07 Oct
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Tech Talent International
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Toronto
07 Oct
Tech Talent International
Toronto
Tech Talent International (TTI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune (phone hidden) companies to startups, small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We are currently hiring a Business Analyst - Capital Markets & Financial Services for our global consulting client.
Role: Business Analyst - Capital Markets & Financial Services
Number of Roles : 1
Rate Range: $80/hr C2C
Duration: 6 months + extensions
Location: Hybrid (2/3 days from office) - Toronto, ON
Job Title: Business Analyst - Capital Markets & Financial Services
: Business Analyst responsible for supporting portfolio management, trade lifecycle, and collateral management initiatives by gathering business requirements, driving stakeholder collaboration, and delivering technology solutions within Capital Markets environments.
Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid (2-3 Days WFO)
Contract Duration: 6-12 Month Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with Portfolio Managers, Middle Office teams, and Trading Desks to gather and analyze business requirements.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications, process flows, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Partner with Product Owners and Technology Leads to prioritize and refine delivery backlogs.
- Support the delivery of solutions that improve efficiency, transparency, and compliance across collateral and trading processes.
- Break down large initiatives into sprint-ready stories and manage requirements throughout the Agile lifecycle.
- Track project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and help remove delivery blockers.
- Facilitate discussions between business stakeholders and technology teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the team and delivery processes.
- Communicate project status, business impacts, and findings to senior management and stakeholders.
- Support successful implementation of business and technology initiatives within Capital Markets environments.
Core Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
- Strong experience within Capital Markets and Financial Services environments.
- Solid understanding of portfolio management processes and trade lifecycle workflows.
- Experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and functional requirements.
- Strong experience creating:
- Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
- Functional Specifications
- User Stories
- Process Flows
- Acceptance Criteria
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Ability to balance business priorities with technical constraints and delivery timelines.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong data analysis skills, including querying, validating, and interpreting datasets.
- Experience with portfolio management platforms such as:
- Bloomberg
- Charles River
- BlackRock Aladdin
- Agile certifications such as:
- CSM (Certified ScrumMaster)
- PSM (Professional Scrum Master)
- Experience supporting investment management, trading, or collateral management programs.
- Experience working with senior business stakeholders and front-office teams.
Key Skills
- Business Analysis
- Capital Markets
- Financial Services
- Portfolio Management
- Trade Lifecycle Management
- Requirements Gathering
- Functional Specifications
- User Stories
- Process Mapping
- Agile
- Product Backlog Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Data Analysis
- Bloomberg
- Charles River
- BlackRock Aladdin
- Collateral Management
- Scrum
- CSM
- PSM
📌 Business Analyst - Capital Markets & Financial Services (Toronto)
🏢 Tech Talent International
📍 Toronto