About this role
Key Areas of Responsibilities
• Front office IT business analyst and project management that will partner with the Japan and global Equities business to ensure successful client requirements & on boarding & delivery. • Responsible for gathering business requirements for client’s Onboarding (Front office trading systems including middle-backup system related changes, allocation, confirmation, system updates, reports etc..). • Conduct regular meetings and communication with business users, raise and review Jira for tasks, attend and prioritization meetings. • Conduct analysis, create & update business requirement, documents / process, work with users, global project managers, development & support teams for implementations. • Define testing strategies and conduct thorough testing for new features and enhancements, as well as co-ordinate UAT. • Communicate changes to impacted business users across various departments, including planning and managing changes in processes, operations, and systems. • Identify and escalate risks while proposing both tactical and strategic solutions to mitigate these risks and provide business support. • Manage related vendors contracts, procurement and invoices. Work with global team members for vendor system setup. • Manage incident & communication, support key compliance applications, participate and run annual BCP exercise, write audit or hearing reports for Securities Regulators & related partners (FSA, JSDA, SESC, JASDEC, etc.) related to the project and Incidents. • Adapt to new technologies and assist with automation & tools.
Requirements
• Bachelor degree or above in IT/Computing or related studies. • 6- 10 years of experience in cash equities, basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business
Business Knowledge
• Basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business • Understanding of the Front-to-Back Trade Lifecycle, allocation/confirmation process
PM / BA Experience
• 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Business Analyst within the financial services industry • Experience delivering projects in a global environment and collaborating with offshore teams • Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams • Experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation • Experience supporting UAT and managing related issues • Experience tracking and managing system development deliverables and project milestones
Technical Skills
• Preferred Experience supporting Smart Bridge and XNET • Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence • Basic SQL skills for data extraction and analysis • Knowledge of international equities business • Preferred Knowledge of the FIX Protocol
Communication Skills
• Business-level Japanese communication skills (verbal, email, and chat) • Ability to read and write business English emails • Ability to communicate effectively with overseas development teams in English
Personal Attributes
• High attention to detail. • Transparent and regular communication with business stakeholder. Follow up on requirements, issues with global team and regularly update business user on progress. • Strong analytical and logical thinking skills • Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership
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