Business Analyst--Stock Loan - (US-NY-New York)

Business Analyst--Stock Loan - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $125K - $135K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: BNRJA11

The Business Analyst will be responsible for the successful gathering and organization of business requirements for internal desk, client and market driven projects related to the Global Stock Loan business. The Business Analyst will be required to work directly with the trading desk, middle office, development, quality assurance team, internal divisions and clients to gather detailed business requirements, translate requirements into functional specifications, development of the project plan and ensure that the requirements are met with a product deliverable by managing the full development lifecycle. Other responsibilities include trouble shooting production issues where necessary.



Qualifications:

· Minimum 3 – 5 years of business analyst experience in stock loan

· Intermediate knowledge of the trade lifecycle (Trading, Middle Office, Settlements)

· Fluency with all MS Office tools including Project, and Visio

· Loanet and Global One knowledge a plus

· Basic knowledge of equity swaps a plus



Personal Attributes:

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· A demonstrable team player who is keen to share knowledge

· Self-starter, innovative – effective communicator, good teacher/student

· Competent at multi-tasking, enjoys the challenge of a fast-paced work environment

· Robust character to face off to various traders and managers globally

· Strong analytical skills with an ability to research independently

· Keen attention to detail

· Self motivated, strong sense of ownership, and accountability for work

· Capable of setting direction and motivating team members outside the direct reporting line

· Ability to deal with ambiguity and define approaches to bring un-focused issues to resolution

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QA Manager--Fixed Income - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

QA Manager--Fixed Income - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Compensation: $115K - $125K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: WJKJA12
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Must have Financial Trading Experience, specifically Fixed Income

Experience managing both on-shore & off-shore teams

The QA Manager is responsible for leading the QA group in support of the software development lifecycle process, change management, testing / QA environments and production releases. The QA Manager will be accountable for QA practices, testing procedures, meeting IT deadlines and maintaining quality standards.

Competencies:
§ 5-years+ Software Quality Assurance experience, including 2 years managing a QA team.
§ Experience testing Java web applications, Java Swing applications, Web Services and dot Net applications
§ Proficiency in HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, SharePoint, etc.
§ Experience creating test cases (unit, GUI, UAT and stress), scripts, utilizing automated tools, including defect tracking and source code control (CVS).
§ Formal software development life-cycle experience.
§ Experience with SAS 70/SOX audits.
§ Knowledge in scripting, perl, Sybase stored procedures.
§ Financial (fixed-income) experience beneficial.

Responsibilities/Duties:
§ Manage and oversee QA and Integration Testing Environments
§ Establish procedures and QA methodologie
§ Establish quality standards / practices to be implemented
§ Recruit, train and oversee team members in QA methods and practices Manage software code control, testing processes and software deployment.
§ Develop and integrate QA controls with "Change Management" process and procedures.
§ Interface closely with development and operational groups in support of software and production releases.
§ Manage QA tools, like Quality Center and QuickTest pro.
§ Coordinate and execute QA testing, create test plans, scripts, bug tracking, etc.

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Scrum Master--ROAD WARRIOR - (US-Anywhere in the USA)

Scrum Master--ROAD WARRIOR - (US-Anywhere in the USA)

Compensation: $160K - $180K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: CMEJA1

Veteran Scrum Master

Consulting experience, preferable from a large brand name firm
Large scale applications development experience
Large company experience

NOT from the auto industry
NOT with lots of government experience
NOT focused on SAP

Job can be based anywhere in the country; when you are not working at a client, you telecommute.

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