Join Barclays as a Business Analyst within the Equities and Electronic Trading business. The role is in equities electronic trading area covering algorithmic execution, smart order routing, and internalisation. The role provides an opportunity to work on new features to enhance existing system functionality, such as improving internalisation rates, support new workflows, order types, and venues, as well as on the buildout of a new strategic electronic trading platform. On day-to-day basis you will work closely with the business, quants, developers and various other teams and senior stakeholders to structure requirements, provide hands on analysis, initiate and run projects through to delivery.
To Be Successful, You Should Have
- Knowledge of front to back cash equities flows
- Experience of producing functional requirements and integration specifications for developers
- Hands on analysis skills (e.g. SQL, Q KDB)
- Project scoping, estimation, progress control and delivery track record
Other Highly Valued Skills May Include
- Knowledge of execution algorithms, smart order routing, market structure, client, and/or exchange connectivity
- Knowledge of cash equities or other asset classes (FX, rates, derivatives, etc.)
- Pro-active identification of change related system risks and corresponding remediation
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant to success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role is based in London.
Purpose of the role
To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.
Accountabilities
- Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
- Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
- Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
- Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
- Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
- Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
- Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
- Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
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