Clearwater AnalyticsRemote
Business Analyst
United States of America
Full Time
5 hours ago
$85,000 - $120,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Trading conceptsFIX protocolBroker and venue connectivityTrader workflowsTransaction cost analysisTest plan developmentDefect logging and verificationOMS/EMS platformsFIX enginesBuy-side trading desk operationsAnalyticsLeadershipMentoringCommunication
About this role
Clearwater Analytics is seeking a Business Analyst to enhance their order execution platform. The role involves leveraging trading expertise to design product features, collaborate with engineering and product teams, and contribute to client discussions as a domain authority.
Responsibilities:
- Research complex trading workflows, FIX protocol behavior, and broker/venue integration requirements to propose and implement effective product solutions
- Partner with engineering and product teams on feature design, ensuring domain considerations are built in from the start
- Review requirements, design documents, and scope materials, providing substantive feedback across the development lifecycle
- Develop, maintain, and execute test plans — defining edge cases, analyzing data inputs, and validating feature behavior
- Log defects, retest, and verify fixes through resolution
- Contribute to client conversations as a domain authority
- Produce white papers and internal communications on methodology
- Collaborate with software engineers to implement new broker and venue staging connections, FIX protocol enhancements, and execution workflow changes
- Monitor shifts in your domain, anticipate downstream impacts of product changes, and identify opportunities for product expansion
- Mentor junior team members and help build the team's collective depth of knowledge
Requirements:
- Degree in finance, economics, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience on a buy-side or sell-side trading desk
- Strong foundation in trading and execution concepts with demonstrated experience working with the FIX protocol, broker and venue connectivity, and buy-side trader workflows
- Proven ability to work independently on complex, ambiguous problems
- Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable leading client-facing conversations
- Collaborative working style across cross-functional teams
- Systems-level thinking — you understand how decisions in one area ripple across a platform, and you take ownership of getting ahead of those risks
- Experience writing white papers, methodology documentation, or other thought leadership content
- Familiarity with OMS/EMS platforms, FIX engines, or buy/sell-side trading desk operations
- Experience mentoring colleagues or leading cross-functional initiatives