Business Analyst

Role Overview

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Experience: 15+ Years (10+ years with strong OTC Trade Capture experience may be considered)

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner / Lead Business Analyst to lead the design and delivery of a front-office OTC Derivatives Trade Capture platform. The role involves working closely with Trading, Operations, Risk, and Technology teams to define product strategy, drive business requirements, and deliver scalable trade capture solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, roadmap, backlog, and delivery priorities.
• Lead end-to-end trade capture workflows, including manual, API-based, and electronic trade capture.
• Define business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Operations, Risk, Architecture, and Engineering teams.
• Drive trade validation, enrichment, approval workflows, maker-checker controls, and exception handling.
• Manage Agile ceremonies, UAT, release readiness, and stakeholder sign-offs.
• Support Japanese and English-speaking users and stakeholders.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong experience in Capital Markets and OTC Derivatives Trade Capture.
• Expertise in one or more of:
  • Interest Rate Derivatives
  • FX Derivatives
  • Credit Derivatives
• Product Owner or Lead Business Analyst experience managing product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Strong understanding of trade booking, trade lifecycle, and front-office workflows.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.
• Japanese and English communication skills (JLPT N2 or strong N3 preferred).

Preferred Skills

• Experience with trading platforms such as Murex, Calypso, Front Arena, or Summit.
• Knowledge of FpML, API-based integrations, and financial systems architecture.
• Experience working with Japanese financial institutions or bilingual trading environments.