Business Analyst in the Global Debt Markets stream of the Markets Centralization Program for moving securities settlement
HSBC Continental Europe (Germany)
Knowledge gained:
End-to-end securities trading process (Front-to-Back: trading, allocation, confirmation, settlement).
Business analysis and project coordination:
Prepared and led a series of workshops with all relevant stakeholders (sales, middle/back office, legal, compliance, IT, management).
Analyzed client base and developed a communication strategy and contents with client managers.
Defined and planned the migration strategy and process.
Extracted and compiled relevant client data including settlement info for migration.
Managed internal project communication, including via newsletter.
Created a project plan with milestones.
Carried out migration together with pilot clients.
Identified cost-saving potential during migration.
Jan 2023 - Jun 2024
1 year 6 months
Business and Test Analyst in the FX and Commodity Derivatives stream of the EMIR Refit Program to implement a new reporting
HSBC Continental Europe
Knowledge gained:
Analysis and architecture of reporting infrastructure and interfaces.
Regulatory requirements for EMIR Refit reporting.
Derived target design and processes.
Business analysis and functional specification:
Created functional and technical designs for systems in the reporting chain (Murex trading system, integration/data layer, UDM master data system).
Coordinated and documented business processes.
Configured and tested in ABACUS Transactions reporting system.
Clarified requirements with IT.
Supported implementation.
Test preparation and execution:
Developed test strategy.
Wrote test cases in HP QC.
Conducted module and system tests.
Analyzed defects in SIT and UAT.
Documented test runs and defects.
Coordinated defect management with business and IT.
Business readiness:
Wrote an error-handling manual.
Prepared and delivered training.
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
9 months
Germany
Business Analyst in the project to convert HSBC Germany to a branch of HSBC Continental Europe with focus on regulatory
HSBC Germany
Analyzed all EMIR-related processes and identified open issues, especially in OTC derivative collateral processes.
Consolidated EMIR documents and created an overall EMIR concept.
Derived and documented an EMIR target model for the future HBCE Germany branch.
Documented functional requirements and created test design for the HBCE Germany target model.
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
1 year 6 months
Switzerland
Business Analyst in the “Methodology” stream of the Lombard Front-to-Back program to introduce an in-house tool
Credit Suisse AG
Knowledge gained:
Reviewed credit structures and collateral in private banking Lombard business.
Methods for concentration, liquidity, FX, and client-specific risk.
Mapped technical structures and Front-to-Back flows in Lombard business.
Documented processes in BPMN 2.0.
Agile requirement management and monthly release cycles:
Workshop-based requirement analysis and alignment.
Documented requirements in JIRA for a custom client portfolio analysis tool.
Clarified requirements with IT.
Test prep and execution:
Wrote test cases in HP Octane.
Documented test runs and defects in HP Octane.
Coordinated defect management.
Prepared and led user acceptance and post-production reviews.
Business readiness:
Created tool manual.
Updated guidelines and work instructions.
Delivered training.
Defined user groups and permissions.
Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
4 months
Business Analyst in Transaction Reporting under MiFIR Article 26 after go-live of a migration project
Settlement Service Provider
Analyzed and documented errors.
Managed defects.
Corrected reports.
Aug 2019 - May 2020
10 months
Business Analyst for implicit options in credit product client management
Financial Services Firm
Developed a procedure for modeling implicit options.
Validated implemented models and identified improvements.
Wrote IT spec for model enhancements.
Created a user guide for setting implicit options.
Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
1 year 4 months
Germany
Business Analyst and Test Manager to build a reporting infrastructure for ex-post requirements
HSBC Germany
Analyzed regulatory requirements.
Turned requirements into business requirements:
Aligned with markets, wealth management, legal, compliance, and reporting teams.
Ran workshops and resolved open issues.
Wrote functional design.
Created sample cost statements.
Documented business processes in BPMN 2.0.
Developed test strategy.
Defined and ran test cases in HP ALM.
Managed defects.
Aligned requirements with IT:
Produced IT infrastructure overview.
Drafted interface design.
May 2017 - Jun 2017
2 months
Germany
Part-time expert support to specify the interface with Deutsche Börse Regulatory Reporting Hub
System Provider and German Private Bank
Analyzed Deutsche Börse interface spec for APA Service Pilot 6 (FIX Gateway MiFID II – OTC Trade Reporting and SI Quote Publication – v1.4).
Created requirements list based on bank’s design, noting open points and assumptions.
Specified reporting of securities buys and sells from BO system, covering:
New data for export/import of Deutsche Börse feedback.
Reporting logic for different actions/market operations in BO system.
Mapping rules for FIX interface.
Coordinated requirements with system provider through workshops.
Documented end-to-end process with bank and provider in BPMN.
Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
1 year 3 months
Germany
Business Analyst for connecting OTC derivatives to ABACUS TR reporting system for transaction reporting
HSBC Germany
Specified data requirements for source systems Murex (FX & commodity derivatives) and Front Arena (interest rate & equity derivatives) per ABACUS and Deutsche Börse requirements.
Defined automated workflow with BPMN diagrams.
Clarified spec with IT and supported implementation.
Defined and ran tests in HP ALM and managed defects.
Specified change requests during rollout.
Provided production support (filing and corrections, monitoring reports).
Jan 2016 - Feb 2025
9 years 2 months
Cologne, Germany
Senior Business Analyst
exprio Services GmbH
Mar 2015 - Feb 2017
2 years
Switzerland
Business and Test Analyst in CRO Change to integrate full title transfer collateralization in private banking
Credit Suisse AG
Reviewed entire IT setup for credit risk in OTC derivatives (potential exposure, limit management, risk analysis, credit risk reporting).
Conducted client impact analysis in credit risk stream and assessed risk positioning effects.
Specified functional and technical requirements for credit risk management with Global Credit Risk, quantitative analysts (Investment Banking London), and Credit Risk IT (Poland, India, Switzerland):
Wrote business requirement docs for new credit product, limit management changes, wrong-way risk analysis, and enhanced credit risk reporting.
Created functional requirement docs to consolidate necessary data (market data, collateral, client, contract master data) for feeder systems (e.g., APEX, Framesoft).
Documented processes in BPMN.
Supported credit risk stream rollout of internal haircut models and net potential exposure engine.
Contributed to credit risk reporting design.
Managed requirements in JIRA and coordinated with IT on specs.
Planned, ran, and documented tests in HP ALM for SIT and supported UAT.
Developed training materials and ensured business readiness.
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
2 months
Germany
Business Analyst for feasibility studies on introducing collateral management
Savings Bank
Conducted feasibility studies on introducing collateral management.
Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
3 months
Germany
Business Analyst for feasibility studies on introducing collateral management
German Insurance Group
Conducted feasibility studies on introducing collateral management.
Apr 2014 - May 2014
2 months
Business Analyst for a feasibility study and functional design to meet REMIT requirements
Energy Supplier
Led feasibility study and drafted functional design to implement REMIT requirements focusing on transaction reporting for wholesale energy products.
Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
3 months
Business Analyst for a feasibility study and functional design to meet REMIT requirements
Energy Trading Company
Led feasibility study and drafted functional design to implement REMIT requirements focusing on transaction reporting for wholesale energy products.
Apr 2013 - Dec 2013
9 months
Business Analyst to implement EMIR and US Dodd-Frank regulatory requirements
Energy Supplier
Implemented EMIR derivative regulation requirements and US Dodd-Frank Act requirements.
Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
6 months
Germany
Business Analyst to introduce EMIR transaction reporting and assess Dodd-Frank Act Title VII impact
German Landesbank
Introduced EMIR transaction reporting and analyzed Dodd-Frank Act Title VII impacts.
Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
2 months
Germany
Business Analyst to analyze and evaluate derivative risk positions under central clearing in Basel III context
German Landesbank
Analyzed and evaluated derivative risk positions under central clearing within Basel III.
Nov 2011 - Jul 2012
9 months
Germany
Business Analyst for Front-to-Back implementation of OTC central clearing via two clearing brokers for interest rate derivatives
German Landesbank
Led Front-to-Back implementation of OTC central clearing with two clearing brokers for interest rate derivatives.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
5 years
(Senior) Consultant, Capital Markets
d-fine GmbH
Languages
German
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English
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Education
University of Freiburg
Diploma · Mathematics · Germany
University of Freiburg
State Exam · Physics and Philosophy/Ethics · Germany