Trade Management Services Senior Business Analyst – Vice President

Overview

In this senior role, you will lead the strategic development of Citi’s VARCITI trade cost analytics platform to deliver insights on trading costs and activity. You will collaborate with Front Office, Middle Office, Operations, and Technology to shape metrics and improve expense transparency across global markets. You’ll drive platform strategy, manage stakeholder relationships, and deliver advanced analytics that optimize transaction expense management at scale. This role offers meaningful impact by elevating data-driven decision making and efficiency across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead development initiatives for the VARCITI trade cost analytics platform
• Design and deliver robust trade and cost analytics, including volume profiling, product analysis, and expense trend identification
• Develop and refine reconciliation processes for trade expense analytics against third-party invoices
• Partner with Front Office, Middle Office, Operations, and Technology teams to understand dependencies and design effective metrics
• Provide analytical guidance and strategic recommendations to global efficiency, business transparency, and operations teams
• Communicate confidently with stakeholders at all levels, from trading desks to senior management
• Manage business requirements and projects throughout the software delivery lifecycle, ensuring timely release of new features
• Gather and analyse requirements for new metrics, reporting enhancements, and onboarding requests
• Drive process improvements to increase transparency and accuracy in expense reporting and management intelligence

Key requirements

• Advanced experience in business analysis, trade cost analytics, financial systems, or related fields within fast-paced environments
• Capital Markets experience with solid understanding of trading products and lifecycle, front-to-back office workflows, and market structure across asset classes (equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives)

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to standards
• Highly organized and able to collaborate across regional and global teams
• Strong database development capabilities: RDBMS and NoSQL
• Database administration (DBA) experience and/or certifications
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint

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