Senior Business Analyst & Project Manager, Risk Transformation

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Senior Business Analyst & Project Manager, Risk TransformationLocation - LondonDaily rate - £550/day PAYE/UmbrellaStart date - ASAPContract - 6+ Months Our financial services client is currently seeking an experienced Senior BA & PM who has experience with Investment Banking, Program Management and Business analysis to join their team in the London office. The client really knows what they are looking for and have therefore provided a detailed person specification. This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate who is looking to further his experience and get exposure to some exciting projects and operate as an expert who can guide various teams through various phases. Primarily, the Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for managing and executing the analysis activity within one or more of the priority programmes. They will support the Requirements Management, Design, Change Management and Implementation Management activities during project delivery. Business Analysts often act as experts across multiple projects and programmes simultaneously, guiding the various teams through the various phases. Alongside project delivery responsibilities, the Business Analyst will work closely with the Project Management Office, Process Consultants and Business Consultants to ensure analyst resources are utilised effectively and resource supply meets the needs of upcoming project demand. Key responsibilities: To provide business analysis skills to document the business deliverables for Traded Risk.To have knowledge of credit risk measures such as RWA, PFE, IMM, CVA VAR etcTo work independently without too much supervision or guidance from PM / Senior BAs in the global teamsThe role will involve working with a Global Risk Transformation Credit Risk Engines team, and the candidate should have knowledge of all asset classes including rates, fx, credit and equities products.To work under Agile project framework and use of ALM JIRA software for writing Epics/storiesTo support End to End Test execution and demonstrate proficiency in software testing, stakeholder managementTo write test cases, test defect management, good documentation standards under Agile with test evidence and audited sign offs.To support project management responsibilities from time to time in the preparation of project status reports, identifying risks and issues, helping to prepare monthly reporting packs.To investigate business queries / problems in relation to trade / static data feeds. Key Requirements: 10+ years in Investment Banking, Program Management and Business analysis.Experience with regulatory program IBOR, BASEL III, FRTB or implementation of equivalent regulationsConfidence in communication internally at all levels; candidate will be dealing with Front Office, Middle office, Traded Risk management, Product Control, Quants and Technology teams on a daily basis who are both business and technically sophisticated.Domain knowledge in both Market Risk and Counterparty Risk and asset classes and their implications in terms of market risk & traded counterparty risk. Specifically looking for experience/exposure in IR /FX / EQ and/or Credit asset classesGood knowledge and experience of traded risk management gained through project implementation or systems development in an IT or change delivery function.Proven and demonstrable track record in risk business analysis and project delivery under Agile methodStrong problem solving skills, data analysis, use of MS Office, Visio and basic knowledge of SQL. Hands on experience of software and systems testing.Understanding of core project management activities and process, defined under PMI and Prince.MS project and PMO tools such as Open Work Bench or similar tools for project management support, planning, risks and issues tracking.Release and UAT experienceCounterparty credit risk and collateral Management practices including understanding of simulation, pricing, aggregation and understanding of ISDA documentationKnowledge of asset classes and their implications in terms of market risk. Specifically looking for experience/exposure in IR /FX / EQ and/or Credit asset classesAsset Control or equivalent Market Data toolExperience of querying aggregation CUBES of very large volumes of market risk measures across multiple dimension If you think you are up for the task and feel you meet the above criteria or interested to hear more information please contact me on 0161 503 5530 /