Lead BAPM, IT

Key Areas of Responsibilities

- Front office IT business analyst and project management that will partner with the Japan and global Equities business to ensure successful client requirements & on boarding & delivery. - Responsible for gathering business requirements for client’s Onboarding (Front office trading systems including middle-backup system related changes, allocation, confirmation, system updates, reports etc..). - Conduct regular meetings and communication with business users, raise and review Jira for tasks, attend and prioritization meetings. - Conduct analysis, create & update business requirement, documents / process, work with users, global project managers, development & support teams for implementations. - Define testing strategies and conduct thorough testing for new features and enhancements, as well as co-ordinate UAT. - Communicate changes to impacted business users across various departments, including planning and managing changes in processes, operations, and systems. - Identify and escalate risks while proposing both tactical and strategic solutions to mitigate these risks and provide business support. - Manage related vendors contracts, procurement and invoices. Work with global team members for vendor system setup. - Manage incident & communication, support key compliance applications, participate and run annual BCP exercise, write audit or hearing reports for Securities Regulators & related partners (FSA, JSDA, SESC, JASDEC, etc.) related to the project and Incidents. - Adapt to new technologies and assist with automation & tools.

Requirements

- Bachelor degree or above in IT/Computing or related studies. - 6- 10 years of experience in cash equities, basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business

Business Knowledge

- Basic understanding of Japanese cash equities wholesale business - Understanding of the Front-to-Back Trade Lifecycle, allocation/confirmation process

PM / BA Experience

- 3+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Business Analyst within the financial services industry - Experience delivering projects in a global environment and collaborating with offshore teams - Proven stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams - Experience in requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation - Experience supporting UAT and managing related issues - Experience tracking and managing system development deliverables and project milestones

Technical Skills

- Preferred Experience supporting Smart Bridge and XNET - Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence - Basic SQL skills for data extraction and analysis - Knowledge of international equities business - Preferred Knowledge of the FIX Protocol

Communication Skills

- Business-level Japanese communication skills (verbal, email, and chat) - Ability to read and write business English emails - Ability to communicate effectively with overseas development teams in English

Personal Attributes

- High attention to detail. - Transparent and regular communication with business stakeholder. Follow up on requirements, issues with global team and regularly update business user on progress. - Strong analytical and logical thinking skills - Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take ownership

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