Senior Business Analyst - Post-Trade & Regulatory Change

Talan is an international consulting and technology expertise group supporting Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and Financial Services clients through large-scale transformation programs driven by data, technology, and innovation.

In North America, Talan works with some of the largest U.S., French, and Japanese banks, delivering high-value expertise across front-office, risk, finance, regulatory, and technology domains.

With over 20 years of experience, a presence across five continents and 21 countries, and Great Place to Work® certification, the Group is on track to reach 8,000 employees worldwide, including 600 in North America.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst / Operations Coordinator to support a major back-office subledger migration from an internal solution to the Broadridge Shadow application.

This role sits at the intersection of Operations, IT, Finance, and the vendor, and plays a key role in ensuring a successful conversion for cash equities, US options clearing, and asset servicing. The migration is already underway.

Role and responsibilities

• Represent Operations in all conversion and vendor meetings, acting as a key point of coordination between internal teams and Broadridge
• Produce clear conversion documentation, including executive summaries, key decisions, and deliverables for senior Operations stakeholders
• Support the existing roadmap by contributing to key tasks, milestones, and dependencies
• Assist in the creation of the chart of accounts for the new subledger
• Own testing documentation and execution, including test scripts, expected results, actual results, gap analysis, and remediation tracking, across:
  • Trade capture
  • Trade settlement
  • Asset servicing
  • Non-financial regulatory reporting (Short Interest, Reg SHO)
  • Security Master and Account Master
  • Cash and position reconciliations (system vs clearinghouse vs general ledger)
  • Shadow outputs and accounting feeds
• Define and document migration strategies and conversion playbooks
• Review existing Operations procedures and update them to reflect the new Shadow application
• Support training and knowledge transfer for Operations teams ahead of and after go-live

#LI-MNRK

• +10 years of relevant experience in capital markets Operations, post-trade, or back-office transformation roles
• Strong expertise in broker-dealer Operations workflows for cash equities and US options, including clearing and custody
• Solid understanding of trade lifecycles and post-trade processing
• Hands-on knowledge of DTCC and OCC workflows, including TradeSuite interfaces
• Experience contributing to or leading a back-office conversion or migration project
• Understanding of how OMS feeds back-office systems and how those systems interface with clearinghouses and the general ledger
• Familiarity with Broadridge Shadow is a strong plus, but not mandatory
• Good understanding of project governance and documentation best practices

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• 💵 The salary range for this role is US$110,000 - US$135,000
• 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️‍🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
• 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.