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IT Business Senior Analyst

Employer
Citi
Location
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Apr 10, 2023

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Job Function
Banking
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Job Title: IT Business Senior Analyst
Business: ICG Tech Germany
Division: Technology Germany
Officer Title: AVP
C-Grade: C12
Reporting to: Stefan Knappmann
Location: Frankfurt, Reuterweg 16
Legal Entity: CGME
Role will be posted until 07th of April.

Job Purpose:
This position is Project Manager and Business Analyst in ICG Technology Germany.
The main function is to support the Citi Warrants Business which emphasizes on
  • Analyze and deliver innovative software solutions
  • Coordinating Offshore Development teams
  • Specify, Design & Test Custom Application
  • Ensure full compliance with Citi development standards
  • Application management and support
Job Background/Context:
Citigroup is one of the top Warrants Market Makers in the world.
The role is within the equities business analysts technology group. Equities Technology Germany develops and supports in-house solutions but also implements and supports 3rd party applications. The main business areas covered are markets solutions (trade capture / securities settlement / risk / regulatory reporting for Warrants). The team is also responsible in ensuring regulatory compliance from a Technology perspective.
The group strives to provide measurable competitive advantage to their business by delivering high quality, innovative, stable and cost-effective services in order to meet the needs of the business, our clients, our regulators and stakeholders.
Being part of the global business analyst organization, the role will also be exposed to electronic market making globally including Warrants, ETF, Volatility and Options market making in EMEA, APAC and NAM.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry standards.
  • Consults with the business clients to determine system functional specifications.
  • Consults with users and clients to solve complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes, systems and industry standards; recommends solutions.
  • Installs and supports customer exposure systems.
  • Leads system change process from requirements through implementation; provides user and operational support of application to business users.
  • Considers the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment; identifies and communicates risks and impacts.
  • Drives communication between business leaders and IT; exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.
  • Provides sound understanding of business analysis concepts and principles and a basic knowledge of concepts and principles in other technology areas.
  • Applies comprehensive understanding of how multiple areas collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.
  • Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower-level analysts.
  • Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated and unique situations.
  • Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.
  • Be recognized as trustworthy business partner and technology leader in applying innovation, automation, best practice and state of the art technology across our services, technology and processes
  • Appropriately assess risk when decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency
  • Understand the significant conduct risks specific to their product or function and individual role at CGME and comply with the roles and responsibilities defined by Citi's policies and subordinate policy documents on conduct risk management
Additional job specific goals
  • Work closely with the Businesses and all clients to develop and implement functional solutions that bring the Warrants Business a competitive advantage
  • Share best practice and experience with other teams in ICG Technology Germany and globally.
  • Contribute and take ownership for Warrants team wide activities and tasks, especially for Front-Office related activities
  • Motivate team to always deliver client excellence
  • Work closely together with London Technology teams and drive for platform standardization and synergies
  • Identify innovative solutions to constantly improve cost structure, application performance and functionality
  • Ensure high system availability and stability
Development Value:
  • This role allows strong interaction with multiple stakeholders, Business and Management
  • It will provide a deep business understanding of Warrants and Equity trading and processing
  • First-hand experience on offshore projects
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications:
  • BS/BA degree or equivalent combination of education/experience
  • Experience in Project management
  • Ideally PMP
  • Excellent English and German written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate complex concepts to various audiences (both business and technology) in clear and concise manner.
  • Experience with Tbricks or WEX trading tools is a plus
Competencies
  • Goal-oriented and with desire for new challenges
  • Self-starting individual with high competency to follow through when facing obstacles.
  • Excellent teamwork skills - team player
  • Flexibility - able to react quickly to changing priorities and timelines
  • Good Communication skills
  • Thoroughness
  • Able to develop good working relationships with business and technical groups
  • Takes responsibility and demonstrates ownership of issues demonstrating management control of delegated tasks
  • Higher education / university
  • Good project management and change management skills essential
Experience/Knowledge:
  • Experienced Business Analyst and Project Manager (5-8 years)
  • 3 years banking experience, with focus on trading and settlement
  • Knowledge of the German and foreign warrants/securities markets
  • Founded product knowledge of warrants, certificates and structured Products
  • Intermediate to senior level experience in a Business Analysis role. Demonstrated strong execution capabilities.
  • Understanding of Development Tools
  • SQL
  • Proven Testing Capabilities
  • Track Record of working with an Offshore Development team
  • Support of internal and external Audits
  • Applied knowledge on SDLC Processes
Skills:
  • Well-developed organizational abilities
  • Very strong analytical skills
  • Ability to effectively work under high stress situation
  • Ability to coordinate multiple tasks at the same time
  • Fluent in written and spoken English
  • Project Management
  • Experience in data analysis with intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
  • Proven interpersonal, data analysis, diplomatic, management and prioritization skills
  • Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Business Analysis / Client Services ------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
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