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JOB DESCRIPTION Job Purpose The purpose of this job is to analyze various data sets, gather and manage business requirements, design business solutions, and see said solutions to implementation. The incumbent will be required to work across multiple teams to gain subject matters expertise, conduct feasibility studies, market analysis, define new processes as well as identify and implement process improvement opportunities. The incumbent will liaise and collaborate with various business reference data teams such as, Evaluations, Index, multiple Product and Project Management as well as Technology to improve the quality, completeness, timeliness and breadth of various data sets. The incumbent must be able to work with subject matter experts from various teams and present the Reference Data Operations (RDO) business needs to other stakeholders. They must develop deep understanding of complex processes, and business needs and present those concepts to others. Conduct detailed gap analysis to identify opportunities and propose various possible solutions. The incumbent will be asked to gather and maintain a comprehensive library of detailed business requirements and see them to production, while adhering to a set release cycle to ensure successful production implementation. The fixed income and equity markets consist of millions of active securities and the reference data provided by ICE Data Services for said securities is used by our clients to make trading decisions, settle trades, make investment decisions, manage portfolios, analyze risk, create security master files, create client statements and conduct other back office functions. Our reference data is also used by internal stakeholders such as the Evaluated Pricing, Index and Analytics groups said reference data plays an integral role in determining evaluated prices, determining whether or not a security should be added to or deleted from an index or indices, the weighted average of a security within an index and, performing a series of analytical calculations that are used both internally within ICE and externally by these stakeholder\'s clientele. Responsibilities Identify opportunities in current processes, conduct GAP analysis to quantify issues and recommend alternative solutions that will optimize process and/or improve the completeness, timeliness and quality of the data set Lead interviews with subject matter experts, end users, and project sponsors to assess business needs and opportunities. Document well-organized, detailed and concise business requirements by converting the results of data from interviews and conducting own analysis Should be able to provide technical expertise on integrating multiple applications Plan, organize, facilitate, and lead reviews of business requirements with users and developers to ensure accuracy, completeness and mutual understanding Coordinate and collaborate effectively with the project team, including but not limited to end users, product management, evaluations, index, portfolio analytics, quality assurance, project management and development teams to mitigate and assess project risks, eliminate ambiguities, and meet project deadlines Examine current business functions and system capabilities. Identify trends and causation of inaccurate and/or incomplete data sets by conducting in-depth root cause analysis Design and recommend various solution to improve data accuracy and completeness. Present alternative solutions and/or controls to stakeholders using analytics, charts, graphs, diagrams and presentations. Make recommendation for best approach Determine efficiencies, accuracy, timeliness, completeness gained from recommended solutions Monitor project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems and publishing progress reports. Prepare production release notes and organize review sessions with RDO and DSG groups to ensure full understanding of release scope Apply problem-solving skills to create innovative work-flow resulting in increased productivity Write complete and concise test scripts for user acceptance testing. Plan, coordinate, and execute created tests cases Identify any potential data gaps resulting from the creation of new fields and/or rules. Work with related groups to confirm completion of data backfills required after a production release Coordinate closely with RDO training team to ensure all training documentation is adjusted and all training sessions were completed prior to the release rollout Knowledge and Experience Bachelor\'s degree or higher required Minimum of 6-8 years of relevant work experience directly working as a business analysts, preferably with financial data sets Prior knowledge on integrating multiple applications. Knowledge of Business Analysis principles and practices is essential Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressured, fluid environment Ability to distill large amounts of information into specific takeaways Excellent attention to detail and high degree of demonstrated decision-making and problem solving skills Excellent documentation skills capturing detail business requirements Excellent written and oral communication skills communication, organization and time management skills Eagerness to learn and collaborate with others Strong Word, Excel, Visio, SQL skills required Knowledge of software development life cycle is required. Willingness to work during UK/US hours Schedule This role offers work from home flexibility of up to 2days per week .

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