Exs Fidessa Market Access Business Analyst - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Summary of the key purposes of the role

Work within the EXS Fidessa team to provide key support functions for Exchange Connectivity projects on the Fidessa platform
Brings relevant experience of working on exchange and regulation driven changes
Possesses good knowledge of European Equity markets with strong exposure to market connectivity concepts
Needs to be someone who can get things done, is a highly organised influencer able to drive through change

Description of the Business Line or Department
Cross Asset Execution (EXS) is a global team, managing the electronic trading technology for the agency execution business.

Working very closely with our business partners across MARK, and our clients, we deliver a range of electronic trading services includingmarket connectivity, FIX certification, Algorithmic trading, Smart Order Routing, Program Trading and Pre / Post Trade Analytics.

We provide access to more than 125 markets globally and have more than 2,000 end users and client FIX connections.

Summary of responsibilities

Ensuring that market connectivity projects are established to cover changes required by the anticipated Exchange Driven Changes (EDC)
Work closely with stakeholders compliance, business users, exchanges and vendors to ensure that EDC project plans are sufficiently detailed and that timetables are appropriate
Create appropriate documentation and procedures to manage projects efficiently
Ensure all project deliverables are clearly defined and tracked to completion
Exposing dependencies, risks and issues associated with plans, leading efforts to resolve these and holding individuals accountable for resolutions
Briefing management on progress against the delivery plans
Drive the weekly planning/reporting cycle including clear reporting of progress towards deliverables and features
Facilitate and lead discussions
Identify and resolve key dependencies

Competencies

Good knowledge of European Cash and Equity Derivatives market connectivity
In depth experience on the Fidessa platform and specifically EMMA
Prior development experience on Fidessa and confidence accessing and understanding Fidessa server scripts and files
Experience building detailed project plans, risk, issues, assumptions and dependency logs and coordinating with multiple external work streams to understand dependencies and assess impact on schedules
Experience of owning the endtoend delivery of projects covering all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle
Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience of interfacing with senior management
Ability to multitask across a large and complex project structure
Excellent organisation, planning and scheduling skills