Senior Business Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst, with strong expertise in Capital Markets and fluency in Arabic and English. The role requires in-depth domain knowledge of trading platforms, regulatory frameworks, investment banking operations, and post-trade processes, with the ability to bridge business requirements and technical solutions.

The ideal candidate will play a critical role in requirement gathering, business process analysis, solution design, and stakeholder management, ensuring successful delivery of projects within the Capital Markets domain.

Key Responsibilities

1. Work closely with stakeholders (business, compliance, IT, and vendors) to elicit, document, and validate business requirements for Capital Market initiatives.
2. Analyze and map front, middle, and back-office processes, covering trade life cycle, settlements, clearing, and risk management.
3. Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams to ensure alignment of requirements with solutions.
4. Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specifications (FSD), and User Stories.
5. Support solution design, system configuration, and process enhancements in line with business goals.
6. Coordinate and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure all requirements are adequately tested.
7. Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (CMA, SAMA, or relevant local regulators) and industry best practices.
8. Provide domain expertise on Capital Market products such as Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, FX, and Structured Products.
9. Conduct workshops and presentations for stakeholders in both Arabic and English.
10. Mentor junior BAs and contribute to building BA best practices within the organization.

Required Qualifications & Skills

1. Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
2. Minimum 7+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 5 years in the Capital Markets domain.
3. Strong understanding of financial instruments, trade life cycle, settlement systems, and risk management.
4. Prior experience working with stock exchanges, investment banks, or trading platforms.
5. Hands-on experience with business analysis tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, etc.).
6. Excellent documentation and communication skills with the ability to produce BRDs, FSDs, and UAT scripts.
7. Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks within the Capital Markets sector in the Middle East (CMA, SAMA, etc.).

Preferred Skills

1. Experience in implementing Capital Market solutions (e.g., Murex, Calypso, Temenos, Nasdaq, or similar platforms).
2. Knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies.
3. Strong stakeholder management and vendor coordination experience