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IB Tech - EMEA Fidessa Lead - Business Analyst - VP - based London
Banking and Finance
IB Tech - EMEA Fidessa Team Lead - Business Analysis - VP
 
The Role
Working as part of JP Morgan's Central Business Analysis Team (CBAT) the candidate will be responsible for the delivery of Fidessa business analysis for 'Cash Equities' front office, facing off to the single stock business.  The role will be a team lead role and will focus on care trading and the set of related systems used globally across equities including: order/trade management systems, market connectivity and customer connectivity. 
 
Reporting to the EMEA Regional BA Lead the candidate will be required to work closely with the Middle Office BA team to ensure that end to end coverage is achieved.
 
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Team Lead the front office Fidessa business analysis team
  • Work closely with project managers and the Fidessa development manager to initiate projects and resource appropriately
  • Report progress to EMEA BA lead and project managers on a regular basis
  • Help define estimates for BA deliverables for the project planning phase
  • Hold regular reviews with the business and management to review progress, priorities, issues and risks
  • Undertake business analysis and create business and functional specifications
  • Participate in design reviews/gap analyses
  • Create user documentation such as user guides, quick reference guides and release notes
  • Provide training to users and transition knowledge for new implementations to production support
 BA Goals
  • Apply and leverage standards and best practices for delivery across regions and products
  • Promote an 'end to end' global focus; break down business workflow and technology silos across regions and products
  • Improve service quality with project delivery teams
  • Provide accountability and communication to the project delivery teams
Experience
  • Experience of Fidessa Order and Trade Management
  • A proven track record as a business analyst supporting cash equities
  • Experience of leading a small team
  • Good understanding of global order routing and the Sales and Trading businesses in particular cash equities
  • Exposure to FIX and experience with FIX messaging
  • Background in IT within investment banking
Essential Skills
  • Experience of the Fidessa order and trade management suite including OMAR, TMAR and EMMA
  • Team leading skills including the ability to prioritise and delegate work
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Ability to work with a range of stakeholders across Technology, Operations and the Business
  • Strong communication and presentation skills - both written and verbal
  • Ability to work in a highly pressurized environment
  • The candidate must be self motivated and pro-active.  They must be able to manage their own and their team's workloads to comply with timescales and scope as agreed
  • Good team player
 
Desirable Skills
  • Familiarity with middle office flows
  • Experience of operating within a "sell side" firm.
  • Knowledge of a recognised structured methodology
  • Exposure to different business areas such as Fixed Income, Derivatives, Risk Management and Back office functions
 
The person
  • Preferably degree educated - business or IT based - although this is not a pre-requisite
 
Initial Focus
Projects in the pipeline include - A full replacement of the existing order management system across all regions - EMEA, NA and Asia, support for cross border trading flows including ADRs, retirement of GL for Cash Equities, rollout of new trading software for South Africa and Moscow; and mandatory exchange upgrades,
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan offers an exceptional benefits program and a highly competitive compensation package.

JPMorgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.3 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chasebrands. Information about the firm is available at   
Please only apply for this vacancy if you meet the following criteria:
Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location
Type: Permanent Posted: Reference: 100057193/2620368 Area: City Start Date: ASAP Postcode: EC4Y 0JP