Front Office Business Analyst

Front Office Business Analyst - Investment Management

Locations: London/Belfast/Ireland (flexible)
Type: Permanent (building a long-term BA team)
Salary: £60,000 £70,000 per year, higher for strong experience with Front Office platforms/tools

We re looking for Front Office Business Analysts to support a growing programme of investment management change. This role works closely with Portfolio Managers, Risk, Trading, and Technology to deliver Front Office enhancements, platform changes, and workflow optimisation across Fixed Income, equities, and derivatives.

Working Pattern:
2 3 days onsite per week in various locations, depending on the end client, with the remainder remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage Front Office stakeholders to capture, document, and validate requirements from discovery through delivery.

• Translate investment concepts into clear user stories, functional specifications, process maps, and data requirements.

• Analyse and improve Front Office workflows, including portfolio construction, risk analytics inputs, and trade/risk processes.

• Define test scenarios and support SIT/UAT, ensuring solutions meet Front Office needs.

• Collaborate with Technology and vendors to design solutions, manage dependencies, and resolve issues.

• Contribute to BA standards and best practices as part of a growing permanent team.

Required Experience & Knowledge

• Experience with Front Office/risk/OMS platforms is highly valued, including (but not limited to): MSCI Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg AIM (BBG AIM), SimCorp Dimension and/or BlackRock Aladdin

• Demonstrable Business Analyst experience within asset/investment management environments.

• Strong Front Office domain understanding across Fixed Income, equities, and derivatives, ideally including:

  • Portfolio management & construction

  • Risk concepts: duration, tracking error, risk decomposition

  • Fixed Income: bond coupon calculations, pricing/yield concepts

• Solid stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior Front Office users.

• Proficiency in BA toolkit: requirements engineering, user stories, process mapping, data mapping, and testing support.

• Experience working in Agile/hybrid delivery models.

Platforms/Tools
Experience with Front Office/risk/OMS platforms is highly valued, including (but not limited to):

• MSCI Barra, Axioma, Bloomberg AIM (BBG AIM)

• SimCorp Dimension and/or BlackRock Aladdin

Candidates with strong experience in three or more of these platforms may be eligible for a salary above £70k.

Important Note:
Due to the high number of applications, only candidates with strong asset/investment management industry experience and clear Front Office Business Analyst experience will be considered. Please update your CV to reflect your experience in these areas before applying.