The Murex Back Office Consultant will be part of the GM IT Operations Squad responsible for providing IT services to the Global Markets Operations team. The squad handles support, change requests, and projects related to Global Markets Operations.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and document user requirements and transpose them into functional specifications.
- Act as the key liaison with Global Markets Operation teams, IT teams, and vendors.
- Engage with the business to understand their needs and transform them into change or project initiatives.
- Define system and data requirements and validate system design and processes from functional and technical perspectives.
- Develop and refine business, functional, and testing requirements, working alongside vendors as needed.
- Configure the solution according to requirements.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for the Murex suite of tools used within Operations.
- Create test plans, test cases, and conduct system testing.
- Contribute to user training activities, including preparation of training guides and presentations.
- Follow up with vendor support to address bugs/issues.
- Assist in the technical and functional handover of projects and changes to relevant teams.
- Develop business and operational processes and participate in creating system training artifacts as required.
Mandatory Skills:
- 7-9 years of total working experience.
- Minimum of 5 years as a Murex Operations expert with hands-on experience in back-office workflow (contracts, events, deliverables, exchanges), MXML development, and configuration.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a banking project or IT company.
- Experience in implementing and supporting Murex v3.1 related to back-office capabilities.
- Strong knowledge of Capital Markets products and processes, with a comprehensive understanding of financial markets, trading, and banking solutions.
- Familiarity with Murex static data, operations processes, and swift messages configuration.
- Knowledge across various asset classes, including Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, and more.
- Proficient in liaising with stakeholders for business requirements, specification documents, and testing processes.
- Strong numerical skills and ability to perform under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
