DataScope Business Analyst

at  LSEG London Stock Exchange Group

DSS Business Analyst GG:11
Company Profile
At LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), we are more than a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data group. We are dedicated partners with a deep dedication to excellence, delivering value for our customers. We are leaders in data and analytics, risk, collateral and processing solutions, capital formation and trade execution. With us you get the level of influence and opportunity that you’d have at a startup, combined with the large-scale impact of working at a global company.
As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with purposeful careers.
Role Profile
The DataScope suite of applications is part of our Pricing and Reference Service business. It is a respected application used in the wider finance industry where clients can download both market data in bulk form or in customized reports. The application has 4k+ external clients who consume financial data to analyse funds and the market position of global industry players.
In this role, you’ll be joining our Enterprise Data Solutions as a Business Analyst: serving the entire spectrum of data needs across asset classes, latency and delivery mechanisms including real-time data and news, reference and legal entity data.

Profile/Required Skills

• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Familiarity with and experience in scrum/agile environment.
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly with outstanding analytical skills, structured thinking, ability to connect the dots across similar problem statements and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse audiences.
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Well versed in agile methodologies including scrum and kanban and able to undertake analysis as part of an agile squad. This should include user story creation and user story refinement.
• Experience with financial market data and/or financial market products.

We are looking for someone who:
Has a natural analytical way of thinking and is able to digest difficult concepts and explain them to non-technical users.
You will work as a member of the application development team, alongside architects, developers, quality engineers, and other team members. Your main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing some user acceptance testing.

Experience

• Experience creating and giving detailed presentations
• Experience in the DataScope suite of applications highly preferable.
• Degree in business, software engineering, or an adjacent field.
• 2+ years of experience in a Business Analysis role
• Experience in using business tools such as Jira and Confluence for task planning, tracking and documentation needs.
• Practical experience leading requirements gathering and review sessions

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and documenting business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Performing requirements analysis and translating into technical requirements
• Elaboration of user stories alongside development team members in order to have a common understanding of requirements
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Performing or facilitating user acceptance testing.
• Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
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• Evaluating and documenting business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Performing requirements analysis and translating into technical requirements
• Elaboration of user stories alongside development team members in order to have a common understanding of requirements
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Performing or facilitating user acceptance testing.
• Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users