The Investment Platform team is a central team within Investment Transformation and Technology, reporting to the Investment COO with a global remit. The team works with teams across M&G to support the global Investment Platform and implement change on the platform.

This is a Lead Business Analyst position, and will be perfect for somebody with experience in the Front Office (ideally across a number of asset classes), who is passionate about utilising technology to transform how the Front Office operates, and is keen to get further exposure to a number of asset classes and technology capabilities.

Job Description:

The role holder will work with senior Change Managers across Public or Private Assets to support on various activities, including but not limited to:

- Understanding business requirements, and designing technical solutions - in conjunction with our architecture team and engineering squads

- Have basic working knowledge on Aladdin and co-ordination with BRS for enhancement.

- Business analysis, ranging from business process through to data integration analysis

- Attending daily stand-up meetings with the engineering and change management teams

- Articulating business requirements in a way that the engineering teams can understand, and working closely to ensure that they deliver solutions that meet the business needs

- Participating in quarterly and sprint planning, wherever applicable, to ensure that key business outcomes are achieved - including managing backlogs via Jira

- Work closely with the Front Office business stakeholders along with Lead Business Analyst, providing regular updates on progress

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:

- Deliver Stories: Ensure timely delivery of user stories and other project deliverables within agreed timelines.

- Business Case Development: Support the creation of business cases and associated operating models for projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

- Benefits Realisation: Assist Lead Business Analyst and include the Project/Programme Manager in defining benefits and managing their realisation throughout the project lifecycle.

- Requirements Gathering: Produce detailed requirements (including epics and user stories) through interviews, analysis, workshops, prototyping, data analysis, and workflow analysis.

- Information Evaluation: Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources to ensure accuracy and relevance.

- Stakeholder Communication: Proactively communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand information needs, functional requirements, existing capabilities, and feasibility.

- Independent Work: Act as a self-starter, working independently and with users to define concepts under the direction of the Project/Programme/Change Manager.

- Analytical Skills: Leverage strong analytical skills to interpret customer business needs and translate them into operational requirements.

- Problem Solving: Demonstrate problem solving skills when presenting design/solution options.

- Business As Usual: Have awareness of the business outcome and how that is going to be implemented and landed successfully in BAU, thereby ensuring existing working functionalities are not impacted.

- Technical Vision: Collaborate with implementation teams and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyse trade-offs between usability and performance needs.

- Specification Compliance: Ensure technology builds or business processes meet specifications and participate in test preparation and execution.

- Operational Readiness: Work with business teams to facilitate operational readiness and ensure smooth transitions.

- Solution Validation: Ensure the overall solution meets agreed objectives and expectations set by the project and programme.

- Test Planning Alignment: Align test planning with the Test Manager and Project Manager to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

- Training Documentation: Take responsibility for preparing training documentation and conducting training sessions as needed.

Front Office Technology Specific Responsibilities:

- Portfolio Management Systems: Support and enhance portfolio management systems to ensure they meet the needs of portfolio managers and analysts.

- Market Data Integration: Integrate and manage market data feeds, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of data used in investment decisions.

- Risk Management Tools: Develop and maintain tools for real-time risk management, ensuring that portfolio managers have the necessary information to manage risk effectively.

- Order Management Systems (OMS): Support and enhance OMS to ensure efficient order execution, compliance with regulatory requirements, and alignment with investment strategies