regular intervals for peers
• Follow the branch compliance rules

Propose new projects to the business, take lead of new initiatives, covering notably:

• Innovative solutions for regulatory reporting / monitoring
• New business, activities and products
• Opportunities for efficiency improvements
• Operational risk reduction
• New platforms for trading and associated front to back design

Reporting :

• Timely progress updates to direct management as deemed necessary
• Booking Model documents including DOI’s for the desk and support teams to follow. Create and maintain a Wikipedia for flows and product setup and basic system architecture. Maintain confluence page for key design decisions. Organize and run a bi-weekly prioritization meeting to refine backlog with the core stakeholders.
• Regular liaison with the squad (Product Owner / Value Stream Owner)
• Manage and assist in the backlog refinement and prioritisation with Business Manager

Required Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

• Desirable: MXML exchange experience either as technical BA or dev to design interfaces
• Murex commodity curves and profiles setup
• Murex simulation views for commodities
• Murex PLVAR experience (either troubleshooting or design)
• Desirable: Experience working with FLEX API as a BA
• Manage a team and create a positive and trustful environment
• Strong interest in the global markets business
• Fast learner and proactive approach
• Good communication skills (business oriented and technical oriented)
• Face off to senior stakeholders in Front Office and control functions – Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operations etc.
• Experience within Financial Markets, Commodities experience preferred e.g. oil, nat gas (Day Ahead/Month Ahead), power
• Good understanding of derivatives and various instruments both listed and OTC
• Past experience of onboarding commodities products in Murex, especially Energy (oil, gas, power), Base and Precious metals, Carbon
• Ideally Agile Scrum Master and/or Product Owner