Technical Business Analyst - Eleven Recruiting

About Eleven Recruiting

We are a specialized technology staffing agency supporting professional and financial services companies. Why do we stand out in technology staffing? We listen and act as advisors for our candidates on how they can best add value, find interesting projects, and pave a path for career advancement. We advocate for the best pay, diversity in tech, and best job fit for every candidate we place.

Our client, a global investment firm, is seeking a motivated Technical Business Analyst to join their team in El Segundo, CA!

Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for IT and trading system enhancements.
• Work closely with stakeholders across different parts of the business, including front office, operations, and technical teams, to ensure alignment of business and system needs.
• Perform detailed data analysis to identify trends, inconsistencies, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Facilitate communication between business and IT teams to ensure accurate translation of requirements into technical solutions.
• Conduct functional testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate system changes and enhancements.
• Support the full data flow between trading platforms and upstream/downstream systems, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Draft clear and comprehensive specification documents to guide technical teams.
• Write and execute SQL queries to analyze, extract, and manipulate data for reporting and decision-making.
• Provide day-to-day support for trading platforms, addressing user inquiries and troubleshooting issues promptly.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required, Major in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, is preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical capabilities, including the ability to work with large datasets and derive actionable insights.
• Familiarity with SQL and the ability to write basic queries.
• Skills in Python, Jira, and Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI and Tableau are a huge bonus.
• Basic understanding of financial instruments, particularly interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, or fixed income, are also a huge bonus
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Prior internship or work experience in financial services, IT, or a similar field is a plus.