Senior Business Analyst – Regulatory Technology

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Job title: Senior Business Analyst – Regulatory Technology

Company: PIMCO

Job description: We are a leading global asset management firm with over 3,000 employees across 20 offices in 15 countries; we help millions of investors around the world pursue their financial goals.We hire critical thinkers. People who thrive in a collaborative culture like ours where we solve real problems while building the future of finance.YouAre excited to be part of a vibrant engineering community that values diversity, hard work, and continuous learning.Love solving complex real-world business problems.Recognize that cross-functional collaboration is a core component of success for the team.Believe there are multiple ways to solve most technical problems and are willing to debate the trade-offs.Have become a stronger engineer by making mistakes and learning from them.Are a doer, someone who wants to grow their career and gain experience across technologies and business functions.WeContinuously invest in a high-performance and inclusive culture, in which a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints are celebrated and valued.Encourage career mobility, so you can benefit from learning different functions and technologies, and we gain the benefits of your experience across teams.Run technology pro bono programs that help the non-profit community and give our engineering community opportunities to volunteer and participate.Offer education reimbursements and ongoing training in technology, communication, and diversity & inclusion.Embrace knowledge sharing through lunch-and-learns, demos, and technical forums.Consider our people to be our greatest asset—we will help you learn what PIMCO Technology has to offer so you can participate in activities that benefit your career while delivering impactful technology solutions.Position DescriptionAs a Senior Business Analyst (
5 years experience) in our Regulatory Technology team you will liaise with Regulatory Operations, Traders and their support staff to evolve our regulatory solutions, develop new tech platforms, and troubleshoot problems in real time.Responsibilities

• Interpretation and implementation across a range of regulatory change agendas – MiFIR/MiFID II, SFTR, EMIR.
• Work with business users to streamline MiFID II processes as well as enhancements to internal infrastructure in support of current regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with internal development teams and vendors to covert enhancement requests into technical specs.
• Perform testing including functional, regression, user acceptance, integration and performance to verify that the client’s needs are met. Perform post-production release validation testing on any new enhancements or bug fixes
• Support users on Regulatory applications
• Resolve tactical emergencies employing your Excel and SQL skills, produce accurate and relevant data and analysis to Regulatory Ops team under time pressure, when needed.
• Create training and reference materials and release notes as needed
• Presentation of results to senior stakeholders

Benefits

• PIMCO is committed to offering a comprehensive portfolio of employee benefits designed to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family. These benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day of employment.
• Work/Life Programs such as Flexible Work Arrangements, Parental Leave & Support, Employee Assistance Plan, and Educational/CFA Certification Reimbursement Programs
• Community involvement opportunities with The PIMCO Foundation in each PIMCO office

Position RequirementsSoft Skills

• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Work independently and elicit requirements
• Make well-informed, targeted and timely decisions while demonstrating sound and accurate judgment
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment
• Should have strong desire to continuously learn and grow professionally
• Ability to work across time zones with remote stakeholders

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Math or Business/Finance.

• Strong experience dealing with regulations and regulatory bodies.

• MiFIR/MiFID II exposure is a must, ability to understand and translate regulatory rule changes and map to requirements
• EMIR and/or SFTR experience a plus

7 years proven experience in financial technology Project Management / Business Analysis leading technology related efforts * Understanding of OTC derivatives, fixed income and equity trading processes and related financial products and concepts is essential

• Previous experience working in an agile environment
• Industry recognized business, finance, IT or project management experience such as Agile or PRINCE 2 is a plus

Technology Knowledge

• Experience with Order, Execution Management and Trade Booking systems
• Excellent Excel
• Scripting (Python)/VBA or programming experience as nice to have.
• SQL and database (Oracle)

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action StatementPIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.Applicants with DisabilitiesPIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.

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