Job Description :
Job Description:
Responsibilities include:
Gaining an in-depth understanding of Capital Markets applications, how they are used by the business and how applications fit into the overall deal workflow
Providing application expertise and training to the business stakeholders
Identifying process redundancies and/or inefficiencies that can create pain points for the business and how CM technology solutions can provide increased business efficiency
Coordinating with other technology teams and software vendor(s) to troubleshoot and resolve open issues and request enhancements; assist with tracking work in progress, including status and target dates
Assisting with gathering metrics on team / vendor productivity
Collaborating with technical leads and software vendors to design technology solutions that meet business needs; producing mock-ups / specifications for business approval
Developing use cases, test strategies / plans, reviewing test scripts by offshore QA team, performing expert user testing
Creating and executing plans for training and user acceptance testing
Providing application training and demonstrations
Qualifications:
BA or BS degree in information technology or computer science from an accredited 4 year university
MBA or MS degree preferable
A solid understanding of equity, bond and/or syndicated loan fundamentals is strongly preferred
Experience with capital markets and the syndication process is a plus
Requires approximately 8-10 years BA experience at a leading financial services organization
Excellent analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking ability; ability to troubleshoot production issues and get them resolved quickly by the appropriate support team
Experience working directly with the front office, ideally in a trading floor environment, is strongly preferred
Highly organized, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize effectively and handle responsibilities for multiple projects / support issues concurrently
Superior verbal and written communication skills; ability to get a point across quickly and concisely is important
Experience working as part of a global team is a plus.
BI Tools experience is helpful; MS Office, Visio, MS Project, JIRA is a plus