Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant - Capital Markets

About the role

An experienced Capital Markets Consultant is sought to support business transformation, regulatory change and technology implementation across capital markets. The consultant works with business stakeholders, front-, middle- and back-office teams, technology teams and external partners to improve operational efficiency, strengthen risk management and enhance trading and post-trade processes. The ideal candidate has 6-8 years of experience combining financial services domain knowledge with consulting, business analysis and project delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of capital markets products, processes and operating models across equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives and structured products, including the trade lifecycle and market infrastructure (exchanges, CCPs, CSDs, custodians)
• Engage with stakeholders, run workshops and interviews, and turn needs into BRDs, functional specifications, user stories and acceptance criteria
• Develop current- and future-state process maps, perform impact assessments and support solution design
• Drive workstreams through requirements, design, testing, implementation and post-go-live support, coordinating with business, technology, operations, risk, compliance and vendor teams
• Support Agile delivery (sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews) and manage dependencies, risks and issues
• Prepare project documentation, status reports and presentations, and support change management, user training and business readiness
• Support regulatory and risk initiatives, including transaction reporting, trade transparency, LEIs, ISO 20022 and settlement reforms, and help identify control gaps
• Develop test scenarios, support SIT, UAT, regression and end-to-end testing, track defects and coordinate resolution with technology teams
• Manage stakeholder expectations, communicate complex concepts clearly and mentor junior analysts

Required profile

• 6-8 years of experience in capital markets, investment banking, financial services consulting or a related domain
• Proven ability to gather, document and validate business and functional requirements
• Experience with business and technology stakeholders on complex projects
• Preferred: experience in a consulting environment delivering client-facing transformation engagements

Required skills

• Business analysis, functional consulting, process improvement and transformation delivery
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies
• Preferred: knowledge of capital markets platforms, trading, clearing and settlement systems; SQL, Excel and reporting tools; APIs, system integration and interface specifications; Jira, Confluence, Visio