Senior Specialist Calypso SME level 5

Core experience:

Strong leadership, co-ordination of resources and staff mentoring

Experience of Calypso Projects including Implementations, Migrations, Managed Support

Multi-asset class knowledge and Investment Banking experience

Strong communication skills and senior stakeholder management experience

Deep understanding of IT system behaviours.

Calypso experience:

5+ years working on Calypso and other back office systems

Strong knowledge of Calypso V12+ (both front and back Office)

Detailed hands-on knowledge about industry-standard back office processing functional areas, including;

Settlements (SWIFT, ACH, FedWire), Documentation (confirmation, advices, reset advices, etc.) and Accounting (general ledger, PnL accounting, etc.)

Functional experience should encompass any or all of the following asset classes:

Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Fixed Income, or FX

Calypso upgrades experience.

Client focus: understands clients’ businesses; identifies and understands the needs and objectives of clients, both on an individual and corporate basis; builds strong relationships to aid Excelian’s aim of being a trusted partner to the clients.

Innovation and change: recognizes and responds positively to the need for change; creates and harnesses ideas and opportunities to achieve Excelian’s vision.

Communication skills: expresses ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing; adjusts language, terminology and non-verbal communication as appropriate.

Teamwork: works effectively with others; helps to build strong teams and networks.

Personal leadership: realistically identifies own skills, experience, knowledge and other personal attributes; displays confidence and resilience.

Results driven: knows how to get the work done most effectively; delivers a high quality service.

Planning and organising: identifies and meets milestones; understands and articulates deliverables; assesses and mitigates risks; sticks to the scope of work and manages any changes.

Analytical decision-making: identifies and solves problems using insight and experience to make good decisions; gathers relevant information, identifying important issues and drawing conclusions.

Interpersonal skills: develops and uses a wide range of strategies to influence and persuade others; gains acceptance and commitment from others.