IT Lead Business Analyst -Vice President

Position Overview

The IT Business Lead Analyst is a senior-level position responsible within the Fixed Income Electronic Trading technology team at Citigroup. We are looking for a professional who has extensive experience working as a Business Analyst and leading all business discretionary, mandatory, and regulatory projects from inception through go live.

Location: Tampa Florida United States
Salary: $113,840.00 - $170,760.00 per year
Education: Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience; Master's degree preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Requirement Gathering and Analysis: Identify and document business needs by working closely with stakeholders. Translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze business data to understand trends, patterns, and issues. Develop reports and dashboards to measure process performance and help stakeholders make informed decisions.
• Solution Design and Validation: Propose and evaluate solutions to meet business needs. Conduct testing and validation of new processes or systems before full implementation.
• Process Mapping and Documentation: Develop detailed process maps to illustrate current workflows. Identify inefficiencies or bottlenecks in current processes.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and the technical team. Ensure all parties have a common understanding of the project objectives.
• Tracking and Reporting: Identify and communicate risks and impacts, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment.
• Interpersonal: Act as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts and work as a team to achieve business objectives, performing other duties and functions as assigned.
• Operate with a limited level of direct supervision and exercise independence of judgment and autonomy.
• Act as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within the financial services industry delivering Front Office Trading and Pricing solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income (Credit and Rates) products and workflows; Electronic Trading experience within Front Office and ability to interact with Senior Traders.
• Ability to work with sales, trading, and quantitative teams on implementing pre-trade requirements.
• Experience in data analysis with intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Proven interpersonal, data analysis, diplomatic, management, and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and build effective working relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines with a methodical attention to detail.
• Experience with all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of business analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL, Unix
• Confluence, JIRA
• Ability to create workflows
• Visio Business Analysis concepts
• Project Management skills
• FIX Messaging
• Documentation Skills

Benefits & Perks

• Citi offers competitive employee benefits including medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; wellness programs; and paid time off packages covering vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.