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Business Analyst

Jose Merciline
On-site
New York, United States
Data Analysis

Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilities:

* Apply Functional expertise in a squad to achieve outcomes for customers and deliver business values.

* Work closely with business owners to create a shared vision and alignment in the squad.

* Help prioritize and set clear business goals and expectations around deliverables for the squad.

* Help squad understand What by contributing domain knowledge.

* Help squad understand How by translating requirements into technical specs and supporting information.

* Work as part of a banking Agile Squad.

* Remove obstacles by engaging with stakeholders offline and creating shared understanding of handshakes and interfaces.

* Collaborating with multiple technology teams that are upstream and downstream to the application which include Data Warehouse, LoanIQ and firm's GL system etc.

* Working in the Agile development methodologies, collaborating with business and technology teams located globally.

* Interact with business stakeholders, perform detailed analysis of requirements and convert them into clear and concise requirements for development team.

* Write detailed user stories in JIRA, create other artifacts like workflow charts and diagrams, writing solution requirements Specifications in Agile environment.

* Work closely with QA team to review their test cases and assist in UAT with Business stakeholders.

* Strong communication and Interpersonal skills.


Skills Required:

* 8+ years of hands on experience as a Business Analyst.

* 4+ years of working knowledge of Finance - Lending Products knowledge.

* 4+ years of experience in working as a proxy for the product owner role.

* 2+ years of experience working on JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development environment.

* Strong communication skills, should be able to work across both Business Users and IT teams across regions and have the ability to lead project's vision.

* Experience in working with partners and stakeholders across geography and time zones.

* Experience working in agile development methodologies.


Skills Desired:

* Working knowledge of Financial market, lending based products and Wealth Management.

* Working knowledge of financial accounting and treasury Functions.

* Experience in analyzing product level or large initiatives.

* Experience in working as a Scrum Master.

* Scrum Master Certification.


Educational Qualification:

* Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.