Job Description

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Front office IT business analyst and project management that will partner with the Japan and global Equities business to ensure successful client requirements & on boarding & delivery.
• Responsible for gathering business requirements for client’s Onboarding (Front office trading systems including middle-backup system related changes, allocation, confirmation, system updates, reports etc..).
• Conduct regular meetings and communication with business users, raise and review Jira for tasks, attend and prioritization meetings.
• Conduct analysis, create & update business requirement, documents / process, work with users, global project managers, development & support teams for implementations.
• Define testing strategies and conduct thorough testing for new features and enhancements, as well as co-ordinate UAT.
• Communicate changes to impacted business users across various departments, including planning and managing changes in processes, operations, and systems.
• Identify and escalate risks while proposing both tactical and strategic solutions to mitigate these risks and provide business support.
• Manage related vendors contracts, procurement and invoices. Work with global team members for vendor system setup.
• Manage incident & communication, support key compliance applications, participate and run annual BCP exercise, write audit or hearing reports for Securities Regulators & related partners (FSA, JSDA, SESC, JASDEC, etc.) related to the project and Incidents.
• Adapt to new technologies and assist with automation & tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in IT/Computing or related studies.
• 6- 10 years of experience in cash equities, basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business

Business Knowledge

• Basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business
• Understanding of the Front-to-Back Trade Lifecycle, allocation/confirmation process

PM / BA Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Business Analyst within the financial services industry
• Experience delivering projects in a global environment and collaborating with offshore teams
• Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams
• Experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation
• Experience supporting UAT and managing related issues
• Experience tracking and managing system development deliverables and project milestones

Technical Skills

• Preferred Experience supporting Smart Bridge and XNET
• Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence
• Basic SQL skills for data extraction and analysis
• Knowledge of international equities business
• Preferred Knowledge of the FIX Protocol

Communication Skills

• Business-level Japanese communication skills (verbal, email, and chat)
• Ability to read and write business English emails
• Ability to communicate effectively with overseas development teams in English

Personal Attributes

• High attention to detail.
• Transparent and regular communication with business stakeholder. Follow up on requirements, issues with global team and regularly update business user on progress.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership

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