Business Analyst | IT CIB

Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise whose mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the business, operations and work culture of Groupe BPCE worldwide.

As part of Groupe BPCE’s international division, Natixis in Portugal designs and delivers solutions for its two core areas - Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management - as well as transversal services that support all entities across the Group.

With more than 3,000 employees representing 46 nationalities, the teams work across Information Technology, Banking Support Activities, and Compliance, in an integrated, inclusive, and cross-functional way, supporting all business lines and platforms of the Group.

A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis in Portugal Team and reflect the company's mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

What you will do (1st year expectation):

• Gather, understand, analyze and translate Front Office user needs in detailed functional specifications.
• Participate in the translation into technical specifications in collaboration with the development teams.
• Develop and build test cases and take charge of functional tests, namely on the impact on PV and Risks.
• With the help from the developers and the release manager create automized non-regression tests.
• Conduct user acceptance testing (validation with end users of the selected solutions) and qualification test (integration and regression tests).
• Participate in the estimation of workload required to achieve the development and tests.
• Coordination of production deployment steps.
• Contribute to the 3rd level support, this includes analysis of existing systems, monitoring of the resolution of incidents and troubleshooting.
• Maintain a good level of documentation for all developments (JIRA, Confluence, …).
• Learn about “Summit Software” and the rest of the IT system.

Context:

• based in Lisbon office with hybrid remote work, with seldom trips to Porto and Paris to meet and integrate the full team.
• daily need to interact mainly with Paris, as our team operates internationally.
• integration (service oriented) and understanding business plays big role.
• system interacts with external and internal entities to our bank.

Business Skills:

• Knowledge of Front Office and Middle Office workflows (P&L; OTC trades/credits IR: swaps, CDS, bonds, repo, MM; some FX; some regulatory)
• Financial products knowledge: credit derivatives, interest rates derivatives, cash, FX, and Options
• Experience testing and mapping various business processes and protocols, namely on Booking (new products), Valuation, Platform and Reporting projects

Technical Skills:

• SQL
• Nice to have: Knowledge of Summit Front Office or Murex

Soft Skills:

• Social person, that likes human relations
• Autonomy, verbal and written communication abilities, cross-functional coordination
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence key stakeholders to support proposed strategies, process improvements and operational decisions
• Team player
• Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills
• English: level C1
• Very nice to have: Portuguese C1
• Nice to have: French level B2

Our workplace reflects the vibrant spirit of our locations, with initiatives such as a Green Transportation Budget, electric bikes and a flexible Hybrid Work Policy. We promote wellbeing through the Honolulu Wellness Club, a Prayer Room, a Lactation Room, and themed Villages that inspire creativity and collaboration. Through our ESG and DEI strategies, we are committed to being inclusive, caring, and fair, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.