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Eris Innovations - Creators of Eris SOFR Swap futures · 6 hours ago

Senior Analyst, Market & Product Development

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Eris Innovations is a company focused on driving adoption of Eris SOFR Swap futures. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for market analysis, functional analysis, software testing, and onboarding support to facilitate growth and enhance product visibility.

FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Collect and retain key data (including volume, open interest, margin data, market data) of Eris SOFR and related markets (including swaps, options, SOFR futures and Treasury futures) to facilitate objective, data-driven internal analysis

Requires in-depth understanding of derivative products and ability to construct optimized dataset queries

Analyze and synthesize data to identify trends, concisely summarizing key points to form a narrative

Create and maintain user tools for consuming Eris SOFR data, tailored to target audience (e.g., Bloomberg terminal launchpad, spread volume web page, block trade alerts)

Compile market updates into visually-compelling deliverables for internal and external visibility

Compose detailed specifications to functional requirements based on business requirements

Write and execute test cases/scripts for Quality Assurance and/or User Acceptance Testing, providing detailed feedback to software developers

Projects may include options settlement prices, risk analytics, financial reporting, trade reporting, margin analysis, and new web tools

Equip vendors, clearing firms, trading firms, and end users to support Eris products through provision of existing materials and direct interaction via video conference and email

Create and enhance materials to facilitate easier onboarding of these firms

Qualification

Market analysisSoftware testingFunctional analysisCapital markets expertiseData analysisTeam orientationPythonHTMLCommunicationSelf-motivatedProject management

Required

Four or more years of relevant experience

Capital markets product expertise in one or more of 1) interest rate swaps, 2) financial futures, 3) options. (Not just knowledge, but strong interest/passion)

Sharp, analytical mindset, eager to crunch numbers. (Very bright, but chill about it. Embraces building spreadsheets, constructing queries, wrangling data, and presenting findings.)

Functional analyst experience, writing detailed requirements. (Learned the hard way how to translate business requirements into specifications that software developers will implement correctly)

Software testing experience. (Skeptically verifies every piece of output, often catching things the developers overlook, sharing sense of joint ownership with developers for work-product quality)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (ideally coupled with silent disdain for those who lack them; disappointed by the lack of parallel phrasing of the parenthetical statements in this list)

Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented. (Follows up meticulously, embracing the fluid priorities of a small company)

Team orientation. (Job is remote but highly collaborative)

Preferred

Helpful experience/characteristics: Trading, Bloomberg terminal use (beyond IB Chat), project management, UI/UX design, Python, HTML, Chicago-based and willing to work in downtown office a few days a week, not a jerk