Description
Company Overview
We are the global leader in securities finance services with offices in major financial centers around the world including New York, London, and Hong Kong as well as offices in Tokyo, Pune and Chandigarh - a global company for a truly global platform.
Our innovative securities trading platform Next Generation Trading is the most active in the industry. On top of this we have a robust product offering including DataLend , Securities Finance Trading Regulation and EquiLend Spire powered by Stonewain (our front, middle and back office platform) - a true one stop shop for all things securities finance!
We are a top choice for top talent and it shows - we've been certified as a Great Place to Work! Take your career to new heights at EquiLend and join us as we look to innovate and bring new products and services to this ever evolving space.
Team Overview
The role supports the Reg Tech division, and entails working closely with the Reg Tech Product Owner and fellow analysts to execute projects from inception through production release. The role is very much "hands on" and involved in all phases of a project, from analysis and requirements gathering to functional design, testing, and implementation. The selected candidate will often be involved in multiple projects and will also work with the clients, Developers, Sales and Relationship Managers, Application Support and QA teams.
Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with Reg Tech Product Owner to outline business requirements and support prioritization decisions
• Act as lead analyst for projects managing all project tasks; ensure all milestone dates are met on-time and on-budget with a high degree of quality
• Lead client meetings and internal discussions to define and prioritize business requirements
• Analyze client business requirements, live production data and make recommendations to internal teams in order to drive data driven design
• Develop HTML (or other) prototypes for use during client discussions, demo's and usability testing
• Identify required changes to the system and impact based on client needs
• Dissect complex problems into component parts and identify the most efficient technical solution; develop associated user stories and acceptance criteria outlining the solution to be implemented
• Design and create workflows, flowcharts, and relevant documentation of requirements for developers
• Work closely with development team during the functional design phase to confirm the viability of designs
• Work with QA team to complete internal test preparation by creating test cases, test conditions and test data and execute testing internally, inclusive of documenting results, tracking defects and troubleshooting defects and issues that arise out of testing
• Plan, coordinate, and execute User Acceptance Tests with clients
• Create client facing technical documentation to support releases
• Assist Application Support team with production implementation onboarding, issues and inquiries during initial release phase

Skills and Experience RequiredCandidates should have the following:

• Proven track record in effective project management and implementation.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies. A working knowledge of SQL, XML, and UNIX is also required.
• Experience/ understanding of the securities finance market, including the roles of market participants, and the structure of transactions
• Knowledge/ experience of financial market regulation (ideally to include securities finance regulations such as SFTR/ALD/CSDR).
• Experience of strategic change programs, delivering change within Financial Services organizations

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate:

• Strong communication skills including the ability to breakdown and communicate high level information into details and communicate these effectively in a manner understood by relevant audiences
• Attention to detail. Candidates must be capable of understanding detail in the regulations that impact clients.