G MASS is partnered with a leading Tier 1 Investment Bank, currently undertaking a significant re-platforming of its collateral management infrastructure. The programme involves replacing a legacy vendor solution with a new in-house platform, with a strong focus on controls, exception management and operational workflow redesign.
This role will provide hands-on Business Analysis and subject matter expertise to support the platform change, working closely with Technology, Operations and Compliance stakeholders to translate business requirements into functional design.
Responsibilities
- Lead business requirements gathering for collateral workflows, controls, exception management and platform onboarding across the re-platforming programme
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Conduct gap analysis between the new platform build and current production processes, identifying and resolving operational and control breaks
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Define expected collateral processing logic and validate outputs independently, providing sign-off before Technology implements
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Support design reviews and contribute to the future-state collateral architecture in partnership with Technology, Operations and Compliance
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Develop and execute test scenarios covering key collateral workflows, margin call processing, dispute handling and exception management
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Interpret and apply collateral-related regulatory and operational obligations to the firm's data model and system design
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Produce structured status updates and maintain clear, milestone-driven delivery plans for senior stakeholder reporting
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Support BAU collateral queries and issue resolution as required, on a secondary basis to programme delivery
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Produce documentation covering control ownership, business requirements and implementation readines
Requirements
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5+ years' experience in collateral management at a Tier 1 Investment Bank, with direct involvement in platform change or system onboarding (e.g. Colleen, Vermeg or equivalent)
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Proven Business Analysis skills — requirements writing, acceptance criteria, structured documentation and delivery tracking
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Deep knowledge of collateral workflows including margin call processing, dispute management, exception handling and control frameworks
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Hands-on experience working alongside Engineering / Technology teams on collateral platform implementations
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Strong understanding of data lineage, reconciliations and operational control design
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Ability to translate complex business requirements into clear functional specifications for IT delivery
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Experience managing and communicating milestone-driven delivery plans to senior stakeholders
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Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills
Desirable
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Familiarity with collateral platforms such as Colline, Vermeg, Acadiasoft or similar
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Experience with data querying tools (e.g. BigQuery, SQL) for validation and testing purposes
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Understanding of regulatory margin requirements (e.g. UMR, EMIR, Dodd-Frank) as they apply to collateral operations
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Prior experience working in a programme management or structured delivery environment
Benefits
6-month initial contract with likelihood of extension.
September estimated start.
Salary to be discussed.
