Overview
Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.
With 4,500+ employees and over 300,000 commercial, institutional, payments, and retail clients, we operate from more than 70 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.
Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.
Responsibilities
Position Purpose: We are looking for a detail orientated and analytical Business Analyst with experience in
Securities and Prime Brokerage to lead the business analysis delivery of business-critical initiatives. The role is critical to bridging business needs. Working closely with the front office, operations, client service, technology teams, and external vendors. To gather requirements, analyse current workflows, and drive client centric solutions for our global institutional client base that supports trading, custody, clearing and reporting services. The ideal candidate brings deep domain expertise, stakeholder leadership, and end to end delivery experience in capital markets and prime services.
Primary duties will include:
- Leading discovery activities to gather and document detailed business and functional requirements for potential new change initiatives, working with key stakeholders to establish scope, forecast potential benefits and estimate cost.
- Analyse and map current vs target state business processes in securities trading, settlement, custody and margining.
- Engaging and motivating global business and technology teams across multiple business areas and time zones.
- Collaborating with business stakeholders and product teams to elicit business requirements and manage them throughout the lifecycle of a project.
- Support business and technology teams in the design and development of solutions that meet business needs.
- Support business stakeholders in defining and managing changes to business process or operating models.
- Ensure solutions align with compliance, control, and data governance standards.
- Tracking and reporting project the status of the tasks, issues, risks and milestones under your control / analysis.
- This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management deems necessary.
Qualifications
To land this role you will need :
- 7+ Years experience leading analysis on complex cross-functional projects in Prime Brokerage, Investment Banking, or Capital Markets.
- Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, settlements, collateral management, and client onboarding and financial instruments (equities, bonds, derivatives).
- Familiarity with IT systems used in Prime Brokerage (e.g., trade capture, EMS / OMS, risk platforms, reconciliation, and client reporting platforms).
- Experience working on regulatory (e.g. Basel III, Dodd Frank, MiFID II) and operational change projects.
- Presenting and explaining complex business or technical ideas to an audience who are not familiar with the subject.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. Excel, SQL) and business process modelling (e.g. Visio)
- Working with commercial and delivery stakeholders to develop Business Cases.
- Excellent communication stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
What makes you stand out:
- Experience with platforms such as FIS Phase 3 / Front Arena, TOMS, IRESS, MureX or Fidessa.
- Agile / scrum and or waterfall project experience.
- Strong understanding of front to back operations in institutional trading environments.
Education / Certification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, business, computer science or related field.
Working environment:
- In-office – 4 days a week
