Business Analyst (Risk IT - Corporate Functions) in London

This Business Analyst sits within the Corporate Functions team of TP ICAP Technology. The role focuses on eliciting and communicating requirements for technology systems that enable the transformation and growth of TP and ICAP businesses, especially across Risk portfolios and risk application re‐platforming.

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of stakeholder objectives and produce clear documentation of requirements for technology projects.
• Produce relevant artefacts to effectively capture and communicate requirements, including High Level Requirements, User Stories, Business Process Flows, Gap Analysis and Impact Assessments.
• Identify and map out the existing and new risk capabilities (current & target states).
• Create and own the product delivery roadmap for the risk capability matrix.
• Proactively ensure project requirements are signed off by key senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Coordinate, hold and lead requirements gathering and process definition workshops with the business.
• Monitor, track issues, risks and dependencies on analysis and requirements work.
• Contribute to the definition of business architecture and business solution design.
• Support solution architects and development teams in defining technology solutions.
• Understand and challenge requirements; proactively raise risks and issues to the project manager where identified.
• Coordinate with development teams, including third parties, to ensure successful delivery of technology against requirements and priorities.
• Support in defining and managing user acceptance testing and end‐user training.
• Ensure that appropriate levels of service are provided to meet current and future business needs.
• Manage ad‐hoc tasks as required.

Experience / Competences

Essential

• A solid understanding of product roadmaps, demonstrable experience mapping current, interim and target states.
• Ability to translate high‐level capabilities into features and stories to a sufficiently granular level for handover to engineering.
• Understanding of the full project life cycle from requirements capture through to implementation and delivery.
• Proven experience operating as a business analyst in financial services technology.
• Technical experience of building out complex features and enhancements.
• Technical analysis & QA skills to progress stories through Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Strong problem solving, documentation and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work on multiple projects whilst managing multiple deadlines and differing priorities.
• Self‐start, identify tasks required independently to fulfil project deliverables and work as a team member.
• Writing skills – produce documents in a clear, accurate and compelling manner.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management at all levels; strong presentation skills.
• Ability to provide detailed and meaningful interpretation of information in a concise manner.
• Strong personal organisation skills to work to tight deadlines.
• Develop new skills and understand new technology as required.
• Service oriented, adaptable and resilient.
• Results oriented and personal accountability.
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach.
• Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft applications software, inclusive of MS Visio and/or BPMN 2.0.

Desirable

• A good understanding of the front‐to‐back trade lifecycle, including trading, middle/back‐office (booking, clearing), on‐boarding and reference data.
• Technical – solid grasp of target state architecture and e2e data flows.
• Experience in an Agile development environment and good knowledge of Agile processes.

Job Band & Level Professional, 5

Location UK – 135 Bishopsgate – London

Company Statement TP ICAP values diversity and inclusion, fostering a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected and empowered to contribute. Our Employee Network, TP ICAP Accord, is central to driving continuous cultural improvement.