Apex / Securities Financing Business Analyst
Front Office Trading Technology
London, UK (4 days onsite)
9 Month Contract
Up to £650 per day
We are partnering with a leading global investment bank on the appointment of a Apex / Securities Financing Business Analyst within its Front Office Trading Technology function.
This is a high-impact Business Analysis and change role supporting a business-critical Apex Securities Financing platform used across Front Office trading activities. The position sits at the intersection of Business Analysis, Apex, Securities Financing, Front Office and Technology, with a particular focus on Repo and Securities Lending / SBL.
The successful candidate will combine strong Business Analysis capability with hands-on Apex experience and deep Securities Financing knowledge, working closely with Traders, Front Office stakeholders, Technology and Operations across the full trade lifecycle.
The Role
You will join a global Front Office Trading Technology team responsible for supporting and evolving a sophisticated Apex Securities Financing platform.
The role combines:
- Business Analysis and requirements ownership
- Apex platform expertise
- Repo and Securities Lending workflows
- Functional specification and solution design
- Change delivery and functional testing
- BAU support and production issue analysis
- Platform enhancement and optimisation
What You’ll Be Doing
- Engage directly with Front Office, Traders and business stakeholders to understand requirements, identify pain points and translate business needs into practical solutions.
- Own and document business requirements, functional requirements and detailed specifications for Apex-related change.
- Analyse complex Repo and Securities Lending / SBL workflows, identifying opportunities for process improvement and platform enhancement.
- Translate Front Office requirements into clear functional solutions, working closely with Technology teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Analyse the end-to-end Securities Financing lifecycle, including trade capture, booking, lifecycle events, pricing, collateral and settlement.
- Act as a key business SME for Apex Securities Finance, providing functional expertise throughout requirements, design, testing and implementation.
- Support BAU enhancements and larger change initiatives across the Apex platform.
- Participate in solution design, project meetings and delivery discussions, representing the business and BAU function.
- Develop detailed functional test scenarios, coordinate business testing and validate that delivered functionality meets requirements.
- Support UAT and production releases, ensuring changes are fully understood and appropriately tested before implementation.
- Investigate complex production issues, performing business and workflow analysis to identify root causes and drive resolution with Technology.
- Assess the impact of proposed changes across Front Office, Operations and downstream processes.
- Identify opportunities for workflow optimisation, automation and process improvement.
- Work closely with Front Office, Operations and Technology to ensure solutions are aligned across the full trade lifecycle.
- Produce clear documentation and maintain knowledge of business processes, workflows and platform functionality.
- Build strong relationships with global stakeholders and contribute to knowledge sharing across the wider team.
Core Requirements
- Strong Business Analysis experience within an investment banking environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with Apex, ideally supporting Securities Financing.
- Deep knowledge of Repo and/or Securities Lending / SBL.
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end Securities Financing trade lifecycle.
- Proven experience gathering, analysing and documenting business and functional requirements.
- Experience producing BRDs, FRDs, functional specifications, process flows or equivalent documentation.
- Previous experience working directly with Front Office / trading desks.
- Strong experience across trade booking, lifecycle events, collateral, settlement and downstream processing.
- Experience taking requirements through design, testing, UAT and production implementation.
- Ability to analyse complex business problems and translate them into practical technology solutions.
- Experience working across Front Office, Technology and Operations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to engage with senior business and technology stakeholders.
- Experience supporting live applications or BAU environments alongside project/change responsibilities.
Highly Desirable
- Extensive Apex Securities Finance experience.
- Experience supporting Apex Repo and Securities Lending workflows.
- Exposure to the Apex Loanet Interface (ALI).
- Experience with Apex Toolkit / APIs.
- Strong understanding of Apex trade lifecycle and booking workflows.
- Experience with regulatory change across Securities Financing, including SFTR.
- Experience delivering platform migrations, workflow redesign or automation.
- Previous experience as a Securities Financing SME, Product Owner or Front Office BA.
- Experience working across front-to-back change programmes within Securities Financing.
The Background We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a Business Analyst first and foremost, but one with genuine Apex and Securities Financing expertise. This could suit someone currently working as an Apex Business Analyst, Securities Financing Business Analyst, Front Office BA, Securities Financing SME, Senior Business Analyst, Apex SME, Repo / Securities Lending SME, Product Owner or Trading Technology BA.
The key combination is strong requirements and change delivery experience + hands‑on Apex knowledge & a deep understanding of Securities Financing. You’ll need to be comfortable moving between Front Office conversations, detailed business analysis, functional specifications, testing and Technology discussions, with enough Apex knowledge to challenge requirements and help shape effective solutions.
Why This Role
- High level of Front Office exposure and stakeholder interaction
- Strong Business Analysis ownership across a business‑critical Apex Securities Financing platform
- Opportunity to combine Business Analysis, change delivery and Securities Financing expertise
- Direct exposure to Repo and Securities Lending trading workflows
- Involvement across the full requirements‑to‑production lifecycle
- Opportunity to work closely with Traders, Technology and Operations
- Global investment bank environment with significant platform and business exposure
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