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About the Role
Citi seeks a Vice President-level Business Analyst for OTC Derivatives Settlements in Mississauga. The role bridges business strategy and technology delivery, requiring deep OTC derivatives domain expertise and strong analytical skills.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary business analyst for OTC Derivatives Settlements, translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications
- Partner with front office, operations, technology, and risk teams to analyze settlement workflows, identify gaps, and drive process improvements
- Lead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews to capture end to end business needs
- Develop detailed business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, and process flow diagrams
- Analyze trade lifecycle events across OTC derivative products to support settlement accuracy and efficiency
- Proactively identify operational risks, data quality issues, and system gaps; propose and champion solutions
- Collaborate with QA teams to define acceptance criteria and support UAT execution and sign off
- Track project milestones, manage deliverables, and communicate progress clearly to senior stakeholders
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for OTC settlement processes, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
Requirements
- 6 10 years in financial services, with at least 5 years focused on OTC Derivatives in a Business Analyst or related capacity
- Deep expertise in OTC Derivatives products and full trade lifecycle, with focus on settlements
- Solid understanding of DTCC/DTCC Deriv/SERV, MarkitWire, SWIFT, and related platforms
- Exceptional ability to analyze large, complex datasets and translate findings into actionable business insights
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, or equivalent)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum delivery environment
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience mentoring junior analysts
- MBA or CFA designation is an asset
Full Job Posting
Overview
- We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Analyst at the Vice President (C13) level to join our OTC Derivatives Settlements team in Mississauga, Canada. This is a critical role that bridges business strategy and technology delivery within a fast paced, high volume derivatives enviro
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary business analyst for OTC Derivatives Settlements, translating complex business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications.
- Partner with front office, operations, technology, and risk teams to analyze settlement workflows, identify gaps, and drive process improvements.
- Lead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews to capture end to end business needs.
- Develop detailed business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, user stories, and process flow diagrams.
- Analyze trade lifecycle events across OTC derivative products (Interest Rate Swaps, Credit Default Swaps, FX Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, etc.) to support settlement accuracy and efficiency.
- Proactively identify operational risks, data quality issues, and system gaps; propose and champion solutions.
- Collaborate with QA teams to define acceptance criteria and support UAT execution and sign off.
- Track project milestones, manage deliverables, and communicate progress clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for OTC settlement processes, industry standards (ISDA, DTCC, MarkitWire), and regulatory requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Deep expertise in OTC Derivatives products and their full trade lifecycle, with a strong focus on settlements.
- Solid understanding of industry infrastructure: DTCC/DTCC Deriv/SERV, MarkitWire, SWIFT, and related platforms.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting OTC derivatives (Dodd Frank, EMIR, Basel III).
- Exceptional ability to analyze large, complex datasets and translate findings into actionable business insights.
- Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, or equivalent); experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.
- Strong root cause analysis and problem solving capabilities in high pressure, time sensitive environments.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex concepts clearly to both technical and non technical audiences.
- Personable, approachable, and skilled at building trusted relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to facilitate cross functional discussions and drive consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
- Self driven and proactive — able to independently manage priorities and deliver results with minimal supervision.
- Strong team player who fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and high performance team culture.
- Experience mentoring junior analysts and contributing to team capability development.
Salary Range
- CAD 120,800.00 CAD 170,800.00 per year
Time Type
- Full time
Job Family Group
- Technology
- Business Analysis / Client Services
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