Business Analyst

Business Analyst is a key role in the implementation of successful projects. In the newly formed team, the business analyst will act as the conduit between multiple stakeholders including program management, business leads, Investment teams and other subject matter experts. The individual will elicit requirements from stakeholders, ensure the proposed solution is fit for purpose and drive the solution through to implementation so that it becomes an efficient part of the business.

The Business Analyst will work closely with Investment teams to facilitate workshops, capture business requirements, and assess proposed solutions.

Responsibilities

Stakeholder Management

Coordinate and conduct requirements gathering workshops across Investment teams and produce associated deliverables.

Communicate effectively with stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.

Prepare proposals and recommendations that facilitate the decision making on scope, priority, risk and timings.

Work with the change management team to ensure adoption of the target state at functional level.

Identify and manage the risks that may affect the completion of projects, detect unstated assumptions and escalate where appropriate.

Business Requirements

Collaborate with a range of internal teams and external partners to analyze and document clear and concise business requirements, use cases, processes and related business rules across areas including portfolio management, research, portfolio monitoring and trading.

Work closely with Investments experts to ensure investment capability requirements are integrated into the target TOM.

Conduct gap analysis on the business requirements, and establish where additional investment tooling may be required.

Turn high-level requirements into solutions and detailed specifications. Imaginative approaches to addressing complex problems will be required.

Assess and ensure that proposed solutions are fit for purpose.

Work closely with Investment experts to define, build and document investment processes on core and additional tools.

User Acceptance Testing

Coordinate user requirements and testing.

Environment configuration and documentation.

Supports test planning, UAT, Regression and Performance testing.

Assists with or performs the delivery of end-user training and materials

Responsible for post-go live application support and transition to Support group.

Experience and Skills

Excellent analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.

Ability to accurately identify, document and recommend innovative solutions to complex business problems.

Experience working with Investment teams.

Solid understanding of a broad range of asset classes and investment strategies.

Understanding of OCIO and asset allocator model.

Significant experience in process analysis and change environments.

Ability to work independently, to work under pressure and to handle several projects at once.

Results oriented and strives to achieve high levels of individual and organizational performance.

Professional, disciplined and proactive approach to work.

Good team worker, as projects will often involve working with colleagues in multiple areas of the business and across different countries.

Experience with project delivery and methodologies

Strong technology acumen with experience in investment management

Strong interpersonal skills to communicate with internal and external clients at all levels.

Willingness to build on existing experience and engage in priority activities outside their immediate role when necessary.

Qualifications

A graduate with at least 5 years relevant experience delivering solutions in the financial services or investments industry

Formal qualifications in business analysis and/or project management preferred, but not essentialInvestment qualifications (e.g. IMC, CFA, etc.) desirable but not essential.