JP Morgan Chase - Associate - Business Analysis

description:Role Description:

A Business Analyst to work within the application development technology team and interact with business users and business product owners to understand & document requirements, data flows, process flows and to partner with them to facilitate the design of technology solutions and data driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- The candidate will be required to interact with other technology teams within the company to understand, document and interpret complex requirements and to write system specifications.

- She/he will have responsibility for gathering and analyzing requirements, writing functional and/or technical specifications, and working closely with senior business users to validate prior to application development. In addition, the role will require involvement in an iterative software development model, requiring agility and flexibility on the part of the business analyst to handle requirements changes.

- The candidate will be required to work with Quality Assurance (QA) teams to ensure they understand requirements and SLA's and ensure test scripts are effective and cover all aspects of the system.

- The successful candidate will have strong analytical and problem solving skills, and above-average presentation and communication skills. Excellent verbal and written communication will be essential for effectiveness in this role.

- The candidate will be responsible for gathering the client servicing requirements for an entire line of business, and therefore must have a thorough understanding of at least one of the following businesses: Prime Brokerage, Futures & Options, OTC Clearing, Custody and Fund Services, or Global Markets Operations.

Skills Needed:

- Proven experience in creating/delivering the following: process maps, data flow diagrams, requirements specifications, functional specifications, use case scenarios, acceptance testing.

- Experience performing data analysis, including ability to create, run and save SQL queries for data analysis and mapping activities

- Good understanding of the trade lifecycle with adequate exposure to at least one of the following businesses: Prime Brokerage, Custody and Fund Services, OTC Clearing and Settlements or Global Markets Operations

- Experience with Hadoop (HDFS, HIVE) is useful.

- Ability to translate business requirement to detail data analysis (source - target) and articulating the business impact of data changes.

- Strong written and oral communication skills, with ability to demonstrate analytical thinking and problem solving skills.

- Able to forge productive working relationships with senior business users and business managers.

- Ability to analyze complex cross functional business processes and define integrated requirements.

- Ability to facilitate the design of integrated solutions (process, technical & organizational).

- Can ensure the end to end solution will deliver the required business results.

- Drives adoption of the designed processes and solution use with stakeholders.

- Communicates with business SMEs to ensure expectations are kept in line with project status.

- Drives the definition, testing, training, and implementation of functional requirements. Upon implementation, drives knowledge transfer to Production Support.

Years of Experience needed:

- Minimum 8 years' experience as a business analyst in the financial services industry. Exposure and understanding of middle office functionalities and experience in data analysis is a big plus.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer Disability/Veteran, JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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