BA/PM - Front Office - Equity Derivatives Technology (ref. R/000960)

Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Business Analyst/Project Manager professional with a proven track record of change management within the Front Office Investment Banking and Consultancy industry, specifically within the Equity Derivatives technology space.

This is a challenging opportunity that requires the ability to influence key decision makers, peer groups and functions outside or your direct control.

In this fast paced environment you must be able to prioritise tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and considered approach, paying close attention to details. You will need to employ strong oral and written communication skills, necessary to deliver business requirements & effectively communicate progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders including Front Office, IT, Trade Capture and Finance Management.

Essential:
A proven track record of Business Analyst/Project Management work within the Front Office Investment Banking and Consultancy industry.
Strong Governance & Stakeholder management.
Proven capability within the Equity Derivative space of a global Investment Bank.
MI & Report generation i.e. Steering Committee /Working Group packs.
Task tracking i.e. capture & manage to close all approvals/deliverables.
In depth application of Business Analyst/Project Management skills and experience across the system development lifecycle
Manage/ track the programme financials.
Risk & Issue management & escalation.
Candidate must be able to think critically, analyse workflows and data, draw conclusions and suggest potential solutions to mitigate risk exposure and/or improve efficiency.
Able to utilise proficient Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills to document detailed processes and business requirements.
Excellent oral and written communication skills necessary to effectively communicate issues, risks and progress on complex processes to multiple stakeholders including Front Office, IT, Trade Capture and Finance Management.
Ability to self-initiate, work productively when unsupervised and multitask across multiple concurrent projects.
Must be able to prioritise tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and considered approach, paying close attention to details.
A professional, mature approach to project management.
Ability to influence key decision makers, peer groups and functions outside direct control.
Ability to excel in a structured but complex working environment.
Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation including senior business sponsors and key service providers (both IT and business)
Ability to use influencing and interpersonal skills to build agreement between divergent interest groups
Clear presentation skills to delivery programme status providing transparency to sponsors and stakeholders.
Has the confidence and ability to convincingly structure, summarise, defend and present recommendations.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agent.

Dane Barnard
cv@alexanderash.com
Sector: Banking & Finance Salary: £400 - £499 Location: London City Job Type: Permanent