Title:  Business Analyst Specialist (Capital Markets Technology)

Requisition ID: 240134

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team

As part of the Global Banking and Markets Engineering (GBME) technology division, the successful candidate will add value to the team by providing support, workflow and business solutions for several in-house developed and vendor applications associated with post-trade processing for the Institutional Global Equities and Derivatives (listed Options/Futures) lines of business. 

The Role

The Business Analyst Specialist (Capital Markets Technology) will work both independently and with a senior analyst to define requirements, design, test, project manage and implement complex business problems for our Global Wholesale Operations (GWO) unit, as well as other business lines being serviced.  The incumbent will work with development personnel and QA Staff to support for resolution of daily operational issues.  The candidate will work with other technology groups and vendors, participate/lead Agile scrums and provision of ongoing support for all users in the business lines supported.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Identifies, investigates and gathers requirements to capture both corrective actions and new workflows to support mid-office platforms.  Documents requirements and creates tasks in JIRA for management of the development work.
• Assist in resolving complex, multi-faceted posting problems to meet the system needs of the Institutional Equity Mid-Office, Cash and EES Trading Desks and their internal and external customers, by applying your business and technological knowledge to analysis, defining user requirements, design and implementation of systems solutions. This may involve rapid prototyping, with requirements and solutions developed on an iterative basis that provides interim deliverables until a final production solution is created.
• Builds, sustains, and leverages relationships with individuals within his/her area of immediate responsibility when gathering, validating, and approving requirements to establish a comfort level in managing relationships and understanding business needs and assurance that a quality result will be delivered
• Determines the best approach for eliciting, analyzing, validating, and prioritizing requirements to ensure that the necessary information is captured from the relevant stakeholders to address the business needs
• Participate in the systems implementation process by defining business requirements and processes, assisting with developing test strategies and test cases, performing testing, defining user procedures and workflows, developing conversion and implementation strategies, verifying conversion, providing user documentation, providing user training, and providing post-implementation support.
• Assist with the coordination of small projects and/or specific sections of large projects to implement solutions to business problems.
• Provide support to other BAs, Delivery Managers in support of both the Trade Floor and Mid-Office systems.   The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that management is kept informed and that problems and issues are escalated appropriately.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• Possesses a university degree and 5 - 7 years business analysis experience, supporting medium to large-sized projects in the capital markets space (institutional side of a brokerage or from vendors supporting the same)
• Hands on experience with bookkeeping principles (double-entry bookkeeping, journals)
• An exposure and understanding of listed products (equity, options, debentures, ETF)
• Working experience with two of the following is considered mandatory for the position: Broadridge/BPSA, Intact Protocol, FIX Protocol, Fidessa (CTAC)/Flex Trade/Broadridge Itiviti.
• Understands and is familiar with the application of techniques associated with data modeling, process modeling, and user-centred design within the context of the organizational standards
• Demonstrates solid business knowledge of the  Institutional Equity business
• Possesses solid business understanding and knowledge of the use of technology and applications in mid-office and front office trading
• Canadian Securities Course certification is required
• Solid knowledge of project management and the system development life cycle/agile development process
• Knowledge of Depositories Settlement Process for Equities
• Working Knowledge of DTCC Omgeo CTM and/or SS&C FMC is an asset

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans. 
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements. 
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.   
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

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Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.