Senior Consultant – Capital Markets

. Solve technology problems for clients in the Capital Markets industry .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $122,900 - $204,900 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in delivering technology solutions within the Capital Markets industry, with a strong focus on transaction processing, business systems analysis, and technical design. Proficient in translating complex technical concepts into business language and supporting client technology organizations throughout the software development life cycle.

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Capital Markets Technology SolutionsTransaction Lifecycle KnowledgeBusiness Systems AnalysisAgile MethodologiesTechnical Specification Development

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Hard Skills

Requirements DefinitionSystems AnalysisTechnical DesignData ModelingUse Case DevelopmentTest Script CreationData AnalysisSoftware Code ReadingIntegration Architecture PatternsBusiness Process Decomposition

Soft Skills

Core Consulting SkillsConstructive FeedbackMentoringCommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

JiraVersionOneRallyAgileScrumWaterfallAI TechnologiesData Flow DiagramsER DiagramsVisual Process Diagrams

Industry Keywords

Financial InstrumentsAsset ClassesFront-to-Back Data Supply ChainClient OnboardingRegulatory ReportingClearing OrganizationsExchangesTraded ProductsPosition ManagementCollateral Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Solve technology problems for clients in the Capital Markets industry
Assist with designing technical solutions
Analyze business requirements and translate them into functional specifications for development teams
Assist with feature design and business process decomposition
Support technical system integration, modernization, optimization, decommissioning, and front-to-back data requirement analysis
Support client technology organizations with front-to-back SDLC processes across one or more delivery phases
Engage with buy-side and sell-side technology, operations, and business clients on traded products and the end-to-end trade lifecycle
Understand business problems and advise on proposed technology solutions
Summarize and document technical discussions
Translate technical decisions into business English and communicate with client business stakeholders
Participate in engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
Provide constructive feedback and coaching to team members
Provide counseling and mentoring to junior consultants

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
Degree in finance, computer science, engineering, or a related field; MS degree preferred
Hands-on experience delivering technology solutions in the Capital Markets industry
Experience with transaction processing from pre-trade to settlement, transaction pricing, position management, collateral management, client onboarding, or regulatory reporting
Strong knowledge of transaction lifecycle
Familiarity with financial instruments and asset classes, including commodities, fixed income, derivatives, equities, and FX
Understanding of front-, middle-, and back-office functions
Understanding of the front-to-back capital markets data supply chain
Familiarity with financial industry utilities such as exchanges, clearing organizations, and data providers
Experience supporting technology delivery projects and project management; 3 years in either role is a bonus
Hands-on experience across multiple software development life cycle phases and methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
Experience in requirements definition, systems analysis, technical design, development, testing, and implementation
Background in business systems analysis, requirements documentation, technical specification development, testing, and business architecture domains
Experience documenting system requirements and functional specifications for integration architecture patterns
Exceptional core consulting skills
Ability to read software code and understand implementation logic
Experience documenting technical solutions and creating visual, process, systems, and data flow diagrams
Familiarity with Jira, VersionOne, Rally, or similar productivity tools
Experience decomposing business requirements into Epics, User Stories, and Tasks for Agile development
Experience decomposing business requirements into technical specifications for Waterfall development
Experience developing use cases and test scripts for regression, stress, QA, and UAT testing in manual and automated environments
Experience with data analysis, cataloguing, and lineage
Experience with data modeling and creating ER diagrams
Ideally, experience leveraging AI technologies to accelerate requirements gathering and analysis
Ideally, experience analyzing Capital Markets technology environments and integrations
Ideally, experience supporting Enterprise Technology Governance functions
Ideally, experience analyzing code in Python, SQL, or Java
Ideally, experience with cross-language application environments
Ideally, experience advising on technical design decisions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical and dental coverage
Pension and 401(k) plans
Minimum of 15 days of vacation
Ten observed holidays
Three paid personal days
Programs and benefits supporting physical, financial, and social well-being
Opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
Collaborative environment
Training and development prospects through established programs and on-the-job training
Senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying workload
Professional growth, personal fulfillment, and inclusive culture