Senior Business Analyst – Vice President

Citi

Business Analyst bridging business stakeholders and technology teams for Citi’s margin and risk platform. Focusing on analytics, documentation, and compliance in a regulated environment.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeJersey City • Florida, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,840 - $194,760 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsKafkaMicroservicesSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with Trading, Risk, Operations, Finance, and Technology to gather, analyze, and document complex business and regulatory requirements related to margin, collateral, and risk calculations
Translate business needs into clear, actionable artifacts (user stories, BRDs/FRDs, data mappings, process flows)
Perform gap analysis of current vs. target-state processes, data flows, and controls
Support design decisions aligned with target-state architecture, including microservices-based and event-driven platforms
Support systems calculating and optimizing margin requirements using models such as VAR, SIMM, and Credit Stress
Analyze trade, market data, and MTM flows, ensuring consistency, completeness, and accuracy across the lifecycle
Partner closely with Quant, Risk, and Data teams to validate methodologies, assumptions, and outputs
Contribute to the design and enhancement of data quality, completeness, accuracy, and timeliness controls
Ensure alignment with internal governance, regulatory expectations, and audit requirements
Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and control gaps, escalating where appropriate
Work closely with development leads and engineers throughout the SDLC
Participate in agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and UAT
Coordinate with global and offshore teams to ensure consistent delivery and documentation standards
Support production releases, validation activities, and post-deployment reviews
Communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Influence across teams without formal authority to drive alignment and delivery
Contribute to roadmap discussions, platform modernization initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in a financial services or regulated technology environment.
Strong understanding of margining, derivatives, and risk management concepts
Deep experience working with complex data flows (trades, MTMs, reference data)
Working knowledge of SQL, data analysis tools, and process modeling
Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models
Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical deliverables
Experience supporting large-scale, distributed systems in a production environment
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience supporting OTC derivatives, repos, or cross-asset margin platforms.
Familiarity with VaR/SIMM and risk calculation concepts.
Prior exposure to platform modernization initiatives (cloud, microservices, APIs, Kafka/event streams).
Risk or regulatory background; experience interacting with Audit or regulators is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
planned time off (vacation)
unplanned time off (sick leave)
paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLdata analysisprocess modelingmargin calculationsrisk managementVaRSIMMOTC derivativesmicroservicesAgile

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcritical-thinkingwritten communicationverbal communicationinfluencecollaborationdocumentationgap analysisstakeholder engagement