Business Data Analyst, VP

Credit Suisse is a leading global wealth manager with strong investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, we have a global reach with operations in about 50 countries and employ more than 45,000 people from over 150 different nations. Embodying entrepreneurial spirit, Credit Suisse delivers holistic financial solutions to our clients, including innovative products and specially tailored advice. Striving for quality and excellence in our work, we recognize and reward extraordinary performance among our employees, provide wide-ranging training and development opportunities, and benefit from a diverse range of perspectives to create value for our clients, shareholders and communities. We are Credit Suisse.

We Offer
Work at the fault-lines of business and technology to drive solutions to complex data analytics problems. You will work with Sales, Trading, Quant and Product Managers to elicit the functional and non-functional requirement, partner with technology owners, architects and quality assurance teams to build world-class data management and analytics pipelines.
Key responsibilities:
• Liaise with key partners to gain and validate requirements based on product vision and roadmap.
• Develop and maintain project artefacts such as data models and dictionaries, data flow diagrams, project planning and status updates.
• Conduct advanced analysis on data in Equities order management systems, in order to help with technical specifications for MI & analytics projects.
• Conduct complex data analysis, in particular looking at the aggregation of large data sets from multiple sources.
• Write technical specs on the consolidation of multiple data sets.
• Maintain product backlog ensuring a prioritized pipeline of work is available ahead of time.
• Collaborate with Developers, Product Development and Ops teams to proactively consider the data needs of end users.
• Review outputs with developers and the test team ensuring the final delivered solution meets the desired business objectives.
Your future colleagues
EData/CSET is a Data Analytics team who work directly with Global Markets Sales and Trading businesses - primarily Equities but also GTS (Rates, FX, Options etc).
We are a world-class team with an entrepreneurial, start-up mentality. We are data engineers, business/data analysts, and data scientists. We are expert technologists, award winners, a couple of MBAs and a few CFAs. We all share a great work ethic and sense of mission, innovation and collaboration.
The department values Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and is committed to realizing the firm's D&I ambition which is an integral part of our global cultural values.

You Offer

To excel in this role, you should possess:

• Essential Skills/Qualifications:
• MBA or Bachelors/Masters in Technology with background of finance
• 10+ years of experience in the similar industry
• Certifications such as Chartered Financial Analyst are preferred
• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills
• Domain expertise in Equities trading data management
• Track record of collecting requirements and translating them into user stories
• Proficient knowledge of SQL, Excel for data manipulation
• Experience of maintaining a backlog of requirements in a central repository such as JIRA
• Ability to facilitate workshops
• Solid understanding of MI/analytics data leverage practices
• Experience of working with databases such as Oracle/Sybase/Snowflake/Impala Hive
• Proactive, self-motivated and flexible with a positive attitude
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and challenging deadlines
• Should be able to work independently and within team
• Good teammate with excellent work ethic
• Experience of working in agile teams
• Nice to have skills:
• Data management/analysis using Python/R
• Knowledge of ETL tools such as Informatica/Alteryx
• An understanding of technical architecture of complex data applications and web technologies such as RESTful APIs to craft and understand the requirements process
• Knowledge of large data processing using Python/R
• Understands the value of diversity in the workplace and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture in all aspects of working life so that people from all backgrounds receive equal treatment, realize their full potential and can bring their full, authentic selves to work

Credit Suisse is an equal opportunity employer. Welcoming diversity gives us a competitive advantage in the global marketplace and drives our success.