Job Description
As a Business Analyst – Equity Swaps, you will support a Global Markets Equity Swaps programme, working closely with Front Office, Risk, Operations, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Technology teams. The role focuses on understanding business requirements, ensuring front-to-back alignment, and supporting the delivery of strategic and regulatory initiatives related to equity derivatives.
You will provide ongoing BAU support and contribute to continuous improvements across the end-to-end Equity Swaps lifecycle, with operational coverage aligned to US business hours (11:00–20:00 Spanish time).
Key responsibilities include:
* Partner with Trading and Sales teams to understand business priorities and Equity Swaps requirements.
* Elicit, analyse, and document business and functional requirements across the full trade lifecycle.
* Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
* Support the definition and maintenance of target operating models for Equity Swaps.
* Coordinate with Risk, Finance, Operations, Legal, and Compliance to ensure alignment with control and regulatory frameworks.
* Perform impact analysis for regulatory, business, and technology-driven changes.
* Validate data outputs, reports, and reconciliations from a business perspective.
* Support User Acceptance Testing, including scenario definition, execution support, and business sign-off.
* Identify opportunities for process optimisation to reduce operational risk and increase efficiency.
* Act as the main liaison between business stakeholders and technology delivery teams.
* Facilitate workshops and working groups across Global Markets functions.
* Support programme governance by tracking risks, dependencies, and business readiness.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
* Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Global Markets or Investment Banking.
* Strong knowledge of Equity Swaps and equity derivatives products.
* Solid understanding of front-to-back trade lifecycle and operating models.
* Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments.
EDUCATION
* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills in English.
* Experience working in regulated environments with robust control frameworks (desirable).
* Exposure to regulatory initiatives impacting equity derivatives (desirable).
* Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
* Technical awareness of system integrations (APIs, SFTP, queues such as Kafka or Tibco).
* Basic understanding of network connectivity concepts (IPs, Firewalls, NATs).
* Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and control orientation.
* Ability to work collaboratively in global teams with a proactive, delivery-focused approach.
* Desirable experience using AI productivity tools such as ChatGPT or Copilot.
Additional Information
What do we offer you?
- Hybrid position based in Malaga, Spain
- Possibility to manage work permits.
- Permanent, full-time contract.
- Training and career development.
- Possibility to be part of a multicultural team and work on international projects.
- If you are passionate about data, development & tech, we want to meet you!
Talan Spain’s commitment to non-discrimination based on gender, race, ideology, or any other reason, in accordance with the company’s "Equality Plan" and the current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019).
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