Senior Business Analyst – Portfolio Management Systems

The Role 

The Senior Business Analyst will serve as a key resource in Schonfeld’s endeavor to execute the product vision for our central Portfolio Management System. This role requires a strong fundamental understanding of the Trade Lifecycle across Front/Middle and Backoffice functions and a blend of technical and communication skills with excellent attention to detail. The position will require strong interpersonal and organizational skills as it entails business requirements discovery and formalization across our Trading, Operations, Risk and Compliance teams. This position is a member of the Product Management team and will report into the Head of Global Operations Product.

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What you’ll do 

The Senior Business Analyst – Portfolio Management Systems will partner with business stakeholders and technical teams to design and implement innovative solutions to complex trade capture, position management and operational trade reporting problems. The candidate will be responsible for requirements definition, stakeholder management and overall product delivery. They will perform critical analysis on key business functions and form data-validated conclusions to drive platform decisions.

The Senior Business Analyst – Portfolio Management Systems will interface across multiple internal and external teams to promote cross-team collaboration and create platform efficiency. They will work with the Front Office, Risk, Compliance and Operations teams to establish best practices around Documentation, Testing, Acceptance Criteria and Project Communication. A successful candidate will build team domain knowledge with a collaborative approach and mindset to share subject matter expertise.

 

What you’ll bring

What you need:

• Minimum of five years’ experience at a Hedge Fund, preferably, or Investment Bank in a Middle or Back-office business analyst or similar role
• Experience with Portfolio Management Systems, including Trade Aggregation, Position Calculation and Position Lifecycle events (e.g. Corp Actions, Options Exercise/Expiry, etc…)
• Experience with Listed and OTC securities, including equity, equity derivative, fixed income and exotic securities
• Experience with modern enterprise data distribution practices and event driven processing
• Expertise with SQL and Excel
• Solid understanding of the product lifecycle
• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to form strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a team-first mentality
• Project Management experience
• Experience with Documentation and Work Management Suites (Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Visio)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• A strong “systems thinking” mindset and the ability to articulate the big picture

We’d love if you had:

• Data Visualization/Business Intelligence Tools experience (PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
• An understanding and experience with Agile methodologies, technical understanding of products, and familiarity with industry standards and best practices
• Experience working with RDBMS and Data Warehouse solutions such as Postgres, MySQL and/or Redshift
• Experience with Python, scripting and ability work and interact with APIs

 

Our Culture

The firm’s ethos is embedded in our people. ‘Talent is our strategy’ is our mantra and drives how we approach all initiatives at the firm. We believe our success is because of our people, so putting our talent above all else is our top priority.

Schonfeld strives to create an environment where our people can thrive. We foster a teamwork-oriented, collaborative environment where ideas at any level are encouraged and shared. The development and advancement of our talent is honed through interactions with each other, learning & educational offerings, and through opportunities to make impactful contributions.

At Schonfeld, we strive to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout all of our employees with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the forefront of this mission. As a firm we are committed to creating a hiring process which is not only fair, but also welcoming and supportive. On a daily basis, our employees welcome diversity across identity, thought, people and views which serves as the foundation of our culture and success. You can learn more about our DEI initiatives here -