Business Analyst/Project Manager

A global financial institution is seeking a Lead Business Analyst / Project Manager to join its Markets Operations Transformation team based in Belfast. This senior-level contract role will support the delivery of strategic regulatory reform initiatives across multiple asset classes, including Fixed Income, Equities, and Derivatives. The organisation is undergoing a multi-year transformation to redefine its target operating model, with a focus on regulatory compliance, process re-engineering, automation, and data. This role offers the opportunity to work across regions and functions, contributing to high-impact programmes aligned with European and global regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams within large-scale regulatory programmes, ensuring delivery against milestones and governance standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Technology to define regulatory interpretations and process impacts.
• Document detailed business and functional requirements, ensuring traceability through testing and implementation.
• Coordinate test planning, execution, and business readiness for go-live.
• Analyse data to assess regulatory impacts and benefits.
• Identify and resolve issues across Markets Operations, escalating risks with mitigation strategies.
• Communicate risks, status, and issues to senior stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 10 years' experience in financial services, with at least 5 years in programme delivery or regulatory transformation.
• Proven track record in delivering major regulatory change across European Capital Markets (e.g. CSDR, EMIR Refit, SFTR, MiFID II, Basel III).
• Strong understanding of post-trade operations including trade capture, margining, settlement, and reporting.
• Experience working with global Operations and Technology teams.
• Excellent documentation, process mapping, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with market infrastructure (CCPs, CSDs, custodians) and industry bodies (ISDA, ICMA, AFME) is advantageous.

Although this role is a 9-month contract there is a high possibility it will extend. This role would be required to be in the office at least 3 days per week in Belfast. If you're interested in this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV
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