Senior Business Analyst - Fixed Income Technology
T. Rowe Price · London
At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.
We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
Overview
The T Rowe Price Fixed Income Investments technology team is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to partner with our business and engineering teams to build out the next generation of cloud-first portfolio management capabilities. This role is designed to act as a partner to engineering and business stakeholders; providing overall product ownership across the Fixed Income organization, with Portfolio Management and related workflows being a significant focus for this role.
Members of the team partner with front office engineering teams to deliver high quality software products to investment staff. As part of the team, you will:
Build relationships with business stakeholders and representatives across all fixed income asset types.
Collaborate with Engineering Managers to build a product roadmap, ensure product features align to the long-term strategic needs of stakeholders.
Work alongside Engineers to develop prototype code that defines complex business logic and domain specific calculation methodologies.
Understand the holistic needs of stakeholders and propose innovative technology solutions to drive business outcomes.
Our company has made a big investment in the future of our technology and data. We have a vision of what we can achieve and ambitious plans to get there. We hold collaboration as a core tenet of how we accomplish our goals. You should be interested in a team-oriented approach; curious and enthusiastic learners will be amongst their tribe here. We are a group of diverse thinkers, working together with different perspectives to create optimal solutions to continue to propel T Rowe Price to great heights.
This role is an evolution of the traditional BA role, with emphasis placed on mixing subject matter expertise with an engineering mindset.
Core Competencies and Responsibilities:
Develop and sustain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, Quants and Investment Analysts across the globe
Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to understand, develop, and deliver a product business case and roadmap for Fixed Income portfolio management
Define, develop and prioritize a product backlog and provide clear communication to stakeholders
Work closely with agile technology teams to implement business requirements and automation
Identify data quality and integrity issues and provide resolution recommendations after performing in-depth analysis
Must be able to independently “troubleshoot” functional and/or quantitative problems in portfolio analytics
Required Qualifications/Experience:
5+ years of related experience in a Business Analyst role
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
Experience working with Portfolio Managers and Trading teams
Experience working with portfolio management and trading platforms
Systems analysis or experience working with and analyzing data for Front Office functions
General knowledge and awareness of macro financial markets and more specifically, the Asset Management industry
Solid data analysis skills - SQL database queries, Excel/Access file manipulation, Jupyter notebooks
Experience collaborating with engineering teams using tools like Jira and Confluence
Work Flexibility:
This position is eligible for hybrid working with up to three day from home per week.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.