Calypso SME Business Analyst

Notes: Experience in Calypso both for upgrade, implementation and configuration / project under EST hours (not negotiable)

Project Description

Luxoft has one of the world's leading Calypso practice.

We are a top-tier Calypso Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration.

We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered Calypso projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Responsibilities

• Establish a comprehensive and integrated project plan for implementation of Fixed Income trading desk on existing Calypso instance
• Full lifecycle Project management for Change projects and supporting the Program Sponsor for project delivery
• Create and deliver project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Competent in managing and establishing project methodology and best practice
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored
• Works closely with relevant business and technology stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s)
• Submits project status reports to stakeholders; coordinates and provides updates to steering committees
• Collaboration with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of work
• Manage implementation deliveries ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business owners
• Manage the team to achieve a common goal

You could also be acting as a scrum master in order to ensure the agile methodology is followed and the team is working efficiently.

You might be acting also as a business analyst as well in order to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria.

Mandatory Skills Description

• 6+ years of experience working in Capital Markets and on Calypso.
• Deep knowledge of Financial products cross assets.
• Proven track record of delivery of implementation / migration projects.
• Experience of adherence to governance frameworks / implementation and handover to BAU.
• Front Office proven experience in the development of FO related solutions and processes.
• Comprehensive knowledge of trade flow, trading systems and related concepts and technology, including valuation and client/market risk management.
• Leadership skills.
• Excellent analytical skills, understanding of project life cycles, and ability to act in an entrepreneurial manner to ensure the requirements from the business are gathered in the appropriate manner.
• Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description

• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is essential.
• Have a willingness to learn new skills.
• Must have attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to work independently and also as part of a group.
• Experience of Agile practices and processes (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN).
• Any technical knowledge (Writing simple sql query, be able to read code).
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.