Senior Business Analyst - Post-Trade & Regulatory

Company Description

Talan is an international consulting and technology expertise group supporting Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and Financial Services clients through large-scale transformation programs driven by data, technology, and innovation.

In North America, Talan works with some of the largest U.S., French, and Japanese banks, delivering high‑value expertise across front‑office, risk, finance, regulatory, and technology domains.

With over 20 years of experience, a presence across five continents and 21 countries, and Great Place to Work® certification, the Group is on track to reach 8,000 employees worldwide, including 600 in North America.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst / Operations Coordinator to support a major back‑office subledger migration from an internal solution to the Broadridge Shadow application.

This role sits at the intersection of Operations, IT, Finance, and the vendor, and plays a key role in ensuring a successful conversion for cash equities, US options clearing, and asset servicing. The migration is already underway.

• Represent Operations in all conversion and vendor meetings, acting as a key point of coordination between internal teams and Broadridge
• Produce clear conversion documentation, including executive summaries, key decisions, and deliverables for senior Operations stakeholders
• Support the existing roadmap by contributing to key tasks, milestones, and dependencies
• Assist in the creation of the chart of accounts for the new subledger
• Own testing documentation and execution, including test scripts, expected results, actual results, gap analysis, and remediation tracking, across:
  • Trade capture
  • Trade settlement
  • Asset servicing
  • Non-financial regulatory reporting (Short Interest, Reg SHO)
  • Security Master and Account Master
  • Cash and position reconciliations (system vs clearinghouse vs general ledger)
  • Shadow outputs and accounting feeds
• Define and document migration strategies and conversion playbooks
• Review existing Operations procedures and update them to reflect the new Shadow application
• Support training and knowledge transfer for Operations teams ahead of and after go‑live

• +10 years of relevant experience in capital markets Operations, post‑trade, or back‑office transformation roles
• Strong expertise in broker‑dealer Operations workflows for cash equities and US options, including clearing and custody
• Solid understanding of trade life cycles and post‑trade processing
• Hands‑on knowledge of DTCC and OCC workflows, including Trade Suite interfaces
• Experience contributing to or leading a back‑office conversion or migration project
• Understanding of how OMS feeds back‑office systems and how those systems interface with clearinghouses and the general ledger
• Familiarity with Broadridge Shadow is a strong plus, but not mandatory
• Good understanding of project governance and documentation best practices

• The salary range for this role is US $110,000- US $135,000
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• ❤️Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.