Findur Business Analyst

Work at Exadel - Who We Are:

Since 1998, Exadel has been engineering its products and custom software for clients of all sizes. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Exadel has 2,800+ employees in development centers across America, Europe, and Asia. People drive Exadel’s success and are at the core of our values.

Project Team:
When you join our team, you'll immerse yourself in a culture where teammates support each other and work collaboratively to achieve better results. We believe that together, we are better, and we can continue to find brilliant solutions by sharing ideas and constantly developing as individuals and as a team.

Will work with business and IT stakeholders to define the scope and shape of the to-be solution. Leading the identification, configuring and documentation of business requirements, working with technical teams to determine feasible solution options. Will then lead the business analysis activities for your workstream through to delivery. 

Requirements:
Experience as a BA in investment banking/capital markets 
Background in working with Findur/Endur
Communication skills with the ability to articulate technical requirements to Users and Stakeholders
Analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Competency in assisting with technical specification documents and unit testing plans
Capability to work in a collaborative team environment. 
Ability to create Test Script for UAT
Proficiency in driving UAT process
Skills in MS Office, Visio

Mandatory Qualifications 
● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a directly related IT field
● 5+ years’ background in Business Analysis and Software Implementation
● 3+ years direct experience working with Endur/Findur in designing, configuring, and testing for Openlink/ION solution in client environments.
● Experitise in working with at least one SQL statements such as PL SQL, TL SQL.

What you will bring 

Business Analysis / Project Delivery Experience 
● Track record of end-to-end project lifecycle delivery
● Experience in shaping processes and solutions, including capturing business problems, value drivers, and functional/non-functional requirements
● Leadership, sound analytical skills and change management capabilities,

● Demonstratable stakeholder management skills, working with stakeholders at different levels in the organization and confidant providing legitimate challenge 
● Experience performing a quality assurance role on workstream deliverables

● Experience working in Agile project delivery 

Trading Experience 
Experience in trading markets, with a strong understanding of the following markets considered an advantage:
● North America, European, and/or Environmental products
A working knowledge of different trading instruments, including:
● OTC transactions - Including forwards, swaps, and simple options
● Exchange traded futures & options lifecycle including cascading
Detailed knowledge of at least one of the following functional areas:
● Trade capture - complex deal modelling and pricing
● Market Risk
● Risk Valuation
● Back-Office & Accounting processes 
● Migrating between ETRM systems
As a BA you should have SME knowledge of either one the commodities or one of the functional areas detailed above to allow you to lead the workstream.
Endur/Findur skills are considered for this opportunity and a hands-on configuration experience of vendor(Openlink/ION) applications is also considered.

Responsibilities:

Be a leader; plan and organize BA activities on the project
Work directly with customers (different levels, not only PO) and architects
Perform requirements elicitation and analysis
Do functional decomposition
Write user stories with acceptance criteria (low-level requirements)
Create wireframes
Maintain product backlog to include new or revised requirements and backlog items, prioritization, and reporting
Refine stories with the team
Participate in planning and preparation of estimates

Advantages of Working with Exadel:

Transparent Career Roadmap

• The HR manager accompanies each employee on their first steps in the company and assists them in achieving future professional goals
• Your career growth is in your hands, so each Exadeller decides when to level up and initiate performance assessments. The management team supports career planning and the discovery of new tech stacks and languages

Learning & Development Opportunities

• Each Exadeller is given a $1,000 yearly budget for self-education, which includes certifications, training sessions, meetups, conferences, and educational materials
• Employees participate actively and benefit from the knowledge-sharing environment across seven practice units: Digital Marketing Technologies, Content Marketing, AI, QA, QAA, Agile, and DevOps
• Employees can find recordings from meetups and trainings on Exadel’s Internal Learning System

Work & Life Balance

• Each Exadeller is in charge of managing their workflow independently without being micromanaged at every step; it is, however, important that an employee always attends meetings, logs their time, and meets deadlines
• Operating from the office, or remotely, depends on which mode the employee prefers. Hybrid or remote mode staff will receive the necessary equipment before their first working day. For those who prefer to work in-office, the office network  offers up-to-date equipment, good facilities, and a warm collaborative environment
• The team meets at two annual team-building events across locations; in addition there are team events such as Pizza Days, Programmer’s Day, informal meetups, board game parties, and sports initiatives

Employee Perks & Bonuses

• The Exadel referral program covers all regions and involves recognition for hired recommended professionals. Depending on the location and the position, an employee receives a monetary bonus for recommending a candidate to Exadel who ends up being hired
• Employees collect coins for numerous project activities, exchanging them for products or services of their choice available on the Exadel store
• Volunteers for mentoring, interviewing, performing assessments, and participation in community meet-ups, get additional monetary bonuses
• Location-dependent, Exadellers can access benefit platforms with vouchers for online stores, medical insurance reimbursement, sports membership fees, vacations, and childbirth bonuses