Senior Business Analyst

As a Senior Business Analyst, your focus will be Analysing the regulatory space, developing the Product Specifications and assist Development and Quality Assurance teams in implementing and testing of the software solution. Besides working closely with your colleagues in UK, you will also work closely with Nasdaq teams in other countries.  Your primary responsibilities will be:

• Engage in research on various regulatory change logic, owning the analysis and implementation of them into the solution.

• Write solution specifications including Business Requirements and Functional Specifications for the solution development team.

• Perform detailed analysis of various jurisdictional regulations, received either through AoSphere or directly from regulators.

• Regularly monitor regulatory rule updates, ensuring solution remains fit-for-purpose with all regulatory requirements.

• Navigate our Controller View platform to better understand the implementation of the regulatory requirements across various jurisdictions.

• Liaise with the development team, providing business knowledge to ensure business requirements are clearly understood.

• Guide the Quality Assurance team on scenarios to be tested, reviewing test cases and results.

• Support the Pre-sales team in conducting Proof of Concepts and demos to potential clients.

• Engage with existing clients to understand their business scenarios where required and act as a representative of the GSD Team in these conversations.

Top 5 to 7 Primary responsibilities

• We expect you to have: At least 4-7 years of regulatory reporting experience, as a business or regulatory change analyst

• Experience in reviewing regulations and translating the requirements into functional specifications/business requirement documents

• Good understanding of key financial products, particularly equity-based instruments and a good understanding of the trade lifecycle of these instruments

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a team in a multifaceted environment - especially key is working and presenting with more technically-inclined colleagues

• Highly organized and methodical approach to analysis

• Results oriented and self-motivated demeanor and

• Ability to work under pressure and meet exacting deadlines.

It would be great if you have :

• Previous experience working on any region's Substantial Holding, Short Selling or Takeover Panel reporting regulations is a plus

• Previous experience in Regulatory Change Management, preferably in the Asset Management industry

Previous experience of working on regulations like EMIR, SFTR, Dodd-Frank, etc. is an advantage and nice to have.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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