Business Analyst

1 Opening
- Bogota

**Role description**:
**Business Analyst - Equity Swaps**
**Role Purpose**

The Sr. Business Analyst will support the Equity Swaps programme, working closely with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Technology. The role focuses on understanding business requirements, ensuring end‑to‑end alignment, and supporting the delivery of strategic and regulatory initiatives related to equity derivatives.

**Key Responsibilities**

**BAU & Functional Support**:

- Provide BAU support, enhancements, and other initiatives across the end‑to‑end Equity Swaps process.
- Support to be delivered in **US time** (11:00-20:00 CET / Spanish Time).
- Partner with Front Office (Trading and Sales) to understand business needs and priorities.
- Elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements across the trade lifecycle.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Support the definition and maintenance of target operating models for Equity Swaps.
- Validate data outputs, reports, and reconciliations from a business perspective.
- Perform impact assessments for regulatory, business, or technology-driven changes.
- Support UAT (test cases, execution, scenario definition, business sign-off).
- Identify process improvements to reduce operational risk and increase efficiency.

**Stakeholder Management & Governance**:

- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
- Facilitate workshops and working groups across Global Markets.
- Ensure requirements are prioritized, approved, and documented per governance standards.
- Track programme risks, dependencies, and business readiness.

**Required Skills & Experience (Essential)**
- Proven experience as a **Business Analyst** in **Global Markets or Investment Banking**.
- Strong knowledge of **Equity Swaps** and **equity derivatives**.
- Solid understanding of **front‑to‑back trade lifecycle** and operating models.
- Experience in **Agile** or hybrid delivery environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in **English (B2 or above)**.

**Desirable Experience**
- Experience in highly regulated environments and strong control frameworks.
- Exposure to regulatory initiatives impacting equity derivatives.
- Business Analysis or Agile certifications.

**Technical Awareness**

**Essential**:

- Understanding of technical communication between systems**:APIs**, SFTP/file transfer, message queues (**Tibco**, Kafka, MS).
- Basic knowledge of internal network connectivity (IPs, Firewalls, NATs).
- Experience with **Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)**.

**Nice to have**:

- Experience managing AI tools (**ChatGPT, Copilot**).

**Core Competencies**
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
- High attention to detail and control mindset.
- Clear, structured communication in English.
- Ability to work collaboratively in global teams.
- Proactive, delivery‑focused mindset.

**Skills “Tarjetero” Summary**

**Must‑have**:
APIs, Tibco, Kafka, IPs, Firewalls, NATs, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Global Markets/Investment Banking knowledge, English B2

**Nice‑to‑have**:
ChatGPT, Copilot, Agile

**Skills**:
business analysis,tibco,api,kafka,

**About UST**:
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.