Lead Business and Data Analyst

Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide including corporations governments and individuals from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.
As a market leader the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together we share a common set of values rooted in integrity excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Technology
Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the worlds leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global complex and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanleys sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems cutting-edge modelling and simulation software comprehensive risk and security systems and robust client-relationship capabilities plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients businesses-and to our own.

Position Description:
Existing dashboard metrics reports are being transitioned into Reporting Services to support strategy of having a centralised FDO team offering all reporting related services to stakeholders.

A sesnior role is required to support the transition and lead the team to facilitate the stakeholder reporting requests.

Required Expertise: Combines Business Analysis/ PMO skillsets with technical skills in data visualization tools (such as Tableau PowerBI DataIku) and a solid understanding of backend data architecture.

The ideal candidate will have experience working as a business analyst and leadership skillset with a desire to have a mixed role. Must have experience working as part of complex cross functional global projects with 5-8 years experience.

This role resides within the Firmwide Data Office (FDO) department team located in Budapest. Role looks after Reporting Services in general and supports the Fleet initiatives following Agile setup (Squad/Program support).

We are looking for a structured highly organized individual with the ability to self-manage work with a level of ambiguity and has a pro-active approach. The role requires a structured organized thought process managing multiple priorities. Will need to be able to work in a complex environment and as part of a large scale global fast paced environment. Responsibilities:

- Work with business leads/Product Owners various control teams compliance and other partners to define scope objectives timeline and plan.
- Drive execution across multiple locations and consulting providers to deliver on BaU Reporting Services; extension of BaU scope and leading on tooling build out Divisions adopting functionality to enable their move to BAU
- Provide guidance to cross divisional teams
- Work with Technology to draft and shape user stories to drive tooling required for Reporting Services to transition into BAU
- Create and manage scope through metrics driving execution through Business working groups
- Have the ability to lead working group stakeholder meetings driving execution
- Be able to understand complex deliveries and be able to describe approaches gaining buy-in across the Firm
- Create plans risk and issue tracking stakeholder management using an agile and flexible approach
- Ensure successful execution of request including driving any required escalation resolution of resource gaps/dependencies while meeting all required change management controls
- Proven ability to build strong presentation materials and tell the story to drive action
- Demonstrate superior judgment to mitigate risk. Foster an environment where risk/controls are anticipated and proactively addressed.
- Management reporting including creation collation & publishing of regional & functional dashboards
- Ensure ongoing alignment with other inter-dependent projects and initiatives across the group
- Measure outcomes to evaluate post-implementation benefits realization and lessons learned
- Work with geographically dispersed teams
- Leadership skillset including people management - might have direct reports involved

QUALIFICATIONS
Skills Required:

- Around 5-8 years of Financial Services industry experience with a solid understanding of core banking products.
- Around 5-8 years related business analysis & project management and delivery experience with evidence of participation in change management and continuous development projects within a complex global organization preferably Financial Services
- Ability to create detailed user stories working with users and developers to refine and groom so the user stories are ready for development
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to act as a bridge between several business areas
- A proven influencer with strong interpersonal skills able to interact at all levels to drive successful outcomes in line with business and operational management globally
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and define approaches to bring un-focused issues to resolution
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for work
- Great communication and influencing skills team player self-starter demonstrated strong work ethic
- Ability to educate senior management stakeholders on agenda and objectives
- Ability to work in a team environment build and maintain a network of contacts and coordinate with a large number of stakeholders across the business and technology
- Demonstrates initiative judgment and decision making
- Strong understanding of Project Management concepts SDLC methodologies and Operating models (Agile & Waterfall)
- Experienced in JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive high quality development environment
- Strong skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Project with overall ability for presentation-building
- SQL Tableau PowerBI Python are advantages

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first doing the right thing leading with exceptional ideas committing to diversity and inclusion and giving back - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds talents perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.