Functional Analyst

• Solid track record in functional analysis within Banking, Financial Services, or Asset Management (Asset/Wealth/Private Banking).

• Expert proficiency in at least two of these areas: Regulatory Reporting (FATCA, QI, MIFID II, EMIR, etc.); Tax Reporting; Processing and Settlement (Clearstream, Euroclear); GRC (MetricStream) or Financial Operations.

• Innate skill for technical documentation: Extensive experience writing BRDs, FSDs, sophisticated use cases, and agile user stories.

• Data proficiency: Solid practical knowledge in executing complex SQL queries on Oracle, MS SQL, and/or MongoDB.

• Methodological DNA: Strong understanding of ITIL, incident/problem management, and technical support flows within structured corporate environments.

• Mastery of ALM tools: Daily experience with ServiceNow, JIRA, and Confluence.

• Advanced English (C1): Fluent and professional ability (written and verbal) to lead working sessions and negotiations with client executives and global stakeholders.

• Direct experience with leading platforms such as Morningstar, EasyTax, Fitax, Informatica PowerCenter, or DevOps (scripting in Python, PowerShell, or CI/CD environments).

• Understanding of the Swiss financial market infrastructure (SIX SIS AG, FINMA regulations).

• Certifications that validate your expertise: ITIL v4, IIBA CBAP/CCBA, PMI-PBA, or Scrum Master.

• You are passionate about learning, sharing ideas, and evolving together with the team.

• Highly Competitive Fixed Salary: Commensurate with your technical level and the responsibility within the global financial ecosystem.

• Work Mode: Permanent on-site base at our technology delivery center in Madrid, in an environment designed for co-creation and innovation with a stable schedule from 08:00 to 17:00.

• Challenging Projects: Total exposure to a world-class multi-technology environment (SaaS, COTS, Big Data, Cloud) working for an international banking giant.

• Culture of Autonomy, Collaboration, and Dynamism: Zero micro-management. We foster an environment where your initiative is valued, your direct impact on the client is recognized, and your growth is firmly supported.

• Constant Evolution: Access to mentorship programs, career development, and plans for obtaining leading technical and business certifications in the industry.

Elite Challenge: Are you the Functional Analyst who will transform the technological ecosystem of International Private Banking?

At Initium Software, we are not a traditional consultancy; we connect top technical talent with the most challenging and innovative projects in the market, acting as strategic partners who drive real impact through technology.

As a Functional Analyst – Financial Services Application Support, you will become the catalyst and strategic bridge between Wealth Management business leaders and cutting-edge development teams. You won't be solving routine problems: you will take responsibility for orchestrating L2/L3 support, maintenance, and the continuous evolution of a critical multi-year ecosystem spanning global regulatory reporting to complex cross-border settlement platforms. If you are looking for an environment where your analytical skills tangibly impact international financial infrastructure, this is your place.

• Be the strategic SPOC: Act as the definitive functional Single Point of Contact for a portfolio of critical applications, leading direct interaction with business users, Product Owners, and vendor providers internationally.

• Lead root cause analysis: Unravel complex incidents in high-priority environments (P1-P3), articulating temporary and permanent solutions under demanding SLAs that ensure the continuity of private banking operations.

• Shape the functional future: Translate the most complex business needs into impeccable user stories, comprehensive process flows, functional specifications (FSD), and business requirement documents (BRD) with a clear purpose.

• Ensure production excellence: Design and drive functional test cases, coordinate end-to-end UAT phases, define go/no-go production release committees, and elevate overall project documentation quality.

• Dive into deep analysis: Leverage massive databases using SQL (Oracle, MS SQL, MongoDB) to reconcile regulatory/tax outputs and act as the functional reference point during key audits.

• Drive technical evolution: Design shift-left strategies, promote candidates for automation, and bring your analytical vision to code modernization and platform migration.

Location/Modality: Madrid (On-site). Schedule: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 CET (with participation in 24x7 on-call rotation for critical incidents).

Monthly compliance with demanding project efficiency targets and optimal resolution of functional incidents within SLA.

• Precise alignment and effective execution of the strategic plan for continuous improvement, automation, and code modernization proposed by Initium.