Work Mode: WFO
Role Overview:
We are a business-first team with diverse skillset across coverage, risk, product management, trading and technology, who work with frontline, risk, MO and ops SMEs to build technology solutions leveraging data to drive strategic decisions, optimize portfolio management and address business problems, and are ably supported by BAs, developers and QAs from our squads.
Although the primary focus for this role will be delivering a fully digitized, data driven business and risk monitoring and portfolio management and analytics tool for loan origination teams, financing risk and specialized finance, the role holder will be expected to work flexibly cross-asset on three areas of focus, and apply cross-learning effectively:
- Corporate Credit and Financing Risk
- Market, Pricing and Reference data
- MI and Analytics (incl. predictive analytics, ML solutions)
Key Responsibilities:
- Strong data munging skills including SQL, Python and database tools (eg. PostgreSQL) to support advanced data analytics and machine learning models
- Ability to quickly learn new tools / systems (risk, transaction booking systems) and understanding technology and functional designs
- Extensive experience with loan and collateral systems across the lifecycle, linkages, terminologies: Origination, servicing, monitoring and risk management, distribution / trading, reporting
- Extensive experience with credit and market risk systems and concepts
- Experience with integrating and using vendor data sources: market and economic data, reference data incl. credit ratings, event data (news, legal filings), risk indicators
- Strong knowledge of data modelling, interface design
- Strong knowledge on basic BA toolkit: Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, ADO, Confluence
- Up-to-date on latest app development paradigms: microservices, containerization, APIs
- Basic development capabilities (python, java e.g.) to read code, build ad-hoc, enhance tactical tools.
Required Skills:
- With banks or product companies with strong business analysis skills
- Working on solution delivery either supporting business directly, or as a part of wider system rollouts
- Relevant experiences in financial markets or corporate finance technology covering
- Business analysis in an agile setting
- Gathering requirements and writing clear functional specifications / stories and getting them delivered
- Delivering interface analysis and data modelling
- Translating requirements / business problems into a clear set of technical specifications forming a solution. Maintain ADO ticket backlog, establish traceability to business vision and objectives, act as SME for users
- Obtain stakeholder buy-in and sign-off on business requirements
- Adhere to change management standards & procedures, including documenting and capturing all artefacts (Requirements, FSDs, Data Dictionaries, Sign-offs, Minutes of meetings) required by project governance
- Managing and removing impediments and providing pro-active day-to-day support to users across key owned / supported systems / interfaces
- Ability to work under ambiguous business environments to provide clarity and facilitate discussions to reach consensus / business decisions
- Good problem-solving capabilities and execution
- Ability to drive continuous improvement
- Strong scope and accountability management
- Strong regular communication highlighting impediments and requesting help where required / reporting to management on progress
- Good understanding of Loans products front-to-back
- Good knowledge of Financial Market processes (Trade processing, Life cycling, Risk, back office, etc…).
- Strong corporate loan products knowledge on origination, structuring, life-cycling: term loans, RCF, bridge loans. Experience with specialized finance products (Leverage Acquisition Finance, Financing Solutions, Corporate Real Estate, Shipping finance, Aviation finance) highly desired.
- Ability to analyze complex financial datasets to extract actionable insights and inform business strategies
- Knowledge of SCB reference and static data stores like SCI, CreditMate and ACBS is highly desirable
- Familiar with corporate lending lifecycle, documentation (credit agreements, spreads, scorecards, covenants, amortization schedules)
- In-depth understanding of data models (incl FpML) for corporate loans
- Business mindset; able to triage asks, justify priority based on cost/benefit, and demonstrate value using defined metrics. Continuous tracking of KPIs.
- Preferred: ESG: Assessment/identification of ESG loans and bonds, ESG and climate risk rating data for loans and bonds, data for assessment of adherence to Poseidon principles
Good to Have:
- Strong interpersonal skills; good team spirit. Able to influence to drive work using informal pathways.
- Strong communication and presentation skills; able to tailor messages for highest impact depending on audience (technical vs business) and seniority
- Proactive, self-starter, autonomous; able to independently drive analysis, design, development, delivery in greenfield areas.
- Self-motivated, multi-tasking, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, solution oriented with proven results
- Curious; willing to dive into the details and understand concepts, graph relationships, interdependencies effectively, but also judicious on time spent vs materiality/benefit.
About Aspire Systems
Aspire Systems is a global technology services firm serving as a trusted technology partner for more than 275 customers across the globe. Founded in 1996, Aspire Systems helps leading enterprises engineer the future through its deep technology and domain expertise in Software & Technology, Banking, Insurance, Retail, and Public Sector. AI-first IP, platforms, and domain expertise power Aspire System's advanced technology services.
Aspire’s core philosophy of ‘Attention. Always.’ communicates its belief in lavishing care and attention to its employees, customers, and society. The company currently has over 4000 employees globally and is CMMI Level 3 certified. It operates across North America, LATAM, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
As an employer, Aspire Systems has been recognized 12 times in a row as one of the Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ by the Great Place to Work® Institute. To know more about Aspire Systems, visit https://www.aspiresys.com/
Who We Are
Aspire is built on deep expertise in Software Engineering, Digital Services, Testing, and Infrastructure & Application Support. We serve diverse industries including Independent Software Vendors, Retail, Banking & Financial Services, and Insurance.
Our proven frameworks and accelerators enable us to create future-ready, scalable, and business-focused systems, helping customers across the globe embrace digital transformation at speed and scale.
Why Join Aspire Systems
Being an Aspirian means being part of a future-ready, global workplace where you will work on emerging technologies, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to meaningful digital transformation initiatives.
We foster innovation, value diverse perspectives, and enable continuous learning and career growth — guided by our philosophy of “Attention. Always.” Aspire also follows a hybrid work model, promoting flexibility, collaboration, and work-life balance.
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