Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Calypso Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders – Treasury, Trading, Operations, and Risk – with the Calypso engineering and testing teams across Money Market, FX, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Collateral. You will translate business needs into clear functional requirements and drive them through to UAT sign-off across development, enhancement, and version-upgrade workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
• Elicit, document, and prioritize business requirements from Treasury, Trading, Middle Office, and Operations stakeholders.
• Author Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Functional Specification Documents (FSDs) for new features, enhancements, and regulatory changes.
• Perform gap analysis between business requirements and out-of-the-box Calypso functionality; recommend configuration vs. customization.
• Lead requirement walkthroughs, design reviews, and sign-off sessions with business and technology stakeholders.
• Define UAT scope and acceptance criteria; support business users through UAT execution and defect triage.
• Assess business impact of Calypso version upgrades and regulatory changes across Front, Middle, and Back Office workflows.
Required Skills & Experience
• 6+ years of business analysis experience within capital markets, treasury, or investment banking technology programs.
• Strong functional knowledge of Calypso across two or more modules: Money Market, FX, Fixed Income, Derivatives, or Collateral/Margining.
• Understanding of the Calypso trade lifecycle (capture, validation, workflow, settlement, accounting) and static/market data setup.
• Proven experience writing BRDs/FSDs and managing requirements through the full SDLC in an Agile or hybrid environment.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data investigation and validation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including with senior business sponsors.
Good to Have
• Exposure to regulatory reporting regimes relevant to capital markets.
• Familiarity with adjacent capital markets systems used alongside Calypso in a multi-platform estate.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, or related field; MBA a plus.
• Calypso functional certification(s) preferred.