FX Market Application Specialist

Company Overview

A company in the financial services industry is hiring for an FX/Money Market Application Specialist. The organisation operates across multiple global regions and supports business lines that rely on complex, high‑availability applications. The company is focused on maintaining modern, efficient systems and driving continuous improvement across its international operations, offering a dynamic environment for professionals who enjoy contributing to strategic transformation while supporting critical day‑to‑day processes.

• Provide technical and functional expertise for core business applications, acting as the service owner responsible for ensuring availability, reliability and fitness for purpose.
• Analyse and resolve application issues, manage incident response, and coordinate communication with internal stakeholders and technical teams.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications, collaborating with business sponsors and global project teams to enhance systems and support strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to application roadmaps, assess long‑term service improvements, and drive modernisation, consolidation and efficiency across the application landscape.
• Liaise with stakeholders across EMEA, Americas and Tokyo to support ongoing operational processes, change initiatives and regulatory‑aligned system enhancements.

• Strong functional knowledge of IT systems, including UNIX and Oracle databases.
• Experience in a technical support role, with an understanding of banking systems.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to convey clear and accurate information.
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Desirable:
  Project management experience.
• Desirable:
  Good level of written and spoken Japanese.