Murex Specialist (Market Risk)

The Murex Specialist is responsible for understanding the full lifecycle of a trade from Pricing to Settlement and the impact on Market Risk, Finance, Credit Risk and Collateral. Continuous development of Murex Platform is done by enhancing current functionality and building out for new business requirements.

The role performs across the Markets, Banking and Treasury Business Units.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline is required

ACI Dealing Certificate advantageous

Strong functional knowledge of:

The Capital Markets Products and Business environment

Trade life cycle and financial markets asset classes like Derivatives, Interest Rate, Money Market, Fixed Income;

Agile Scrum project execution process

Murex system modules - Front Office Configuration / Modules, Sensitivity, Risk issues, P&L Analysis, Pre-Trade Rule and Pricing Template setup

Experience

At least 3 years of experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and their interfaces between systems

Experience in Murex and/or MX TEST

Analysis and solution development

Analyse existing processes and facilitate improvements with stakeholders.

Work with traders and other stakeholders to gather and document requirements

Conduct impact analysis, understand trader's pain points and propose solutions

Coordinate and participate in the test effort to ensure that the delivered solution meets agreed business requirements and functional/process specifications.

Configure/Develop Solutions in the Murex Platform to meet business needs

Participate in analytical queries such as Risk, PnL and Pricing as well as technical queries linked to Workflows, Integrations and Reporting

Service Excellence

Compile training material and provide end-user training to stakeholders where relevant.

Collaborate with internal technical team/users in the resolution of critical production incidents

Collaborate with Murex Vendor on suitable short- and long-term solutions for incidents and new requirements

Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business.

Effective stakeholder relationship management

Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.

Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders’ requirements are delivered

Build relationships despite arising conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts

Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continuous feedback

Self-management and teamwork

Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards

Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new development

Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities

Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner

Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences

Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s, also flag and debate issues constructively to ensure the best outcome for business stakeholders and altimately the bank

Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals