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Business Analyst - Senior Associate at Aquis Exchange

Business Analyst - Senior Associate

Aquis Exchange · GB

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Business Analyst - Senior Associate

Aquis Exchange · GB

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About the Role

As part of the Product Management team, you will own the analysis and implementation of new initiatives and features for the Technologies department, closely interacting with stakeholders across all three of Aquis' business lines. You will act as a bridge between stakeholders and engineering, ensuring product features align with client/business needs, gathering requirements, planning projects, and documenting solutions. This role requires extensive interaction with external stakeholders and in-depth knowledge of tradable financial products, with occasional business travel.

Responsibilities

  • Gather requirements, including comprehensive scoping of stakeholder needs and collaboration with development teams to translate requirements into engineering solutions.
  • Manage projects, driving the delivery of product initiatives, defining timelines, and identifying dependencies and risks.
  • Engage with and communicate to external and internal stakeholders, including sales, operations, compliance, surveillance, and technical teams, to provide updates and ensure product objectives are met.
  • Contribute to the product roadmap in line with Aquis' evolving business priorities.
  • Develop and provide comprehensive training materials for internal teams and clients for client onboarding.
  • Solve problems with innovative solutions, challenge stakeholders, and determine the most appropriate solution.
  • Propose process, technology, and framework changes to improve implementations.
  • Assess risks and identify required actions for mitigation.
  • Manage forecasts using tools such as MS Project.

Requirements

  • Strong and positive work ethic with the ability to build lasting relationships internally and externally at all levels.
  • Appetite and ability to learn necessary skills in the role.
  • Experience as a business analyst with a demonstrated ability to build requirements for trading technology solutions in electronic traded asset classes.
  • Trading background in equity trading is preferred.
  • Fluency in English, including reading, writing, and speaking.
  • Understanding of different order types, order book mechanics, and trading mechanisms.
  • Proven track record of delivering multiple projects with timely delivery and quality.
  • Experience working with engineering teams using Agile/scrum SDLC methodology, translating business requirements into stories and epics.
  • Proficiency in creating and maintaining clear, comprehensive technical documentation and API specifications.
  • Understanding of ultra-low latency distributed computing environments.
  • Familiarity with FIX trading protocol and market data systems.
  • Understanding of networking (TCP and UDP) and multicast data delivery.
  • Understanding of traditional and on-premises physical infrastructure and distributed server architectures running on Linux.
  • Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
  • Familiarity with creating wireframes, visual representations, and outlining frameworks for GUI development.

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and client-facing skills
  • High degree of professionalism
  • Detail oriented
  • Collaborative
  • Analytical and problem-solving attitude
  • Strong organizational and time management skills

Location

  • Remote
  • Onsite

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior Associate

About the Company

  • Aquis Exchange is Europe’s challenger exchange, creating better markets for a modern economy with market-leading technology and innovative trading rules. It offers primary listings and secondary trading of equities, along with global licensing of proprietary technology.
  • Aquis consists of four divisions: Aquis Markets (operates lit and dark order books), Aquis Technologies (builds and licenses exchange infrastructure technology), Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE, a regulated listings venue), and Aquis Data (sells data derived from Aquis Markets and AQSE).
  • Aquis is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and France's Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and L’Autorité des marchés financiers.
  • Aquis is part of SIX, a provider and operator of infrastructure for the Swiss and Spanish financial centers.
  • Aquis culture is built on trust, collaboration, and accountability, with values including 'Win as One', 'Disrupt Positively', 'Find Joy', and 'Act with Honour'. They recruit talented people from all walks of life and empower them to make an impact.

Equal Opportunity

  • All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.