Principal Technical Business Analyst

About this role

ABOUT US:   LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, handle risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.  Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.   Our People:   People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives.  We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and exciting experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential. We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. 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 significant careers.

Role Summary

The Principal Technical Business Analyst Position entails handling multiple projects & resources with shifting priorities in a real-time environment. Principal Technical Business Analysts are both the market data/logic experts for assigned feeds and a backup for the team manager who assists with overall squad management. They gather and document business and technical data-related requirements for internally developed data processing software applications. They are also responsible for testing the data/market logic accuracy of those software applications and supporting them through the release cycle into production environment. The Principal Technical Business Analyst would also assist with tracking progress of other projects within the team, providing guidance to team members, and likely take on additional non-project responsibilities.

What You will be Doing: • Monitoring exchange notifications and enhancement requests. Advancing & Articulating all changes requiring action and initiating plans of action. Potentially serving as a backup for multiple venues – ensuring notifications aren’t missed & impacts are assessed in a timely manner.

• Liaising with Stock Exchanges, Project and Delivery Managers, Business Sponsors, Internal and External Clients, Software Developers, etc. to manage demand for new work. Establishing successful and results-oriented working relationships with a diverse set of personalities.

• Attending and contributing in status meetings. Assist squad members with scope, requirements, and testing guidance/oversight. Attending meetings where not serving as project BA – just providing support/guidance. Assisting with squad management as needed to track progress and keep work progressing.

• Documenting business and technical requirements for software developers, support staff, internal and external clients, etc.

• Documenting test cases and results. Documentation by a Principal BA should be the gold standard – can lead by example to others.

• Providing Production Support teams with troubleshooting/analysis of service disruptions. Takes ownership to ensure that issues are addressed/resolved even when the primary BA isn’t available.

• Contributing to cross-departmental meetings and cross-train with other team members. Work as a team to document, track, and produce reports for all projects pertinent to the group. General expectation for Principal BAs to take on some responsibility or effort outside of venue delivery projects.

• Transparency: Providing regular feedback regarding changes in scope, roadblocks, concerns, etc. that may impact clients & deliverables.

• Process Improvement: Producing and deploying new ideas on improving method-of-work within the Business Analyst space and beyond.

• Assist with training/mentoring new staff.

• Agility: A level of BA expertise that allows for taking on virtually any project in any team/venue sector with little assistance or supervision.

• Continuous Improvement & Automation Support: Provide strategic and tactical feedback on process improvement and automation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and operational feasibility.

• Actively support the piloting and deployment phases of new solutions, collaborating with multi-functional teams to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption.

• Establish clear ownership and accountability structures to ensure sustained adoption and maintenance of implemented processes.

What You will Bring:  

Preferred Skills • Exceptional requirements gathering and documentation ability

• High attention to detail concerning data, testing, and analysis

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and decision-making abilities

• Computer and data input skills

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