Business Analyst – Electronic Trading IT

• Gather requirements from traders, analyze their day-to-day challenges, and translate them into functional specifications
• Analyze and investigate complex incidents in collaboration with development teams
• Independently manage projects and workstreams, including facilitating steering committees, reporting, and stakeholder communications
• Coordinate functional testing and acceptance testing
• Validate releases and deployments
• Support change management initiatives for the FX desk
• Act as the link between Business and Technology in an Agile environment

Requirements

• Master’s degree (Bac+5) from an Engineering School, leading business school, or university, with a specialization in Finance or IT
• 3 to 6 years of experience as an IT Business Analyst in a Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) or capital markets environment
• Strong knowledge of electronic trading and foreign exchange (FX) products
• Knowledge of financial market participants and specialized software platforms (e.g., ION, Horizon)
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Unix
• Proven experience working with Agile methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, confidence when engaging with Front Office teams, and the autonomy to manage projects independently
• Fluent English is essential in this international environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in gathering requirements, analyzing complex incidents, and managing projects within an Agile environment, particularly in the context of electronic trading and foreign exchange products. Proficient in SQL, Python, and Unix, with a strong understanding of financial market participants and specialized software platforms.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• IT Business Analyst Experience
• Agile Methodologies
• SQL Proficiency
• Python Proficiency
• Electronic Trading Knowledge

Hard Skills

• SQL
• Python
• Unix
• Project Management
• Functional Specifications
• Functional Testing
• Acceptance Testing
• Change Management
• Incident Analysis
• Stakeholder Communication

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Autonomy
• Confidence

Industry Keywords

• Corporate and Investment Banking
• Capital Markets
• Foreign Exchange
• Financial Market Participants

Tools & Technologies

• ION
• Horizon