Senior Business Analyst - Capital Markets

As a Senior Business Systems Analyst with Capital Markets, you will make an impact by contributing your expertise in Capital Markets and data analytics to craft innovative business solutions. You will analyze intricate datasets using SQL and manage the full lifecycle of requirements for large enterprise projects. As a valued member of our Data and Analytics (AIA) practice, you will work collaboratively with the Senior Manager in AIA to deliver impactful results in the banking and financial services industry.

We are Cognizant Artificial Intelligence:

Digital technologies, including analytics and AI, give companies a once-in-a-generation opportunity to perform orders of magnitude better than ever before. However, clients need new business models built from analyzing customers and business operations at every angle to really understand them. With the power to apply artificial intelligence and data science to business decisions via enterprise data management solutions, we help leading companies prototype, refine, validate, and scale the most desirable products and delivery models to enterprise scale within weeks.

In this role, you will:

• You will engage and partner with technology teams across Capital Markets to 1 ) deeply understand their business needs , use - cases , datasets , and analytical requirements , 2 ) assess product - fit and 3 ) facilitate the smooth adoption of the Aperture platform.
• Engage and partner with the Applications Team moving onto the Aperture platform to understand their analytical use cases/business goals and confirm product fit.
• Coordinate with customers and team members to capture, analyze, and prioritize business requirements for enterprise-level projects in Financial Services and Capital Markets.
• Transform business needs into actionable insights by querying and analyzing data from telemetry and data quality stores using dynamic SQL queries.
• Facilitate information gathering sessions including leading discussions, managing group dynamics, and maintaining group focus to work towards accomplishing the stated goals within the context of project objectives.
• Own the requirements planning and prioritization efforts, including customer analysis and effort estimation.
• Partner with the platform engineering teams to ensure technical capabilities and data requirements are well understood, identify dependencies and integration points.
• Work with senior customers to validate their requirements and analysis via techniques, such as reviews and walkthroughs.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills):

• Strong business domain understanding of Financial Services/Capital Markets, excellent data analysis and solid background with complex software products (preferably cloud/data analytics focused)
• 8+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management on large and complex projects.
• Expert SQL skills to extract and analyze data for actionable insights
• Demonstrable experience with various project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative and / or Agile.
• Data Analysis experience (eg. using SQL, Tableau, Python).

What will help you stand out (preferred skills):

• Masters Certificate or equivalent experience in Business Analysis
• CBAP, PMP (PMI), CSM or CSPO Certifications.
• Experience working with Capital Markets division of a multi national bank or a Consulting company focusing on similar clients.

At Cognizant, we're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can make an impact in various ways. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you only meet the required skills listed. Consider what transferrable experience and skills make you a unique applicant and help us see how you'd be beneficial to this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working Arrangements:

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in our client's office in Halifax or Montreal location. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

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• Cognizant est une communauté mondiale qui compte plus de 300 000+ collaborateurs dans le monde entier.
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• Nous favorisons un environnement innovant où vous pouvez construire le plan de carrière qui vous convient.

À propos de nous : 
Cognizant est l’un des leaders mondiaux des services professionnels. Nous transformons les modèles commerciaux, opérationnels et technologiques de nos clients pour les adapter à l’ère numérique. Notre approche consultative, basée sur une connaissance sectorielle, aide nos clients à concevoir, développer et gérer des entreprises plus innovantes et plus efficaces. Basée aux États-Unis, Cognizant (membre du NASDAQ-100 et l’un des meilleurs employeurs du monde en 2024 selon Forbes) figure régulièrement parmi les entreprises les plus admirées au monde. Découvrez comment Cognizant aide ses clients à garder une longueur d’avance grâce au numérique sur le site www.cognizant.com.

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Mentions légales : 
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