Senior Business Analyst

About Us:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

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Role Description:

The DataScope suite of applications is part of our Pricing and Reference Service business. It is a respected application used in the wider finance industry where clients can do downloads of Pricing and Reference data in customized and standardized reports. The applications have ~4000 external clients who consume financial data to analyse funds and the market position of global industry players.

In this role, you will be joining Data Platforms as a Senior Business Analyst; serving the entire spectrum of data needs for our clients.

Working within the engineering team to bring together and analyse business requirements from Product Owners and transform these into firm requirements that can be delivered to enhance our products..

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborator Engagement

Act as a liaison between business partners and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of business requirements.

Facilitate meetings and workshops to capture and detail business requirements.

Data Analysis and Management

Conduct in-depth data analysis to support business decisions and strategies.

Lead and maintain data integrity and quality within DataScope Plus.

Develop and implement data management processes and policies

Collaborate with multi-functional teams including IT, marketing, and customer service to ensure project success.

Technical Expertise

Use advanced analytics and data visualization tools to interpret data and deliver actionable insights.

Ensure the scalability and performance of DataScope Plus by implementing technical improvements and updates

Regulatory Compliance

Ensure that data management practices follow relevant regulations such as MiFID II, EU Benchmarks regulation, SFTR, FRTB, and LIBOR transition

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

Business skills

Extensive experience in data analysis, data management, and business analysis within financial markets. Must have experience in developing requirements in a high data volume, low latency environment.

Able to take high-level business requirements and ascertain all requirements, breaking these into stories with defined acceptance criteria for the engineering teams.

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Superb communication and social skills.

Ability to work closely in a team environment and lead multiple collaborators.

Technical Skills

Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as SQL, Python, or similar.

Regulatory Knowledge

Understanding of financial regulations and compliance requirements relevant to data management

Preferred Qualifications

Educational Background:

Bachelor's or equivalent experience or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Certifications:

Relevant certifications such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), or similar.

Relevant certifications such as Cloud Fundamentals (Azure, AWS, or similar)

Industry Knowledge:

Experience working with enterprise data management solutions, sell-side banks, hedge funds, or trading firm

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year’s continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks’ paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company’s policy and guidelines

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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