Derivative Path Looking for Associate, Business Analyst at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Derivative Path is an award-winning firm providing financial technology and advisory solutions that empower small & mid-size financial firms to access capital markets. Launched in 2013, the Company offers a state-of-the-art trading platform for complex interest rate, foreign exchange, and commodity transactions that democratizes access to the capital and liquidity of Wall Street firms, leveling the playing field between major banks and thousands of community and regional banks, credit unions, private equity firms, and commercial end-users in a way that no other firm has. Its single, intuitive dashboard helps firms manage risk and enhance workflows while delivering better transparency, hedging capabilities, risk management, and operating efficiency.

With a team of seasoned professionals comprised of decades of industry experience, Derivative Path offers most of its 100+ employees a flexible, hybrid work environment in which they can work remotely or from one of four offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Manila. The Company is dedicated to building a diverse environment and has an unwavering commitment to creating a sense of belonging for all employees.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Business Analyst to join our core platform team and play an integral role in driving innovation and technical excellence in the organization’s SaaS product suite. The selected candidate will manage our core platform backlog; refining functional and technical requirements and clearly defining the value propositions of our strategic technical initiatives. This individual will balance progress against our technical vision with reliable delivery of foundational enhancements that support the organization’s functional business lines. The candidate will work closely with the lead architect, development managers and innovation team to create initiatives, epics and user stories that ensure efficient and high-quality delivery of the firm’s technical roadmap.

What You’ll Do

As a highly experienced Business Analyst at Derivative Path, you will:

• Lead the planning, refinement, and implementation of the technical backlog items supporting the organization’s diverse business lines.
• Seamlessly align technology-driven initiatives to organizational and product goals, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve.
• Dive deep into resource allocation and projected delivery timelines, all while keeping a keen eye on specified milestones. Shape our product’s future by defining priorities and crafting the annual technical roadmap, while keeping our internal stakeholders in the loop.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners and Development Team Leads to define user requirements, system dependencies and performance expectations.
• Craft compelling user stories and refine them to perfection, providing clear acceptance criteria and ensuring validation of results.
• Be the driving force behind our agile ceremonies, leading the scrum team through refinement, planning, sprint reviews, dailies, and retrospectives.
• Showcase our progress through engaging sprint demos for adjacent teams and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is aligned and excited about our achievements.
• Break down barriers and facilitate seamless communication across teams, addressing decisions, dependencies, risks, and roadblocks head-on to drive us toward resolution.
• Take charge of test plans, monitor production releases, and coordinate post-production testing with finesse, managing any issues or hotfixes that arise.
• Dive into the data and track key scrum team metrics, providing insights that drive continuous improvement in our processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree or post graduate degree, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent field.
• Excellent communications skills – you’re a master of written, verbal, and presentation communication.
• A proven track record in product development lifecycle management and navigating the agile development process.
• At least 3 years in financial technology SaaS product development.
• A data-driven mindset coupled with strong reporting skills – you know how to turn numbers into actionable insights.
• Understanding of delivery networks for financial products and services, especially within the context of new-gen technologies.
• Proficiency in agile framework and project management tools, with a preference for Atlassian Jira.

Derivative Path is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any of the following: race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or gender characteristic, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Derivative Path offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and a generous paid time off policy.

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