Job Description Job Purpose As a Business Analyst for Repository and Confirmation Services, you will be responsible for drafting business and functional requirements for system solutions that span compliance and regulatory reporting, trade confirmation, trade repositories, and digital workflow automation. The Business Analyst will coordinate the translation of business/product requirements to system requirements including functional specifications, use cases and logical flow modeling. Serving as the requirements author for a software development team, the Business Analyst produces requirements and analysis artifacts that are designed for consumption by engineering and ensures the accuracy of the implementation against the product requirements. The Business Analyst proactively identifies and addresses business questions with results driven analytics and innovative solutions. Responsibilities Work independently and productively to create quality documentation and original content resource material for intellectual property development. Collect product requirements input directly from operations, technology, business development, and sales, frame this input into the capabilities of ICE's system architecture and software offering, and translate into firm development requirements following company software processes and standards Gather and create documentation regarding content on new system functionality Work with the project team and stakeholders to fully document functional requirements and quality attributes of existing and new features of the system Develop requirements and analysis artifacts including use-cases, activity diagrams, user-interface schematics, business rules, technical specifications, process flows, and API documentation Extract and analyze data using a number of tools (SQL, Excel, Tableau, etc.) Gather data and perform analysis in a timely manner and verify the accuracy of results Lead the model definition process, serving as a business analyst to collect and analyze data for use in analytical models. Assist Project Management with prioritization and tracking the implementation of system requirements. Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills thereby establishing and managing relationships at all levels with business and IT subject matter experts, as well as internal and external stakeholders Assist Operations with incident resolution. Adhere to company cybersecurity policies, and protect confidential customer information and the company’s intellectual property Study new technology and remain technically current Knowledge and Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, MIS, or related discipline 5+ years’ software product development, business analysis, quality assurance, or related experience Proven organizational skills with strong commitment to customer service and product delivery Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills Technical and functional business writing skills required Detail-oriented with demonstrated ability to write unambiguous requirements that do not imply design Ability to effectively facilitate requirements gathering sessions, reviews and issue resolution involving multiple stakeholders Demonstrates strong technical aptitude and understanding of how technologies impact delivery Must be results-oriented and self-motivated Must possess a good working knowledge of software testing and building high quality software Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio) with strong Word and Excel skills required. Ability to proactively identify, report, and attack risks to project delivery using principles of iterative management Continually seeks to reduce costs and time to market; suggests and shares innovative ideas that have practical application, especially regarding system performance and functionality Ability to execute and refine database queries for data analysis Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment Ability to be adaptable to changes in priority and direction, while also enforcing change control procedures to ensure requirements changes aren't ad hoc, and are realized by the release team and stakeholders Understanding of basic statistical and data mining approaches and terms a plus Experience with banking, trading, clearing, or related industry a plus, with preference to experience in derivatives and derivatives products Experience working on systems with high transaction volume management a plus Experience with software testing tools, regression testing, performance testing, a plus Schedule This role offers work from home flexibility of 1 day per week.