Derivatives Business Analyst base 100-120K flex NYC

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Derivatives Business Analyst Position

Position Summary

The Derivatives Business Analyst (BA) has the primary responsibility to elicit, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the real needs of the project stakeholders, including the business or end users. The BA serves as the conduit between the business or customer community and the software development team through which requirements flow.

A Derivatives BA may be involved at some level throughout the entire system or software development life cycle. Primary responsibilities include developing the requirements baseline during the Requirements and Design phases of the project cycle. Additional deliverables and support may be required during the Implementation and Testing phases.

Job Responsibilities

· Support the implementation of brokerage applications by delivering high-level project proposals, business requirements, functional specifications, use cases and screen mock-ups. Functional requirements are written using UML.

· Work with subject matter experts to produce process flow charts, architectural diagrams, and design documents.

· Write user documentation such as user guides, quick reference guides, and release notes.

· Write technical documentation such as system administrator guides.

· Work closely with business users, developers, and other subject matter experts throughout the software development lifecycle.

Requirements

· Brokerage industry experience with Derivative Order, Trade Entry and Risk applications.

• Product Knowledge to support Trading, Execution, Clearing Services and Risk Analysis in some of the following products is required:
  • Equity Derivatives: (Primary Requirement)
    • Options-Calls and Puts
    • Warrants
      • Equity Warrants
      • Covered Warrants
      • Basket Warrants
      • Index Warrants
    • Convertible Bonds
    • Forwards, Futures and Swaps
  • Credit Derivatives: (Secondary Requirement)
    • Total Return Swaps
    • Credit Default Swaps
    • Credit Linked Notes
  • FX Derivatives: (Secondary Requirement)
    • Vanilla
    • Exotics
• Familiarity with Clearance, Retail, International, and Back Office Operations are a plus.

· Minimum of 5 years Business Analysis experience.

· Excellent analytical, written, and verbal skills (writing samples required).

· Ability to multitask, work quickly under pressure, and learn new technologies.

· Excellent organizational skills; project tracking experience using Workbench a plus.

· Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Visio. Familiarity with MS SharePoint, PowerPoint, PhotoShop, PaintShop Pro and SnagIt a plus.

Email resume in Word to jeffaltman@cisny.com ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

NO RELOCATION. NO VISA TRANSFERS. NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES.

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