Description
The FIX Onboarding team plays a key role in connecting institutional clients to global markets through LSEG's multi-asset electronic trading platforms, including LSEG TORA and REDI on Workspace OEMS.
We are looking for a Senior FIX Onboarding Analyst to join our team in Cluj. You will lead sophisticated trading connectivity implementations, applying your knowledge of FIX, electronic trading workflows, and financial markets to deliver effective client solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Gather and analyze business and technical requirements, translating client trading and connectivity needs into scalable FIX solutions across multiple asset classes.
- Deliver end-to-end FIX onboarding and connectivity projects, coordinating with clients, brokers, and vendors to configure, test, certify, and deploy FIX order routing and execution workflows.
- Lead critical initiatives including session migrations, platform upgrades, broker algorithm implementation, and connectivity improvements.
- Collaborate daily with regional FIX teams and cross-functional partners to identify and deliver effective solutions.
- Serve as the FIX domain expert for clients and internal teams, providing technical guidance, resolving onboarding issues, and supporting complex post-production FIX incidents.
- Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, standardization, knowledge exchange, and the adoption of automation and AI-enabled tools.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Solid understanding of FIX Protocol (FIX 4.2/FIX 4.4).
- Experience working in financial services industry and electronic trading environments.
- Experience onboarding clients and/or brokers, including FIX conformance and certification testing.
- Familiarity with networking and connectivity concepts such as TCP/IP, VPNs, extranet connectivity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance multiple initiatives, adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance while collaborating effectively across globally distributed teams.
- Good understanding of Unix or Linux-based operating systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4+ years experience in FIX onboarding, technical implementation, electronic trading support or a related field.
- Solid grasp of equities and derivatives trading workflows, including futures and options.
- Knowledge of XML, including ATDL development and testing.
- Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Salesforce, or similar tools.
- Scripting or programming skills (e.g. Python, Shell, Java).
- Experience delivering automation and process improvement initiatives.
Benefits:
- LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.