Senior Business Analyst

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are seeking a Post Trade Technology Business Analyst to own functional delivery and drive strategic outcomes across Debt Trading, Equities Post Trade, and Markets Asset Servicing Technology.

This is a Business Analyst role within a multi-year, multi-million-dollar transformation program replacing legacy applications and building next-generation post-trade Middleware platforms. You will define the functional vision, lead a team of business analysts, and act as the critical bridge between business strategy and technology execution in a complex, multi-vendor environment.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Liaising with the business and subject matter experts to ensure that requirements are clearly defined and are aligned to the functional architecture
• Definition and implementation of requirements best practices. Responsible for the following artefacts: requirements, use cases, functional specifications, architecture diagrams, traceability matrixes and support documentation
• Serving as a business subject matter expert and being a point person to support the development, testing and deployment phases from a business requirements perspective
• Effectively manage stakeholder expectation related to IT delivery and build a strong relationship with the Vendor and its Development Team, HSBC BA’s and internal core development teams as well as system Stakeholders
• Support the UAT Phases working with key Business Asset Class Leads, essentially with respects to Defect Remediation and Test Environment issues

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Experience in working on Fixed income trading or settlements platforms.
• Business analysis experience in Fixed income products specially securities and derivatives.
• Experience gained working in a structured project environment in a Project Management equivalent role gained within an environment involving multiple projects within an overarching programme.
• Expertise in Business Analysis Methodology and able to bring best practice recommendations for structure and tracking to the project team. This would include a thorough understanding of the SDLC and different project methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile.
• Ability to work autonomously under pressure to tight deadlines, prioritising work in a multi-client environment where demand exceeds supply and resolving the conflicts that result.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via View email address on apply.careers.hsbc.com.