Business Analyst
il y a 6 jours
City of London
Business Analyst - Derivatives & Aladdin (Middle Office Change) • Location: London - 2 days / week, • Start: ASAP / Short notice preferred, • Engagement: Contract with the view to go permanent, • Rate: £500 (Inside IR35) Overview We are supporting a major investment management client with a series of middle-office transformation initiatives focused on OTC derivatives and collateral. The role sits at the intersection of operations, technology, and change, with a strong emphasis on Aladdin and front-to-back derivatives lifecycle knowledge. This role will suit a Business Analyst or Senior Analyst who has grown up in derivatives operations and transitioned into change, transformation, or platform implementation work. Key Responsibilities • Act as a Business Analyst supporting middle-office change initiatives across OTC derivatives, • Work closely with operations, technology, and front-office stakeholders to analyse and improve front-to-back derivatives workflows, • Lead requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis, and solution design, • Support Aladdin-related initiatives, including system migrations, enhancements, and operating model changes, • Provide SME input across:, • Trade lifecycle (capture, confirmation, settlement), • Collateral and margining (bilateral & cleared), • Post-trade events and reconciliations, • Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications, user stories, and test scenarios, • Support UAT, implementation, and go-live activities, • Contribute to regulatory and operational initiatives (e.g. EMIR, uncleared margin rules, Basel III), • Act as a bridge between business users, vendors, and technology teams Required Experience • Proven experience in a Business Analyst / Change / Transformation role within asset or investment management, • Strong hands-on knowledge of OTC derivatives, ideally including IRS, CDS, FX, or equity derivatives, • Solid understanding of middle-office or post-trade operations, • Experience working on systems change or platform implementations, • Comfortable operating as a subject matter expert, not just a documenter, • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Highly Desirable • Aladdin experience (particularly derivatives, collateral, or middle-office functionality), • Experience with collateral platforms and vendors such as DTCC, Acadia, Markit, TriResolve, TriOptima, • Background in derivatives operations before moving into change or BA work, • Exposure to large transformation or operating model change programmes