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• Company

  Markit

• Location

  White Plains, NY, 10601

• Compensation

  Commensurate with experience

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  15 Aug 2008

• eFC Ref no

  434918

The candidate should have experience with requirements gathering, creating functional requirements specifications, user testing, and product rollout. Will create new financial products and support and enhance existing products for the OTC market.

The Company

Markit is a financial information services company with over 1,000 employees in Europe, North America and Asia.  Over 1,000 financial institutions use our independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Produce detailed API specifications from existing systems and SME interviews.
• Analyze workflow and produce process flow diagrams.
• Conduct gap analyses between market processes and system functionality.
• Ensure consistency of specifications across sub-systems.
• Provide input into user interface layouts and create screen mock-ups
• Assist with test planning, execution and reporting, including writing, reviewing, and executing manual test scripts.
• Coordinate system releases to ensure thorough testing and roll out to customers
• Write, revise, and edit client education, user, administrative, and support materials (API specifications and other training materials).

Business Competencies

• Previous experience as a business analyst
• Working experience with FpML API development
• Familiarity with FpML standards
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Understanding of OTC derivatives
• Experience with onboarding clients on FpML API
• Experience with migration of clients from Excel/csv to an FpML API

Personal Competencies

• Strong written communication skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility and attitude to achieve tight deadlines
• Proven ability to work independently
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• Availability for occasional travel to Markit’s other offices: NYC (Midtown Manhattan) and London (our Headquarters).

The Contact

Please apply with CV and covering letter to careers.na@markit.com citing "Associate/Vice President, Markit Trade Processing Business Analyst, API" in your email.