Capital Markets BA

Job Title: Capital Markets BA

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 6 Months

Position Overview
We are seeking a Technical Business Analyst with strong expertise in Capital Markets combined with proven skills in data analysis and data product review. The successful candidate will act as a bridge between business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams, ensuring effective delivery of initiatives in an agile environment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
• Engage with trading desks, risk, treasury, operations, and collateral teams to capture and analyze business needs.
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives.

• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes.
• Data Analysis & Product Review
• Perform data analysis to validate requirements, identify trends, and ensure data integrity across trading and collateral domains.
• Understands, review and assess data products, reports, and pipelines to ensure accuracy, usability, and alignment with business needs.
• Collaborate with data engineering and data governance teams to address quality issues and support decision-making.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement).
• Track progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement within the team.
• Stakeholder Management & Delivery
• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Ensure timely delivery of features and initiatives, highlighting risks and dependencies.
• Communicate status updates and findings clearly to senior management and stakeholders.
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• Qualifications & Skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field.
  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets.
  • Knowledge of collateral management processes (margining, optimization, settlements).
  • Strong data analysis skills, including ability to query, validate, and interpret datasets.
  • Experience reviewing and working with data products, reports, and pipelines.
  • Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Familiarity with trade capture systems, risk engines, and collateral platforms is an advantage.
  • Agile certification (CSM, PSM) preferred.

  Personal Attributes

  • Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
  • Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable to dynamic business needs.
  • Outcome-focused, with the ability to balance business priorities and technical constraints.