Functional Business Analyst - Financial Firm

Role description:

- Lead stakeholder engagements and work streams related to the specific program or portfolio in conjunction with the CMT values and principles

- Provide oversight of highly skilled project resources and project deliverables throughout the project lifecycle and help ensure timely execution of project deliverables.

- Apply well developed consulting skills and in-depth industry and functional knowledge in the execution of assignments

- Work with global stakeholders to build project pipeline and business case, setup project governance mechanisms, lead BA teams, own project success and deliver projects to implementation

- Assist our stakeholder Businesses with their tactical/ strategic solution requirements, services and/ or program.

- Work with Technology, Operations, Finance, and Front Office to identify and maximize opportunities that help in delivery of projects and to improve product, service and program business processes.

- Work with the team and train people on various subjects, structure the project governance model and work together with regional counterparts to devise induction framework for all the resources entering into the project.

- Prepare project reports (weekly project update, monthly status update, highlighting risks, resource utilization, analyses trends, recommends adjustments that address or capitalize on these changes.)

- Manage end to end project Delivery (Ensure proper documentation, constantly identify, review and address risks & issues, manage user acceptance testing and obtain UAT sign-off, formal Project closure, handover and lessons learnt)

- Be a mentor to the team and constantly evaluate opportunities of learning/upskilling and lead/coach the team to fulfill any gaps.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

- Good practical experience in OTC products like Fixed Income, FX, Equities, etc. as a business analyst and/or a project manager

- Expect sound understanding of trade lifecycle, global regulations and trading/investment banking processes

- Ability to operate in both agile and waterfall style project methodologies and have an understanding of deliverables required for each methodology

- Experience in handling digital transformation/data analytics projects

- 5+ years investment banking/ BFSI experience

- Attention to detail and high quality standards of documentation, processes and control environment

- Experience in the full E2E systems delivery lifecycle (SDLC)

- Detailed knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point, Project and Visio

- Excellent Communication, Organization and Documentation Skills

- Flexibility (Openness to Change) - Adapts effectively to changing plans, domains and priorities; Is open and flexible when faced with changing project constraints

- Deals comfortably with ambiguity - Stays on target to complete goals regardless of obstacles or adverse circumstances

- Rigorous follow ups through on all commitments to achieve results

- Excellent and demonstrable understanding of "best practice" approaches to functional testing especially User Acceptance Testing.