Technical Business Analyst/Project Manager
Posted on 5/13/2023
INACTIVE
Squarepoint Capital

501-1,000 employees

Global investment manager using technology for automated trading
Company Overview
Squarepoint Capital stands out as a top-tier global investment manager due to its scientific approach and advanced technology, which enables the construction of diversified portfolios with systematic and quantitative strategies. The firm's specialization in developing automated trading systems that operate across global financial markets provides a competitive edge, ensuring efficient and effective trading. Their commitment to achieving high-quality returns for clients further underscores their industry leadership and dedication to client success.
Financial Services
Data & Analytics

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Founded

2014

Headquarters

New York, New York

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

4%
Locations
Montreal, QC, Canada
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Agile
Python
Atlassian
Management
JIRA
Confluence
CategoriesNew
DevOps & Infrastructure
Requirements
  • Minimum 4 years experience in a Technical Business Analyst or Project Management role in the financial industry
  • Hands-on programming experience is required, preferably in Python or KDB+/q
  • Atlassian Confluence and JIRA expertise is required, including corresponding macros/plug-ins
  • Experience in initiating, defining, driving and implementing projects with explicitly scoped project milestones
  • Degree in a Computer Science, Engineering field or equivalent
Responsibilities
  • Analyze current business processes and establish the full picture
  • Identify technical needs and problems to solve based on thorough analysis
  • Structure and scope requirements into technical projects
  • Design end-to-end solutions, propose implementation options and provide evaluations
  • Create and maintain product and project specifications with exceptionally high level of accuracy
  • Manage functional/technical knowledge and content and drive outstanding questions towards closure
  • Establish and proactively monitor project progress while managing multiple priorities and communicating the priorities effectively to the project teams
  • Participate in change management and process improvement initiatives as well as optimize existing procedures and controls
  • Strong requirement elicitation skills: ability to capture, conceptualize and structure requirements to simple, concise and comprehensive requirement specifications to minimize requirement gaps
  • Strong documentation skills: ability to create and maintain highly accurate requirement specifications, project and product documents according to Squarepoint documentation standards
  • Ability to abstract concepts, identify subtle differences, connect dots, internalize information, relate information to implications and question effectively
  • Ability to develop and maintain strategic partnerships with senior management, project stakeholders and end users globally, as well as communicate effectively across business and development teams
  • Good understanding on software/hardware concepts, software architecture design and software development lifecycle (Waterfall or Agile)
  • Knowledge of various asset classes in either listed or OTC financial instruments such as Equities, Futures, Options and Fixed Income instruments
  • Self-driven, independent, reliable, collaborative and strong sense of ownership
  • Self-organized, exceptionally high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously across different domains
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in Microservice, Domain-Driven Design, API Design, cloud-native applications and distributed systems is a plus