Lead II - Business Analysis

Key Responsibilities • Act as the primary functional contact for assigned clients and lead business-definition workshops. • Define, document, and manage scope in line with contractual commitments, product capabilities, roadmap, budget, and delivery timelines. • Help clients prepare Enhancement Request Forms (ERFs) with business context, requirements, impacts, assumptions, dependencies, and high-level solution approach. • Ensure proposed solutions leverage standard product capabilities; identify configuration needs, product gaps, enhancements, and out-of-scope requests. • Manage change control with Program and Project Managers, assessing and tracking impacts to scope, cost, risks, dependencies, and timelines. • Prioritize Epics, Features, and functional and non-functional requirements; • Participate in PI planning, backlog refinement, estimation, client demonstrations, and requirement validation. • Partner with Product, Delivery, Conversion, Change Definition, and Program teams to resolve issues, manage dependencies, meet milestones, and escalate risks promptly. • Build effective client and stakeholder relationships, manage competing priorities, and drive discussions and decisions to closure. Required Experience • 8+ years of experience in Capital Markets post-trade processing. • 4+ years as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Scope Lead, or in a similar client-facing product role. • Strong understanding of the end-to-end securities trade lifecycle, particularly clearance, settlement, and post-trade processing. • Deep knowledge of Equities and Fixed Income; exposure to FX, Money Markets, ETD, or OTC Derivatives is advantageous. • Knowledge of key post-trade functions, including trade management, clearing and settlement, accounting, and regulatory reporting is essential. • Proven ability to facilitate client workshops and translate complex requirements into clear, actionable ERFs, Epics, Features, and acceptance-ready requirements. • Sound judgment in distinguishing standard capability, configuration, enhancement, and out-of-scope requests. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder-management, and written communication skills, with the ability to assess risks and escalate appropriately. • Experience working in Agile delivery environments, including PI planning, backlog refinement, and estimation. • Experience using Jira and Confluence. Preferred • Experience with Gloss or any of the comparable back-office or post-trade platforms, such as Impact, BPS, Murex, Calypso, TCS BaNCS, FIS, Finastra, or Temenos. • Exposure to European and APAC financial-market processing, settlement practices, or regulatory requirements.