Calypso SME Business Analyst

LUXOFT; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consultancy is seeking an experienced Project Manager specialized in Calypso. Candidates should have over 6 years in Capital Markets and strong leadership skills to manage the implementation of Fixed Income trading desks. Responsibilities include establishing project plans, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring project delivery in a fast-paced environment. Applicants should be comfortable communicating with technical and business teams and exhibit excellent analytical skills. Competitive salary and career growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Capital Markets and Calypso.
• Deep knowledge of Financial products across various asset classes.
• Proven delivery of implementation/migration projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish a project plan for Fixed Income trading implementation.
• Manage full lifecycle of Change projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure effective implementation.

Skills

Capital Markets expertise

Project life cycle understanding

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Agile practices knowledge

Job description

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.

Project Description: Support and additional build out for a greenfield Calypso instance.

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
• 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 to ensure the agile methodology is followed and the team is working efficiently. You might also be acting as a business analyst to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria.

Skills

Must have

• 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

• 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).
• Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.