Senior IT Business Analyst (Equity Trading & Capital Markets)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior IT Business Analyst for Equity Trading & Capital Markets

• Focus: Harmonising equity trading processes across the Nordic region (full trading lifecycle)

Description

You will join an international banking transformation programme to harmonise equity trading processes from order placement and trade execution through settlement and safekeeping. The role includes analysing current country-specific processes and systems, performing gap analysis versus the Nordic target architecture, and translating findings into business and IT requirements, user stories, and solution recommendations. You will facilitate workshops and support TO-BE operating model definition, impact assessments, and architecture review documentation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current business processes, workflows, business rules, and operating models across Nordic countries

• Map AS-IS processes, applications, integrations, and data flows

• Perform gap analysis between existing solutions and the Nordic target architecture

• Identify country-specific differences and document required changes

• Gather and document business and functional requirements, user stories, and solution recommendations

• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, operations teams, and IT teams

• Support definition of TO-BE processes and target operating models

• Collaborate with solution architects and development teams to validate proposed solutions

• Support impact assessments across order management, trade processing, settlement, and safekeeping

• Document dependencies, assumptions, risks, and architectural decisions

• Prepare documentation and presentations for architecture reviews and programme stakeholders

Requirements

• Strong experience in Business Analysis / IT Analysis within banking or financial services

• Solid understanding of the equity trading lifecycle (order placement, execution, and post-trade processing)

• Practical experience in business process analysis, process mapping, and AS-IS / TO-BE analysis

• Experience conducting gap analysis and impact assessments

• Strong skills in gathering and documenting business and functional requirements

• Experience facilitating workshops with multiple stakeholder groups

• Ability to analyse complex business workflows, applications, integrations, and data flows

• Understanding of APIs, system interfaces, and system interactions

• Experience collaborating with solution architects and technical teams

• Ability to translate business needs into structured requirements and IT solutions

• Very good command of English

Benefits

• Participation in a large-scale international banking transformation programme focusing on equity trading lifecycle harmonisation