The Regulatory/Murex Business Analyst will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of key financial regulations including MiFID, EMIR, SFTR, and Dodd Frank. The role involves analyzing regulatory requirements, assessing vendors on their reporting solutions, reviewing technical and functional designs, validating solutions, and liaising with different teams for successful regulatory reporting implementation. The candidate will also act as a Murex business analyst, working on regulatory and non-regulatory aspects related to front office activities.
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Responsibilities:
- Analyze and document user requirements related to MiFID, EMIR, and SFTR regulations, and translate them into functional specifications.
- Serve as a key liaison with Global Markets teams, IT teams, and vendors.
- Lead vendor RFP from a technology perspective and assess vendor solutions.
- Participate in discussions with business stakeholders to understand their needs and transform them into regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Define systems and data requirements, validate systems design and processes from functional and technical aspects.
- Develop, refine, and execute various business, functional, and testing requirements.
- Configure solutions as per requirements and create test plans and test cases.
- Contribute to user training activities and follow up with vendor support to resolve issues.
- Ensure technical and functional handover of projects to relevant teams.
- Assist in developing business and operational processes and system training artifacts as required.
Mandatory Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Regulatory Business Analyst with a strong understanding of regulations (MiFID, SFTR, EMIR, Dodd Frank).
- Knowledge of Murex to support front office developments.
- Expertise in multiple asset classes (at least 2 of the following): FXMM, Security financing, IR vanilla and exotic derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Commodity Derivatives, FX Derivatives.
- Strong exposure to Murex FO Modules: E-Tradepad, Simulation, Livebook, Risk Matrices, etc.
- Experience leading and delivering projects, specifically in Murex v3.1.
- Excellent knowledge of capital markets products and processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Minimum 7-10 years of relevant work experience in a bank or IT company.
- Proven record of stakeholder management and leadership skills.
- Strong numerical skills and the ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Postgraduate degree or qualification in Information Systems, Engineering, or Business Administration.
