Job description

The senior business analyst is responsible for elicitation and analysis of r

equirements and requests that come from cross functional teams. The person shoul
d have the ability to drive the direction of the reference data solution, includ
ing design & strategy, managing requirement analysis and artefact creation, revi
ewing with stake holders and getting sign-offs. This role requires excellent ver
bal and written communication skills as well as excellent relationship managemen
t skills. The role requires direct reporting to head - product strategy.
Requires an excellent understanding and experience in Reference Data, Refere
nce Data Mastering, Exception Management and other aspects of data management. T
he experience gained should be either working for reference data change/IT organ
ization within a Financial Institution or by implementing such a system for a Ba
nk.
Desired Skills and Experience
Requires an excellent understanding and experience in Reference Data, Refere
nce Data Mastering, Exception Management and other aspects of data management. T
he experience gained should be either working for reference data change/IT organ
ization within a Financial Institution or by implementing such a system for a Ba
nk.
Primary Responsibility: As following:
Instrument Reference Data Subject Matter Expert (SME), capable of confidentl
y advising on Instrument Reference Data related issues which arise during soluti
on design as part of data analysis,
Collects and defines business requirements and translates business requireme
nts into functional specifications and guide the development team,
Responsible for gaining agreement on business requirements and solution defi
nition from relevant stake holders,
Support RFP process/due diligence process by analyzing an existing reference
data subset to identify potential strength and weaknesses and thereby defining
the effort required for operational support processes,
Supports Test strategy of the product,
Partners with IDMS Service Delivery to design effective operational processe
s for the product,
Supports the integration of the new and legacy reference data store by recon
ciliation analysis and advising on solutions there after

Job description:
Excellent hands-on experience/knowledge on instrument reference data,
In-depth familiarity in processing data vendors feeds like Bloomberg Back-Of
fice, Extended Back-Office, Per Security, Reuters Data Scope, FTID, Telekurs VDF
, OCC etc.
Anyone of the following asset types:
Equity
Extensive product knowledge in the area of Equities including understanding
of instrument characteristics for cash equity, ETF, Warrants, Equity Baskets etc
. as a product and instrument lifecycle
Familiarity with equities product feeds from data vendors, prior experience
of defining cross reference, business rules, data quality rules including data m
odelling
Fixed Income
Extensive product knowledge in the area of Fixed Income including understand
ing of instrument characteristics for corporate bonds, agencies, treasuries, sec

uritized products, munis and money markets and their instrument lifecycle
Familiarity with fixed income product feeds from data vendors, prior experie
nce of defining cross reference, business rules, data quality rules including da
ta modelling
Derivatives
Extensive product knowledge on Derivatives (Options, Futures & SWAPS), commo
dities, FX (Forward & Spot)
Excellent understanding of instrument characteristics along with instrument
lifecycle, familiarity with Derivative range of product feeds from data vendors.
General
A strong understanding of operational processes around instrument data, ass
ociated challenges and issues
Strong SQL skill, ability to create Data Flow Diagrams and Entity Relationsh
ip Modeling
Excellent BA delivery track record, with experience of working in multiple p
rojects within Financial Market Industry
Ability to communicate clearly and maintain healthy relationships across cro
ss-functional teams
Excellent analytical skills in drafting or understanding the business requir
ements
Excellent skills in preparing business analysis document and specifications
Sufficient knowledge of IT development and delivery practices and approaches
Ability to work to set deadlines and yet remain flexible as per situation
Advanced experience in excel
Experience with reference data implementations or reference data change/IT
Soft Skills
Advanced English communication skills both verbal and written
Strong documentation and presentation skills
Positive and self-motivated
Strong team player