Business Analyst

For our customer in Zurich we are looking for a Market Risk IT Business Analyst

Your job will involve working on:
- Market Risk requirements for the propose Volker Regulations with a focus on gap analysis for the required metrics
- Market Risk Management and Reporting, Methodology and Front Office to understand and analyze the source data feeds requirements and review the proposed solution to ensure that it meets the requirements and complies with usability standards
- Business Analysts from other delivery teams such as Reporting and Workflow in Risk IT and key people from Front Office, Data IT and Finance to ensure end-to-end data flows are incorporated in the functional design
- Risk IT Architects to ensure the architecture of the solution is fit for purpose.
- Software Developers to understand the front to back solution and any technical limitations.
- Project Managers to prioritize and plan the delivery of multiple projects
- Quality Assurance staff to ensure the quality of the functional solution delivered
- Rates, FX, Equity and Credit Product team and development team to understand the complex dependencies between the data flows from different source systems and functional requirements to propose solutions for identified gaps and issues.
- Contribute to the discussions on the overall Market Risk IT strategy evolution triggered by requirements due to changes in the market environment.

The Market Risk IT Business Analyst acts as a bridge between the business and IT organization, and provides a central contact point during the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation phases. You will be responsible for the business requirements, the functional requirement and analysis and design documentation. In addition you will be also responsible for ensuring data analysis and a "first line of defence" to identify issues and provide solution related to risk information provided by the Front Office.

As the ideal candidate you have the following qualifications and experience:
- Have 5+ years in Financial Services and must have Investment Banking products experience.
- Strong Business Analysis skills, including gathering requirements and writing functional specifications.
- Strong IT Architecture knowledge in the area of Risk Management to ensure proposed functional requirements can be met by the existing architecture and infrastructure.
- Real world experience in working on large and complex projects in the area of Market and Credit risk spanning regions.
- Strong Risk Management background, in particular Market Risk - GARP or PRMIA certification is a plus
- In depth knowledge of Risk Management process along with a broad knowledge across capital markets products
- Experience with tools for business analysis, change and defect management
- Good relational database experience (Oracle) and Excel/MS Access skills
- Good Datamodelling and data analysis skills. Experience with reporting solutions like Microsoft Analysis Server, Business Objects etc.
- Experience in defining and executing test plans and managing defects and defect resolution
- Experience in driving IT strategy within a Financial Service company would be advantageous.
- Strong initiative and sense of ownership
- Excellent communication skills
- University Degree in IT and/or Finance/Economics/Business Administration
- Fluent in English, German is a plus

If you are interested in this position please do not hesitate to send us your CV electronically