• Understanding of Securities Settlements and Custody Services and the IT systems that support them. • Broad understanding of CSDs, CSD Regulation, and the role of CSDs as FMIs within the financial markets post-trade landscape. • Familiarity with securities market standards (e.g., SMPG, ISO 15022, ISO 20022). Experience: • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Business Analysis role. • Successful project delivery using methodologies such as Waterfall, V-Model, SCRUM, SAFE.

• • IIBA/BCS Business Analysis Diploma. • Experience in a Product Owner role. • ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing. • Understanding and experience of risk-based testing.

• • Act as the interface between business stakeholders and IT teams. • Demonstrate a clear understanding of business drivers behind operational, functional, tactical, or strategic initiatives and the value they bring. • Provide counsel to business stakeholders and propose viable business solutions that are acceptable to stakeholders. • Facilitate the implementation and deployment of system changes for business stakeholders, offering support, advice, and guidance throughout the change process. • Share ideas, drive improvements, and promote best practices within the business analyst community across all IT and non-IT divisions and locations. • Produce and validate test scenarios and perform execution of various testing phases. • Support user and client acceptance testing.