Senior Consultant - Fixed Income Derivatives
Capco
About the team:
Capital Markets is part of Capco’s DNA. In fact, the Capco name was inspired by this domain. The Capital Markets team delivers expert consulting skills and deep product and functional knowledge across all areas of the front office, operations, technology, risk, finance and compliance. Our clients include the largest investment banks, global universal banks and capital markets divisions from regional banks across the country and around the globe.
Our delivery expertise spans across launching new lines of business, coordinating high-impact regulatory response programs, leading complex integration projects and analyzing the dependencies in an application rationalization effort. We have a consistent track record in helping clients with significant cost reductions and ensuring our clients grow, change and compete.’
About the Job:
As a Senior Consultant on the Capital Markets Team, you will work in a fast-paced team setting, alongside industry experts.
In this role, you will provide project management support to technology delivery teams. You will manage the software development lifecycle from business scoping and requirements through technology implementation. You will become an expert in cross-functional, end-to-end delivery that spans multiple products.
What You’ll Get to Do:
- Establish and maintain project(s) scope, governance, and communication plans
- Document business requirements across Front Office, Middle/Back Office, Risk, Financial Control, etc.
- Develop and maintain end-to-end and project(s) plan(s) across business, technology, and any required 3rd parties
- Manage change control processes for application(s) in scope
- Administer and own project(s) open items, issues and risk logs; Drive issues to remediation and mitigate risks
- Manage overall testing activities including test strategy, planning and execution for all in-scope test cycles i.e., Regression, QA, UAT, Performance, etc.
- Develop and distribute project(s) status and necessary metrics to working groups and senior steering committees
- Vendor relationship management
What you’ll bring with You:
- 4+ years' experience in capital markets specifically with derivatives products
- 2-4 years' experience with technology management, analysis, or development
- Exposure to multiple project management methodologies including, but not limited to Agile and Waterfall
- Experience in successfully delivering business and technology projects with an understanding of product development lifecycle
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Knowledge of development productivity tools (JIRA, TFS, or other)
- Proficient in Microsoft office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.)
- Bachelor's degree
- Previous Murex experience is preferred
Why Capco?
A career at Capco is a chance to help reshape the competitive landscape in financial services. We launch new banks, transform existing ones, and help our clients navigate complex change. As consultants, we work on the front-end business design all the way through to technology implementation.
We are the largest Financial Services focused consultancy in the world, serving everyone from global banks to emerging FinTechs, from strategy through digital transformation, design, business consulting, data and analytics, cyber, cloud, technology architecture, and engineering.
Capco is a young and growing firm. We maintain an entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset, and have minimal bureaucracy. We have no internal silos that get in the way of your career opportunities or ability to focus on our clients and make a difference to the business. We offer the opportunity for everyone to learn rapidly, take on tough challenges, and get promoted quickly. We take pride in our creative, collaborative, diverse, and inclusive culture, where everyone can #BYAW.
We offer highly competitive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, and a work culture focused on innovation and creation of lasting value for our clients and employees.
Ready to take the Next Step ?
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. This is an opportunity to make a difference and contribute to a highly successful company with a significant growth trajectory.