Job Description

Job description
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of a Business / Data Analyst





Principal responsibilities


Support the product owner in the management of their work stream Backlog and the prioritization of stories and subtasks.

Groom the stories in the backlog to ensure that they are prepared to meet the 'definition of ready'

Contribute to the project RAAID by raising items when necessary.

Update the Lead Business Analyst and Project Management with progress vs delivery milestones

Facilitate the following Agile Forums and project meetings

Pod Backlog refinement

Pod Sprint Planning/show and tell/ retrospective

Pod Scrum

Attend the following project meetings

Work with management team and wider IT community to remove any impediments to the pod progress

Monitor pod work to ensure that all deliverables and work items are produced to a high standard of quality

Contribute to team building material to develop and reinforce best practice within the pod and across IT Surveillance

Contribute to the ongoing refinement of the testing strategy and testing automation. Ensure that all technical solutions are ratified

Produce statistics and cadence reports from JIRA

Requirements
Bachelor of engineering or equivalent.





Requirements


Must have:


Good markets knowledge across a range of products: FX, Equities, Equity Derivatives, Fixed Income, Futures, Swaps, Energy, Metals.

Excellent Front to Back (full) Trade Lifecycle knowledge

Practical experience in functional analysis and design, utilizing different methodologies i.e. Use Cases, Business Process Modelling within a Waterfall or Agile Project environment

Requirements elicitation, functional design and problem-solving skills - structured, formal approach to analysis tasks

Ability to convey requirements to developers in a way that's clearly understood by them

Expertise in Agile engineering practices (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, LEAN)

Should have worked on JIRA, Confluence for requirement management

SQL, Data Quality Analysis, Python, Unix

Good knowledge of XML is required for mapping / linking data across systems

Accountability for delivery - takes ownership of tasks assigned to ultimate resolution with minimal supervision

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (comfortable in written and verbal communications) to facilitate with users from around the world and from different cultural backgrounds), relationship management and flexible interpersonal skills



Good to have:


Have a postgraduate degree in Finance / CFA / FRM

Should have 3+ years of experience Some experience in trade surveillance, regulatory reporting and market abuse

Disciplined Agile and SAFE framework experience

Experienced in working with resources in geographically dispersed teams, appreciating and respecting local cultures

Front Office IT experience

An appreciation and experience of working on projects that are driven by Regulatory Mandate, and be able to articulate the challenges that such projects often encounter, and the ways in which they've been able to achieve success in such areas

Basic knowledge of Unix, SQL (or any database), Flat file based manual testing

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

www.hsbc.com/careers





HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role."



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Issued By HSBC Software Development Centre