Front Office Algo Business Analyst / Project Manager

£650–£700 per day, inside IR35
Initial 6-month engagement
4 days on site

Description

A leading Capital Markets business is seeking a hands-on Business Analyst / Project Manager (hybrid BA/PM) to support its Front Office Regulatory Controls function, with a strong focus on electronic trading (e-trading).

This is a high-visibility, fast-paced role, working directly with a senior stakeholder within a lean team. The successful candidate must be comfortable operating autonomously, managing competing priorities, and delivering high-quality outcomes with minimal oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Front Office Sales & Trading, COO, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Business Control Officers (BCOs), and Technology teams.
• Analyse and support the resolution of front office regulatory and control issues, including control breaches, trader incidents, electronic trading queries, and limit management.
• Conduct process reviews and gap analyses to identify and implement improvements to control frameworks.
• Work directly with a Senior Subject Matter Expert to define problems, shape solutions, and drive delivery end-to-end.
• Produce clear, structured documentation, analysis, and reporting to progress issues through to resolution.
• Engage with senior stakeholders, including Heads of Desk and BCOs, to classify products and activities under e-trading definitions using structured frameworks such as questionnaires.
• Take ownership of assigned initiatives, acting as the sole BA aligned to a desk, with full accountability for delivery.

Key Requirements

Essential:

• Proven Business Analyst experience within Front Office (Sales & Trading) environments.
• Strong exposure to electronic trading (e-trading) environments.
• Experience working on regulatory and controls-focused initiatives, including control breaches, trader incidents, electronic trading controls, and limit management.
• Solid understanding of MiFID II, with specific knowledge of RTS 6 algorithmic and electronic trading requirements.
• Experience delivering change initiatives with BA/PM hybrid capability.
• Ability to operate independently as the sole BA supporting a desk.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• High level of self-management, prioritisation, and accountability.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex regulatory topics and translate them into actionable outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence interacting with senior stakeholders.

Profile Fit

• Hands-on BA and change-delivery experience; not a quant or purely technical profile.
• Ability to take direction, execute effectively, and deliver outcomes.
• Comfort working in a lean, high-autonomy environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships across Front Office and Control functions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-accountability setting.

Equal Opportunity

Employment practices are based strictly on merit. Equal opportunity in employment is provided regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion, or ethnic origin.