Business Analyst - Equity Algo Trading

As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in the fields of Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 1,000 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 10 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto and Casablanca. About the Role We are looking for aBusiness Analyst specialized in Algo Trading and Real-Time Trading Applicationsto support anEquity trading environmentwithin a leading investment bank. You will work closely withTraders, Quant/Strats, and IT teamsto enhance and maintainlow-latency, real-time trading applications , ensuring stability, performance, and rapid delivery of functional improvements. This is a highly interactiveFront Office-facingrole requiring strong market understanding, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive requirements from trading desks into scalable solutions. Key Responsibilities Act as theBusiness Analyst interface between Equity traders, Quants/Strats, and Technology teams Gather, structure, and documentbusiness requirementsforalgo trading strategiesandreal-time trading tools Translate trading needs intofunctional specifications , user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria Support enhancements onreal-time trading applications(order entry, pricing, execution, monitoring, alerts) Contribute to the specification and implementation of: Algo execution flows (VWAP, TWAP, POV, Implementation Shortfall, Smart Routing, etc.) Market data consumption & normalization Pre-trade controls and post-trade analytics Risk/limits, compliance checks, kill-switch, and safety mechanisms Participate inUAT , define test scenarios, and validate outputs with the business Support production topics:incident triage, functional analysis, priority definition, and communication Work with stakeholders to optimizelatency-sensitive flows , scalability, and system reliability Build and maintain functional documentation and training materials for end-users Required Skills & Experience 7+ yearsexperience as aBusiness Analystin Front Office / Trading environments Strong knowledge ofEquity marketsandelectronic trading Solid understanding ofalgo trading & execution workflows Experience working onreal-time applicationsand trading tools supporting low-latency execution Strong ability to interact with: Traders Quantitative teams / Strats Developers and production support Excellent analytical skills: ability to investigate issues, identify root causes, and propose solutions Very good documentation skills: BRD / FSD / user stories, process flows Comfortable in fast-paced environments and able to handle critical production situations