Lead Consultant / Business Analyst - Trade Surveillance

Company Description

At our core, Data Intellect is a data and technology consultancy firm. Our key area of expertise is financial and capital markets technology solutions. However, the utility of these solutions allow us to apply fintech data expertise to other industries such as smart energy and healthcare.

This proprietary offering is complemented by a wealth of experience in data engineering, electronic trading systems, data capture applications, regulatory and compliance systems and middle and back-office enterprise web solutions.

Our mission is to help organisations unlock the full potential of their data, enabling strategic decision-making and transformative business growth. We are known for our deep technical expertise, collaborative approach, and commitment to innovation.

Simply put – we turn big data problems into smart data solutions.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

· Interact with key client stakeholders to build a strong understanding of their surveillance infrastructure and business requirements, including running customer workshops

· Provide subject matter expertise to guide customers and developers towards appropriate solutions

· Undertake detailed data analysis to understand data landscape and feed that into model designs

· Create and maintain design specification documents for trade surveillance alert models.

· Provide QA testing teams with detailed acceptance criteria for all business requirements.

· Liaise with surveillance analysts to lead the troubleshooting and triaging of issues to drive root cause identification and resolution.

· Run detailed tuning analysis and recommend appropriate alert model parameters for business users to validate across different asset classes and instruments.

· Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate the business readiness of each surveillance software release.

· Document, track, and escalate risks and issues to the project lead or

practice lead as appropriate.

Qualifications

Key Qualifications

· Minimum 5 years' relevant experience, either as a Business Analyst/Project Manager in Trade Surveillance, or combined experience in trading and risk management

· Understanding of how surveillance functions operate – i.e. the underlying data, technology and processes involved.

· Experience of documenting user requirements and / or business proposals, designing solutions to business needs, and interpreting regulations.

· Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and project best practices

· Experience of working in the consulting / professional services or software vendor sector

· Knowledge of Rates, Credit, Energy, or Commodities trading and risk management is highly advantageous