Electronic Trading Fixed Income/FX IT Business Analyst

The Global Markets Pre-Trade IT team is responsible for providing Global Macro (Rates, FX), Equity/Securities Lending and Credit businesses with reliable and time-sensitive IT solutions to meet their needs.

The team is involved in the different phases of application development: user needs collection, analysis, design, implementation, delivery, support, and maintenance, within an agile framework.

We are looking for an IT Business Analyst to support e-trading and e-pricing needs from our Global Macro business line, with a good knowledge of FX, bonds, Interest Rate Derivatives (mostly IRS), electronic trading workflows and pricing methods for vanilla bonds and IRS. The candidate will focus on gathering requirements from traders for their e-trading and pricing tools, write business requirements, build mockup screens or PoC, liaise with IT developers (both locally and in Head Office), define and execute test scripts, and coordinate with end-users for UAT. The candidate will also help with planning and status reporting.

The role of the Business Analyst will be to support Global Macro e-trading activities performing the following actions:

• Work closely with desks to establish a trust relationship with traders and understand their needs and requirements.
• Formalize business requirements.
• Collaborate with the product owners to translate those requirements into development tasks.
• Build mockups or PoC.
• Define and execute test scripts.
• Coordinate user acceptance tests with traders.
• Document and enrich our knowledge base.
• Be a facilitator between end-users and L1 Support team to address support issues.
• Provide support Level 2.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 5 years in IT business analysis functions for Interest Rates Derivatives/FX Front Office in the Finance industry .
• Solid knowledge of quantitative finance, especially related to pricing of Rate products (IRS, bonds).
• Understanding of market making, market data, and pre-trade concepts.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of Python or C# is a plus.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problems.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applications.
• Well-versed in Agile practices and methodologies.

Natixis is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Natixis will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on age, color, mental or physical handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry or citizenship status, race, religion, sex (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), veteran status, creed, genetic information or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Respect for all means that we deal with each person as an individual and not as a member of any group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Management is expected to provide leadership in supporting the firms EEO program by taking steps to promote EEO in all facets of employment including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, performance assessment, and career-development opportunities.

The salary range for this position will be between $145,000 - $180,000. Natixis is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Actual base salary will vary and will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills set, applicable licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Base salary is only one component of our total rewards package. Natixis also offers a generous benefits package, and you may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award depending on company and individual performance.