Business Analyst (Investment & Trading Platform)

Role Summary

The Business Analyst (BA) acts as afunctional lead between Business Units (Treasury & Markets, Private Banking, Wealth Management) and Technology Engineering teams. You will drive front-to-back delivery of digital investment and capital markets trading platforms-focusing on trade capture, execution, order routing, valuation models, risk controls, and regulatory alignment under the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) framework.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements & Agile Delivery: Lead sessions with traders, portfolio managers, and risk teams to translate business strategies into detailed User Stories, Business Requirement Documents (BRDs),and Functional Specifications (FRDs).

Front-to-Back Trade Lifecycle: Map end-to-end workflows across multi-asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Rates, and Derivatives) covering trade capture, pricing, P&L, risk management, clearing, and settlement.

System Integration & Market Feeds: Support integration design for Order/Execution Management Systems (OMS/EMS) and external interfaces (e.g., FIX engines, Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Reuters, and internal engines like Avaloq or Murex).

Testing & Release Ownership: Define acceptance criteria, run end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT), analyz evaluation/trade discrepancies, and support production stabilization and releases.

Governance & MAS Compliance: Ensure platforms strictly follow MAS regulatory standards, market convention changes, trade reporting rules, and internal audit guidelines.

Required Qualifications & Competencies

Category

Skill Profile / Expectations

Domain Experience

4-8+ years of Business Analyst experience in Capital Markets, Wealth Management, or Investment Banking platforms.

Asset Class Knowledge

Deep understanding of multi-asset class mechanics, pricing models, yield curves, and trade lifecycle events.

Core Platforms

Familiarity with banking/trading platforms such as Avaloq, Murex, Charles River (CRD), or custom proprietary trading applications.

Technical Stack

Proficiency in SQL (data validation/queries), API specs, JSON/XML flows, and Agile tools (Jira, Confluence).

Education

Bachelor's degree in Banking/Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.