Business Analyst- Capital Market

Montréal, QC
On-site
Posted Oct 7, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Analyze business needs and document end-to-end trade lifecycles for derivatives and fixed-income solutions, covering trading, position management, valuation, settlement, accounting, and risk. Lead feasibility and design activities, prepare requirements and RFI/RFP materials, and present deliverables while guiding stakeholder discussions toward decisions.

Job details

Overview: The client is looking for two business analysts to build the foundations of the solutions supporting its derivatives and fixed income desks, along with the related regulatory and operational requirements. The role sits at the junction of the front office and IT: the person analyzes needs, documents the full trade lifecycle and presents business deliverables to a wide range of stakeholders, from trading to compliance. Domain expertise is the distinguishing criterion, with 5 years of business analysis in capital markets and direct collaboration with the front office, quantitative developers and pricing models. The mandate also covers the feasibility and design phases, including the requirements register and RFI and RFP calls, meaning upstream work ahead of execution. Finally, the sought profile stresses posture: systematic meeting preparation, steering discussions toward decisions and clear visibility for executive stakeholders. Target candidate: a business analyst specialized in capital markets who has delivered projects involving derivatives and fixed income, from the trading desk through settlement and accounting, and who translates pricing model logic into requirements IT can act on. The target person can hold a meeting with a trader, a quantitative developer or a compliance officer, rather than learning the domain during the mandate. Requirements Required: Business analysis in solution delivery projects, capital markets sector Business topics of the derivatives desk and the fixed income desk Direct collaboration with the front office, quantitative developers and pricing models End-to-end business solution management: trading platforms, position management, valuation, settlement, accounting, risk Understanding of IT and relationship with the agile team Excellent communication and presentation skills Preferred: Communication with executive stakeholders, visibility on issues, decisions and progress Systematic preparation of a game plan and structured agenda for each meeting Steering business discussions toward concrete decisions Technology leadership, technical and functional aptitudes Soft skills: autonomy and teamwork, attention to detail and critical thinking, problem solving, intellectual abilities, working under pressure, strong learning ability

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires at least five years of business analysis experience in capital markets, including derivatives and fixed income, with direct collaboration with front-office teams, quantitative developers, and pricing models. Candidates should understand end-to-end solution delivery and agile IT collaboration, and demonstrate strong communication, meeting facilitation, critical thinking, and the ability to work under pressure.