Murex Consultant

LOCATION: Toronto, ON KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Product Ownership & Roadmap: • Own the Murex product backlog: define, prioritize, and maintain epics and user stories aligned to business value and strategic roadmap objectives. • Translate front office, risk, finance, and operations requirements into structured, deliverable product increments. • Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning in collaboration with technology delivery teams. • Drive continuous platform improvement through gap analysis, business process review, and stakeholder engagement. Business Analysis & Requirements • Conduct detailed requirements elicitation with capital markets stakeholders across trading desks (rates, FX, credit, equities), risk management, collateral, settlements, and finance. • Produce high-quality business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, process flows, and data mapping artefacts. • Analyze current-state Murex configurations and workflows to identify optimization and re- engineering opportunities. • Define and validate acceptance criteria; lead UAT planning, execution, and sign-off coordination. Integration & Technical Delivery • Own the functional design and oversight of Murex integrations across downstream and upstream enterprise systems including risk engines, data warehouses, regulatory reporting platforms, collateral management systems, and core banking infrastructure. • Collaborate with integration architects and developers on MxML, STP workflows, connectivity frameworks (FIX, SWIFT, internal APIs), and messaging layer design. • Define data flows, transformation rules, and reconciliation logic across the front-to-back trade lifecycle. • Support environment strategy across DEV, SIT, UAT, and PROD — including release coordination and regression planning. Stakeholder Management • Serve as the primary point of escalation and communication between business stakeholders, IT delivery teams, and Murex vendor support. • Build and maintain trusted relationships with Managing Directors, Heads of Trading, CRO/CFO-aligned functions, and technology leadership. • Present roadmap updates, project status, and platform decisions to senior governance forums and steering committees. • Negotiate priorities and scope across competing stakeholder demands; manage expectations with clarity and credibility. Governance & Risk • Ensure all platform changes adhere to change management, model risk governance, and technology risk frameworks. • Support regulatory and audit requirements including trade reporting, FRTB readiness, EMIR, and CSA/ISDA documentation workflows. • Maintain comprehensive documentation to institutional standards; ensure knowledge transfer and team capability development. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Murex & Capital Markets Experience • 8+ years of hands-on Murex experience in a business analyst, product owner, or functional lead capacity at a financial institution or major consultancy. • Deep functional knowledge across Murex modules: MLC, Trade Repository, Mark-to-Market, Limits & Risk, Collateral Management, Settlement, and Accounting. • Strong understanding of front-to-back capital markets trade lifecycle across multiple asset classes (rates, FX, credit, equities, derivatives). • Experience with Murex upgrades, migrations, or greenfield implementations in complex enterprise environments. Integration & Technical Skills • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering Murex integrations with external platforms — risk systems, data lakes, regulatory engines, ERP, and market data providers. • Working knowledge of MxML, STP workflows, FIX protocol, and API-based connectivity patterns. • Familiarity with data modelling, SQL, and structured query capabilities sufficient for data validation and root cause analysis. • Exposure to Agile/SAFe delivery methodologies; experience with JIRA, Confluence, or equivalent tooling. Stakeholder & Communication Skills • Proven ability to engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders in a large, matrixed organization. • Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce executive-ready documentation and facilitate cross-functional workshops. • Demonstrated experience managing delivery through ambiguity, competing priorities, and organizational complexity. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Experience within one of Canadas major banks or a Tier 1 global financial institution. • Exposure to Canadian regulatory frameworks (OSFI, CIRO) and trade reporting obligations. • Murex certification or formal Murex training program completion. • Familiarity with FRTB, SA-CCR, or XVA computation workflows within Murex. • Background in scaled Agile delivery (SAFe, LeSS) within a capital markets technology program.

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