Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Document business and functional requirements, business rules, and User Stories and Epics
• Analyze business processes, functions and procedures across multiple business units.
• Understand and document requirements for banking products and Downstream impact.
• Become a subject matter expert for banking products and business flows.
• Work with the developers to define/document existing application infrastructure / architecture.
• Assist with QA/Testing to review/refine test plans and create more detailed test cases.
• Support in responding to Audit queries related to Business process and IT implementation.
• Work with the project team and business to identify and resolve issues that arise during projects or as part of day to day business operations.
• Proactively manage changes in scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Build, develop, and grow relationships with IT and areas vital to the success of the project.
• Lead all aspects of Business Requirements from elicitation to business process flow mapping to proposing new functionalities to users for optimizing their processes.
• Conduct analysis, scope estimation and impact analysis working with cross-functional teams.
• Create, maintain and groom the Product Backlog, writing User Stories defining acceptance criteria, thereby enabling new functionalities in BMO area.
• Drive Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with the Business Stakeholders, system architects and technical analysts.
• Identify vertical and horizontal integration touch points. Call out dependencies and risks to ensure smooth development.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ relevant experience in Technology area is expected to find the skills required for this role.
• Minimum BS degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in a large complex banking organization or major consulting firm acting in a business analyst or product owner capacity.
• Experience in Agile Scrum or Kanban lifecycles.
• Ability to document business and functional requirements, business rules, and User Stories and Epics of REST based Banking API Management platform.
• Good communication, teamwork, and influencing skills; ability to communicate effectively with technology and key business representatives.
• Strong analytical skills required; Including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Process analysis, being able to research and document end to end flows on complex processes and systems.
• Competent and experienced in technology environments (e.g., platforms, applications, databases, organizational structure and culture, teams involved in the successful completion of technology initiatives, etc.).