Senior Business Analyst; and Pensions

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Posted 6 Days Agojob requisition :
R37073

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
** Job Description
**** Senior Business Analyst (Life and Pensions)
**** Locations**:
Dublin
** Get To Know Us:
** Our EMEA Change Delivery organisation is growing in line with business demand and is at the heart of SS&C Client Delivery & Organisational Transformation. We are currently recruiting within our EMEA Enterprise Analysis Practice for a Senior Business Analyst to lead & operate our Life & Pensions existing client change portfolio. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to manage & shape the backlog of change, ensuring quality delivery & client delight.
** The Opportunity
** We are looking for a dynamic individual who is a self-starter; expert communicator & facilitator of discovery workshops; well experienced in all realms of Business Analysis tools & techniques; and is an expert within the L&P sector. This role provides the right person with a real opportunity to help shape the future of change within the organisation and offers hybrid working with required travel to our Dublin SS&C office.
** What You Will Get To Do:
*** Act as the initial conduit for all newly raised client change via our Client Relationship Managers (CRMs);
* Actively manage, refine & report on the backlog of change, ensuring business prioritisation decisions & escalations are fed into the relevant forums.
* Act as the contact point for all analysis related queries and pro-actively seek solutions.
* Lead the ideation of new requests, leading the discovery and due diligence analysis phases to ensure solid foundations are set.
* Lead the elicitation and documentation of business outcomes & stakeholder needs.
* Lead and facilitate meetings & workshops and confidently present findings to key stakeholders & clients.
* Work closely with and act as the conduit between design, architecture and delivery teams maintaining focus on building client-centric solutions.
* Identify operational impacts and support operational readiness activities to ensure any change is embedded successfully.
* Provide outcome-based reporting via CR, client, team or delivery progress in the relevant format required.
* Lead and mentor other junior members of the team to support the growth of a high performing team.
* Continually share external & internal BA knowledge & experience to boost the evolution of the BA Practice as well as the overall change processes.
** What You Will Bring:
**** Essential:
*** Extensive experience working within the Life & Pensions industry, particularly within an analysis, operational or client facing role leading discovery & delivery BA type activities.
* General experience operating in an analysis-based role with a full appreciation for BA techniques and the various frameworks i.e. Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, etc.
* Strong stakeholder management skills including client facing experience, working well with others throughout the organisation at all levels.
* Excellent verbal and written communicator.
* Proven champion of change and motivator of others.
* Self-motivated with the ability to lead and take ownership.
* Naturally curious with the desire to constantly improve the status quo.
* Offer personal agility when responding to change in business demands and lead the way for those more resistant to change.
* Constantly perform to the best of their ability and encourage others to do the same focused on quality deliverables.
* Strong desire to support the continued growth of the BA Practice and the company’s strategic goals.
** Desired:
*** Degree or equivalent qualification in Business, IT or related area,
* Relevant & industry recognised BA Qualifications provided by BCS, IIBA, ISEB, CBAP, etc,
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