Information Technology Business Analyst - Director; Fixed Income Booking and Post-Trade domain

Information Technology Business Analyst – Director (Fixed Income Booking and Post‑Trade)

Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking invites applications for the Information Technology Business Analyst – Director covering Fixed Income Booking and Post‑Trade domain.

Base pay range: $170,000 – $220,000 per year, based on skills and experience.

The Global Markets Post‑Trade IT team provides comprehensive support for Fixed Income, Equity/Securities Lending, and Credit Trading applications. Responsibilities include operational support, project initiatives, and end‑to‑end application development within an Agile framework.

• Collaborate closely with user representatives (traders, operations personnel, accounting, etc.) to gather and document business requirements.
• Conduct and document impact and gap analyses.
• Evaluate IT solutions to determine the best fit for business needs.
• Develop detailed functional specifications for IT development teams.
• Define and execute test scripts.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Engage in project scoping and planning, progress reporting, and identifying and managing issues and risks, ensuring effective communication throughout.

• Refine business requests before adding to the backlog.
• Build out and maintain the product backlog by writing epics and user stories.
• Set the priority of work for the team as per the Business‑IT governance.
• Ensure compliance of deliverables with risks, security policies and architecture and technology standards.
• Engage in project scoping and planning, progress reporting, and identifying and managing issues and risks, ensuring effective communication throughout.

• Provide day‑to‑day support for Booking and Back Office applications, including booking, straight‑through processing, settlement, clearing, reporting, and accounting.

• Minimum of five years of experience in IT business analysis within the finance industry.
• Experience with Agile practices and methodologies, and acting as a product owner.
• Functional knowledge of Fixed Income activities from an operations perspective including booking, settlement, clearing, reporting and accounting for US broker‑dealer environments.
• Familiarity with vendor systems (e.g., Summit, Calypso, Murex).
• Proficiency in SQL is mandatory.
• Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail, capable of proposing effective solutions to complex problems.
• Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.

Natixis is an equal‑opportunity employer, committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Natixis will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on age, color, mental or physical handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry or citizenship status, race, religion, sex (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), veteran status, creed, genetic information or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Respect for all means that we deal with each person as an individual and not as a member of any group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Management is expected to provide leadership in supporting the firm’s EEO program by taking steps to promote EEO in all facets of employment including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, performance assessment, and career‑development opportunities.

• Seniority level:
  Director
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Information Technology, Product Management, and Other
• Industry: Investment Management
• Benefits include medical insurance, vision insurance, 401(k), paid paternity leave, paid maternity leave, disability insurance.