Business Analyst Sr

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The Business Analyst is the liaison between business users and the technology team by ensuring that the needs of the business are accurately communicated and understood by the technical team. Identifies business needs through thorough analysis and requirements elicitation. Conducts comprehensive analysis, collaborates with the technical team to implement systems. Produces high-quality deliverables that include detailed business requirements, functional specifications, user stories, wireframes that provide clear guidance on how the system should function and meet user needs.

Performs end-to-end impact analysis across upstream and downstream business, data, and system processes. Creates UAT test plan, test traceability matrix, and helps solve defects. Trains end users and provides end user documentation. Ensures that the new systems are seamlessly integrated into the existing operational framework, thereby minimizing disruptions and maximizing the potential for success. Supports the implementation team and assists with post production issues.

• Document and maintain process and data flows utilizing Six Sigma tools & methodologies as well as Agile framework
• Partner with process owners and process & product managers to identify and drive process improvements in highly complex and risk areas to maximize efficiency, quality and customer experience
• Derive solutions from an end-to-end perspective to include product life-cycles, often extending to upstream and downstream businesses and applications.
• Review, analyze and make recommendations to the design and implementation of operational activities
• Identify required data elements, and create source-to-target mappings (including business logic) for data transformations.
• Develop data quality metrics/standards that identify gaps and ensure compliance with standards across the enterprise.
• Solicit, understand, and document the business requirements, processes and workflows
• Lead the creation of requirements documents and serve as a subject matter expert to the developers building those functions, and work with the QA team to test the developed functionality
• Manage projects and work product through a matrix managed environment

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• 8 years of advanced knowledge and relevant application/experience with statistical analysis, multivariate procedures, and financial services data infrastructures
• 8 years of experience in Financial Services or Banking industries
• Lean Six Sigma Certification Black Belt or equivalent
• Agile and/or SAFe (Scaled Agile) Certification or Equivalent
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or Equivalent

• Master's Degree in a related field is preferred
• Broad knowledge of project management
• Expert working in an agile environment creating user stories and closely working with technical team members to clarify and articulate requirements
• At least 8-10 years of experience in Business Analysis Skills – Requirements analysis, Elicitation, Agile Methodologies
• At least 8-10 years of experience in Development/Configuration/solutions evaluation/Validation and deployment
• At least 8-10 years of experience in creating requirement specifications based on Architecture/Design/Detailing of Processes
• At least 8-10 years of experience in capturing requirements related to internal/external consulting, documenting, and mapping current business process
• Experience with project management
• Analytical and Communication skills
• Planning and Co-ordination skills
• Ability to perform critical analysis, to critique the work of others, and to build the firm's data management model
• Strong knowledge and working understanding of finance, operations, portfolio management and trading concepts that intersect and interact with statistical analysis and predictive modeling.
• Data analysis – Must have proficiency with SQL, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, MIRO or equivalent
• Knowledge of Total Quality Management, Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking…