Calypso SME Business Analyst in Manchester

Project Description:

Luxoft has one of the world\’s leading Calypso practice.

We are a top-tier Calypso Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration.

We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered Calypso projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Project Description:

Support and additional build out for a greenfield Calypso instance.

Responsibilities:

– Establish a comprehensive and integrated project plan for implementation of Fixed Income trading desk on existing Calypso instance.

• Full lifecycle Project management for Change projects and supporting the Program Sponsor for project delivery.

• Create and deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

• Competent in managing and establishing project methodology and best practice.

• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored.

• Works closely with relevant business and technology stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s).

• Submits project status reports to stakeholders; coordinates and provides updates to steering committees

• Collaboration with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of work

• Manage implementation deliveries ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business owners

• Manage the team to achieve a common goal

You could also be acting as a scrum master in order to ensure the agile methodology is followed and the team is working efficiently.

You might be acting also as a business analyst as well in order to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 6+ years of experience working in Capital Markets and on Calypso.

• Deep knowledge of Financial products cross assets.

• Proven track record of delivery of implementation / migration projects.

– Experience of adherence to governance frameworks / implementation and handover to BAU.

• Front Office proven experience in the development of FO related solutions and processes.

• Comprehensive knowledge of trade flow, trading systems and related concepts and technology, including valuation and client/market risk management.

• Leadership skills.

• Excellent analytical skills, understanding of project life cycles, and ability to act in an entrepreneurial manner to ensure the requirements from the business are gathered in the appropriate manner.

• Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is essential.

• Have a willingness to learn new skills.

• Must have attention to detail.

• Must have the ability to work independently and also as part of a group.

• Experience of Agile practices and processes (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN).

• Any technical knowledge (Writing simple sql query, be able to read code).

• Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes.

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.

Languages:

English: B1/C1 Advanced