Senior Calypso Functional BA

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 (projects) for Calypso instance. Compensation for NYC: USD Gross per year based on your interview results.

• Address and respond to production support issues and troubleshoot issues arising from day-to-day activities Calypso instance.
• Provide support to FO and MO users on Calypso.
• Configure, update, optimize functional set up in Calypso.
• Execute (where required) SOD/EOD Scheduled Tasks.
• Develop necessary functional solutions for Calypso instance as per requirements (if required).
• Monitor if market quotes fail to update Calypso system error messages.
• Monitor feed & security definitions download, if reprocessing of trades needed or reprocessing of events.
• Ensure supporting 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 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 deliverables ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business owners.
• You might be acting also as a business analyst to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria.

A Sampling of Tasks Expected to be Performed:

• 3+ years of experience working in Capital Markets and Calypso
• Good knowledge of Financial products across assets; expertise with a front-to-back Calypso derivatives solution, including accounting, is a must. Preferably with an insurance industry focus.
• Other
  
  Required Skills:
  
  Ability to work with little supervision, be a fast learner, self‑motivated, team player, collaborator with strong problem‑solving skills, resourceful, demonstrates initiative, good oral and written communication, ability to train and transfer knowledge to business and technology stakeholders.
• Proven track record of delivery of implementation / migration projects.
• Proven experience in the development of Calypso integrations, reporting, and other technical aspects; experience of adherence to governance frameworks / implementation and handover to BAU.
• 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, ability to act in an entrepreneurial manner to ensure the requirements from the business are gathered appropriately.
• 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.