Business Analyst - Market Infrastructure

Title: Business Analyst - Market Infrastructure

Location: Chicago, IL (60604) - Hybrid On-site 3 days a week

Employment type: Full-time

This position is working for a global team with representation in APCA, EMEA and USA that acts as the technical bridge between exchanges, brokers and other external parties and the company. By capturing and normalizing trade messages, they ensure that clients and stakeholders have visibility of their trade activity while meeting regulatory requirements.

As a Business Analyst in Market Infrastructure, you will work in a team that focuses on improving the performance of processes, systems and tooling. You will do this by translating product and process improvements into value propositions and end-to-end solutions.

Responsibilities:

• 5+ years experience working in the (listed) derivatives and equities industry, with full understanding of the post-trade lifecycle from trade capture through to settlement


• Experience working for a Central Counterparty (CCP), clearing house, or exchange is a plus


• Bachelors Degree


• Used to working in an international environment


• Experience with financial information exchange (FIX) protocol and other trading system components


• Experience working on complex IT implementations together with developers


• Proven drive to exceed expectations of internal and external stakeholders


• Ability to multi-task, set priorities and thrive in an externally imposed deadline driven environment


• Not afraid to dive into details and use your analytical skills


• You have affinity working with larger projects and can take the role of leading the change process, including engaging internal stakeholders and other parties involved. You document the progress and ensure that the parties involved meet expected objectives and ensure that external deadlines are met


• Intermediate SQL and Excel skills

Qualifications:

• Experience with GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) or similar solutions


• Experience with Confluence and Jira


• Experience with BitBucket, Git and/or alike