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Position: Business Analyst with Foreign Exchange (FX)
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Duration: Long term contract
Top Skills Details please provide # of years and list anything lacking the resume should reflect all these skills too!
1.Experience with Foreign Exchange (FX) Front Office skills
Minimum of 5 years experience as a Business Analyst in the capital markets sector with a focus on front office trading systems for Foreign Exchange (FX) trading.
- Experience building out target operating model
Strong knowledge of EMS, OMS and PMS platforms and their role in trading operations
- Agile / Scrum meeting experience
With following Agile w/ Scrum to gather and document detailed business requirements from front office trading teams and other relevant stakeholders. Serve as a liaison between front office trading teams, IT, vendors and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication & collaboration
Description
Client is to add a business analyst to add to their FX Front Office technology group. This person will be on the team dedicated to upgrading our Position Management System. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in agile methodologies, excellent communication skills to engage with both internal teams and external vendors, and the technical acumen to dive into the details and remove blockers to ensure team success. They will be a BA, but ideally could handle some scrum master daily tasks if needed.
Agile Facilitation:
Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospective, and other agile ceremonies for both teams.
Ensure adherence to agile principles and practices, and act as a coach to continuously improve team performance and efficiency.
Communication & Collaboration:
Serve as a primary point of contact for cross-team communication, ensuring alignment between agile teams, auxiliary groups & enterprise initiatives.
Facilitate communication with external vendors, ensuring that requirements are clearly understood and deliverables met.
Technical Support
Work closely with the teams to understand the technical nuances of their work and work with enterprise teams to support them or remove blockers impeding progress.
Stakeholder Management:
Collaborate with Product Owners, Project Managers and other stakeholders to ensure that the team s work aligns with business objectives.
Provide regular updates to leadership on team progress risks and dependencies.
Continuous Improvement:
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the team s agility, productivity and overall effectiveness.
Promote a culture of continuous learning and adaptation.
Position management platform upgrade to provide trader\'s with improved technology to better service clients
Collaborate with Product Owners, Project Managers and other stakeholders to ensure that the team s work aligns with business objectives.
Provide regular updates to leadership on team progress risks and dependencies.
Continuous Improvement:
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the team s agility, productivity and overall effectiveness.
Promote a culture of continuous learning and adaptation.
Business Challenge:
Position management platform upgrade to provide trader\'s with improved technology to better service clients
