Lead Business Analyst – Regulatory Reporting

Job description

We are seeking a **Lead Business Analyst – Regulatory Reporting** to join our team supporting non-financial regulatory reporting projects, including EMIR. This role involves project governance, root cause analysis, requirements documentation and solution validation across multiple regulatory regimes in the US, EMEA and APAC regions. **Responsibilities** - Set up and manage project governance structures, aligning with existing frameworks - Establish working groups and management forums as needed - Conduct full root cause analysis for each issue, prioritizing the customer's requirements and recommending tactical or strategic solutions - Document business requirements for agreed solutions, including back-reporting needs for impacted trades - Handover requirements to technology and operations teams for implementation - Prepare solution design documentation in collaboration with Operations and Engineering teams - Oversee user acceptance testing prior to production releases - Validate delivered solutions to ensure business requirements are met and issues are resolved - Provide weekly metrics to governance functions for progress tracking - Communicate progress, risks, actions, issues and decisions through management forums and escalation routes **Requirements** - 10-14 years of experience in business analysis, requirement gathering and stakeholder management - Knowledge of regulatory reporting regimes such as CFTC, SEC, MIFID/MiFIR, SFTR, EMIR, MMSR, MAS, ASIC, HKMA or JFSA - Background in OTC and ETD products - Skills in preparing BRD and FRD documentation - Expertise in project governance and root cause analysis - Proficiency in collaborating with technology and operations teams - Capability to manage user acceptance testing and solution validation - Understanding of progress tracking and reporting through governance forums