Securities Lending Technology Business Analyst (Equity Finance) - Vice President

About the role

Citi's Equities Technology team is transforming its technology estate to build a global equities platform covering execution, prime services, clearing and margining. The Equity Finance Technology team is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support projects in the Prime Finance business for Securities Lending, working closely with technologists and managing delivery with an agile approach.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with program and project teams and functional groups (Equity Finance, Prime Brokerage, Cross Product, Risk, Finance, MOT Technology, Compliance and Front Office) to drive requirements, training and compliance with Citi standards.
• Analyse problems, develop solutions and influence strategic functional decisions.
• Take part in defining system scope, objectives and enhancements for complex, high-impact projects.
• Identify and communicate risks and impacts, propose mitigations and consult with business clients on functional specifications.
• Evaluate new IT developments and recommend systems alternatives or enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with PM standard procedures, including issue/risk tracking, escalation and scorecard metrics.
• Maintain detailed milestone plans, understand interdependencies and handle competing priorities.
• Assess risk in business decisions, uphold compliance with laws and regulations and escalate control issues.

Required profile

• Extensive business analyst experience and proven investment banking experience, with particular knowledge of securities lending and funding.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and with a global team across time zones.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.

Required skills

• JIRA and Confluence (must-have).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• PPT and visual representations; SQL and knowledge of Prime Services are a plus.