ION Group

Provides automated software platforms for trading

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Business AnalysisPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeBudapest, HungaryNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Proven experience as a Technical Business Analyst or in a similar role in large-scale enterprise environments.
Strong technical literacy, with experience in data platforms, event-driven systems such as Kafka, or integration-heavy solutions.
Basic SQL skills or proficiency and familiarity with modern data storage or warehouse solutions such as Amazon Redshift and DocumentDB.
Ability to work directly with senior engineers and translate between business and technical contexts.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary interface between technology teams and business stakeholders to understand, structure, and translate complex requirements into actionable features.
Navigate across multiple business units to align priorities, resolve conflicting demands, and serve as a gatekeeper for incoming requests.
Define and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and technical feasibility.
Partner with senior engineers and architects during story grooming and sprint planning, ensuring clarity, technical soundness, and value alignment.
Oversee the end-to-end requirements lifecycle, including elicitation, documentation, prioritization, and acceptance.
Drive transparency across teams by tracking progress, managing expectations, and communicating with stakeholders.
Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery processes, backlog management, and release planning.

Desired Qualifications

Prior hands-on experience in software engineering or systems analysis is highly preferred.
Financial industry experience is a plus but is not required.

Lab49 was founded to bring cutting-edge solutions from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. Clients from various sectors within the financial industry rely on us to provide top-tier solutions to their most intricate challenges. When you join us, we'll encourage you to redefine industry standards with every project and support you in achieving excellence.

About the Position:

We are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to support a leading US-based financial services organization. This consultant role requires a strong technical background, ideally from a former engineering perspective to bridge business needs and technical delivery across distributed teams. The focus is on structuring and prioritizing demand across multiple business units, defining roadmaps, and collaborating closely with senior engineers on data-heavy systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Act as the primary interface between technology teams and business stakeholders to understand, structure, and translate complex requirements into actionable features.
Navigate across multiple business units to align priorities, resolve conflicting demands, and serve as a gatekeeper for incoming requests.
Define and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and technical feasibility.
Partner with senior engineers and architects during story grooming and sprint planning, ensuring clarity, technical soundness, and value alignment.
Oversee the end-to-end requirements lifecycle: elicitation, documentation, prioritization, and acceptance.
Drive transparency across teams by tracking progress, managing expectations, and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of delivery processes, backlog management, and release planning.

Required Experience and Skills:

Proven experience as a Technical Business Analyst, or similar role in large-scale enterprise environments.
Strong technical literacy; experience in data platforms, event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka), or integration-heavy solutions.
Basic SQL skills/proficiency and familiarity with modern data storage/warehouse solutions (e.g. Amazon Redshift, and DocumentDB).
Comfortable working directly with senior engineers and translating between business and technical contexts.
Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills.
Prior hands-on experience in software engineering or systems analysis is highly preferred.
Financial industry experience is a plus but not required.

Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.

Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.

About the Company

ION Group

Provides automated software platforms for trading

ION Group delivers software platforms and APIs that automate trading, processing, and risk management for institutional clients in global financial markets. Its products connect to multiple trading venues and exchanges, enabling efficient, accurate transactions and streamlined operations. The company earns revenue from software licensing, subscriptions, and professional services, including customization and support. ION differentiates itself by expanding through acquisitions to stay agile and by offering integrated automation across trading, processing, and risk management, backed by a broad connectivity footprint. The goal is to help clients achieve greater efficiency and reduce operational risk in their financial workflows.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding: $438.5M
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1998

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