Front Office Business Analyst (Investment Management)

Front Office Business Analyst (Investment Management)

Locations: London / Belfast / Ireland (flexible)
Type: Permanent (building a long-term BA team) — contract (min. 12 months) may be considered
Working model: Hybrid / on-site as required (client-dependent)

Overview

We’re hiring Front Office Business Analysts to support a growing portfolio of investment management change. This role partners with Portfolio Managers, Risk, Trading and Technology to deliver front-office enhancements, platform change and workflow optimisation across fixed income, equities and derivatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage Front Office stakeholders to capture, document and validate requirements (discovery through delivery).
• Translate investment concepts into clear user stories, functional specs, process maps and data requirements.
• Analyse and improve front-office workflows (portfolio construction, risk analytics inputs, trade/risk processes).
• Define test scenarios and support SIT/UAT, ensuring solutions meet front office needs.
• Work closely with Technology and vendors to design solutions, manage dependencies and resolve issues.
• Contribute to BA standards and best practice as part of a growing permanent team.

Required Experience & Knowledge

• Demonstrable BA experience within asset / investment management environments.
• Strong Front Office domain understanding across fixed income, equities and derivatives, ideally including:
  • Portfolio management & construction
  • Risk concepts: duration, tracking error, risk decomposition
  • Fixed income: bond coupon calculations, pricing/yield concepts
• Strong stakeholder management, with ability to work effectively with senior front office users.
• Solid BA toolkit: requirements engineering, user stories, process mapping, data mapping, testing support.
• Experience working in Agile / hybrid delivery models.

Desirable Platforms / Tools

Experience with front office / risk / OMS platforms is highly valued, including (but not limited to):

• MSCI Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg AIM (BBG AIM)
• SimCorp Dimension and/or BlackRock Aladdin
  (Candidates familiar with these platforms are typically well-equipped to operate in a front office change environment.)

Attributes

• Analytical, detail-oriented, delivery-focused.
• Collaborative mindset with appetite to help build and scale a BA capability.