IT Business Analyst (eTrading - Fixed Income) at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• An exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst to form part of the team responsible for transforming the end-to-end capability for Customer Dealing Pre Trade for RMB and its subsidiaries You will be responsible for elicitation, evaluation, definition, implementation, and validation of the requirements needed to deliver on the transformation in the Pre Trade business
• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact. 
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

Stakeholder management

• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue listen advise influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress manage expectations and ensure stakeholders requirements are delivered
• Preserves relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts
• Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continual feedback
• Act speedily to resolve problems queries and complaints
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
• Facilitate one-on-one or group workshops to elicit analyse communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes and policies

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

Qualifications and Experience

• 4-8 years of Business Analysis experience
• Financial markets, specifically FI knowledge is a MUST
• Prior experience in electronic execution of FI is preferred, either from a technology, operations or front-office perspective

Essential Skills

• Advanced technology, analytical and communication skills
• Understanding of the FI product set as well as the life cycle of a FI trade
• Understanding of FI trading and sales workflows
• Excellent documentation skills
• Experience in the design and implementation of integration solutions
• Experience in working with various integration protocols (FIX, XML over JMS, API)
• Experience in lean/agile product delivery
• Experience in extracting and working with data – data models, data flows, data analysis
• Attention to detail with an added understanding of the broader impact of decisions and solutions
• Track record of following through on commitments
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate 
• Challenging Working 
• Opportunities to innovate 

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to 
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it