ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets Why join the ASX? When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all. In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more. www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work We are more than a securities exchange! The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance. We’re proud of the diversity of our organisation and the culture of inclusion that all our people help to build every day. Our employee-led groups are known for celebrating cultural and religious events, championing LGBTIQ+ inclusion (recently achieving AWEI Bronze), inspiring giving and volunteering, promoting gender equality, and wellbeing. We are an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and a member of the Champions of Change Coalition for the advancement of gender equality in Australia. About the team: Lead the Clearing Risk Business Analysis & Data stream required to meet the objectives for the Exchange Traded Derivatives project which is part of a multiyear transformation program. This is an exciting and highly visible role which will provide end-end business delivery capability for products, projects and initiatives supporting the Clearing Risk division. The “Clearing Risk Program” is a strategic multi-year initiative building out ASX’s proprietary risk capabilities. This role will lead the execution of the derivatives (ETD/OTC) streams within the program therefore SME IP is expected in this area. The successful candidate will join a small but highly experienced and motivated team working on several initiatives including migrating and enhancing existing risk models and implementing an in-house next generation risk management platform. This role will involve significant interaction with business users, quantitative analysts, data scientists, as well as broader technology SMEs. Therefore, it is important that the successful candidate must be technically proficient, organized, adaptable, and a highly organised & effective communicator. What you will be doing: Lead the Clearing Risk BA stream within the Exchange Traded Derivatives project which is part of an exchange wide Transformation Program. Own the documentation, process mapping, and understanding of key data flows. Provide SME design input for target state data models from a clearing risk business perspective. Perform gap analysis for current to target state, and stakeholder review. Drive cross-functional responsibilities related to documentation, prioritisation, leading workshops, stand-ups, retros and grooming of backlogs. Must be a self-starter and acutely outcomes focused. Collaborate with key stakeholders at all levels to identify and mitigate data related program risks, assumptions and issues. Formulate the scope and success criteria, write clear and concise requirements at the right level of detail. Identify the critical path and own the execution to meet objectives. Leverage financial risk, markets or derivatives IP to lead workshops related to initial margin, variation margin, pricing, market data, financial markets infrastructure reporting, position and trade feeds to document process flows and requirements. What you will bring: Must have Markets or financial risk IP, having worked on clearing or financial risk, data integration, or other related transformation projects. Experience working independently and leading data related BA streams on Tier 1 projects across the full SDLC from discovery to execution. (Must display knowledge of end-to-end delivery in Waterfall and Agile projects). 7yrs+ financial services or capital markets experience, particularly in clearing risk, settlement or registry functions. Must be adept with JIRA, Confluence, Viso and industry standard collaboration and documentation tools. Strong documentation skills with an ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders across all seniority levels. Excellent communicator, comfortable in ambiguous situations and context switching to drive the outcome. Nice to have: Tertiary qualifications in Finance and/or other STEM related area. Relevant BA or project management industry certifications. Leading a Scrum function in previous roles and experience with cloud related data products. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role. If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know. At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements. We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks completed as part of the on-boarding process. ASX is an integrated exchange offering listings, trading, clearing, settlement, technical and information services, technology, data and other post-trade services. It acts as a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. It oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance among Australia’s listed companies and helps to educate retail investors. ASX operates markets for a wide range of asset classes including equities, fixed income, commodities and energy. As an integrated exchange, ASX’s activities span primary and secondary market services, including the raising, allocation and hedging of capital flows; trading and price discovery; central counterparty risk transfer; and securities settlement for both the equities and fixed income markets. When you join ASX, you’ll be joining a dynamic global leader with a record of innovation and a reputation for integrity, transparency and professionalism. You’ll also enjoy an impressive range of employee benefits and a flexible working environment underpinned by a friendly and collaborative culture.
