Position: Lead Systems Analyst
Location: Boston, MA Area

Lead Systems Analyst - Derivative Operations - SQL - FS - Boston, MA Area - Excellent $$
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS
Candidates Local to Mass. Only - No Sponsorship

Company:

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm - Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus - Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities.

Position Responsibilities - Summary:

This individual will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis, testing, and project management in support of the Derivative Services business group within Investment Administration.

This group is responsible for derivatives trade communication and confirmation with our business process outsourcing partners, and other industry vendors including Markit Trade Processing, MarkitWire, and DTCC. This includes systems integration with Calypso, a cross-asset derivative risk management and trading system. Reconciliation capabilities are also provided for all of the above. In addition, the group is responsible for Collateral Management to mitigate counterparty risk.

This position requires a high level of interaction with the business users as well as excellent communication and delivery skills. The candidate should have derivatives domain knowledge and experience supporting an operations business group. This should include a good understanding of different product types (e.g. OTC Options; Swaptions, IRS, CDS, and TRS Swaps) as well as the typical derivatives trade life cycle.

This role will report to the Manager of Investment Administration (IA) Applications within Information Services (IS).

Key Responsibilities:

- Work with business partners to define, analyze and document requirements, as well as set priorities for new initiatives.

- Stay informed on derivatives industry and regulatory initiatives.

- Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers, database architects and vendors to design and implement robust technical solutions.

- Work with external IS service providers to optimize delivery and provide quality solutions; manage consultants and coordinate contractor staffing.

- Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and enhancements.

- Provide ongoing support including issue tracking and status reporting.

- Work with external Business Process Outsourcing providers to optimize technology flows between the vendor and the firm.

Keys to this Position:

1. Must have excellent Systems Analysis, communication and presentation skills in order to interface with the business.

2. This person should have some exp leading at least a team of 2 other Analysts. They will also have the opportunity to lead 5 developers and 2 testers.

3. This person needs to have experience with Derivatives, specifically SWAPS. They should be familiar with the lifecycle of a derivative trade from end to end as well as the different types of Swaps. They should also be familiar with Trade Communication, Affirmation/Confirmation, Settlements and Payments, and Operational flows. In summary, the candidate needs to understand operational flows as it pertains to derivatives.

4. Candidate must have SQL skills and Visio or other diagramming tools. Agile is a +

Required Skills and Competencies:

- Minimum 10 years experience in a financial services technology environment.

- Derivatives domain knowledge, preferably in a middle/back office context.

- Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills.

- Demonstrated experience in project management and business analysis.

- Demonstrated experience in formal software development methodologies.

- Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical production environment with rapidly changing priorities.

- Change Agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous improvements.

- Bachelor’s degree is required.

- Basic PL/SQL skills for data analysis a plus

Contact Information:
Send Resume in Word format only to:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates AT verizon DOT net
WEB Site - www.wrightassociates.org