JOB DETAILS
Requirements
- Min 15 Years of experience as a business analyst specializing in Financial Markets and Institutional Banking
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent industry experience within Banking and Finance
- Experience mapping complex processes / workflows; strong analytical skills; ability to handle data, define data requirements, create data flow diagrams and logical process maps
- Skilled in eliciting requirements, writing clear user stories / acceptance criteria, functional requirements documents
- Strong communication skills: able to interact with senior leadership, translate technical concepts to business stakeholders and vice versa
- Experience in a principal business analyst role in regional / global system implementation in other international banks and been part of the full project lifecycle from conception to post-production support
- Demonstrated ability to guide the business on how an application fulfils the requirement so that it can be used without customization
- Experience in working with systems analysts, developers, testers to brief them on business and data requirements and to validate if the solution provided is as per expectations
- Knowledge in managing the business for issues raised during testing phase to qualify as a defect or a change and attributing severity of the issue
- Experience in software development lifecycle (SDLC) with exposure to Agile methodologies
- Data analysis skills: SQL or ability to understand and define data flows, data schemas, reporting requirements
- Having a working knowledge of domestic payments landscape in APAC is a preference
- Deep understanding of Institutional Banking product functions: payments (domestic / cross‐border), cash management, liquidity management, collections/disbursements, reconciliation, fraud prevention etc.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Strong planning, organizational and time management skills
- Self-motivated and possess drive, and ability to work independently and a good team player
- Previous experience in a leadership role providing guidance and mentorship to a developing team
Responsibilities
- Work with Business & Technology stakeholders to develop estimates for initiatives based on project initiative scoping and planning requirements
- Understand and report on any variance to estimates given due to changes in business requirements or designs during the project lifecycle
- Lead requirement gathering, including engaging with stakeholders (business lines, operations, risk, compliance, security etc.) to define and document business needs, workflows, data requirements, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria
- Analyze existing business processes; identify inefficiencies or gaps; propose improvements
- Collaborate with solution architects, system architects, and engineering / development teams to assist with designing scalable, robust, secure solutions
- Ensure that business and data requirements are translated into functional, non‐functional, interface, and reporting specifications (including security, scalability, SLAs, performance)
- Work closely with Business and Technology stakeholders to facilitate standardization of requirements to align with application functions, and align with Regional MUFG Standards, and minimize customizations
- Provide business users with global / regional solutions based on the understanding of the application landscape in the bank or recommend local solutions if there is no global / regional solution available
- Participate in vendor / product evaluations and RFP processes and take part in the implementation of these solutions when required
- Support regulatory/compliance requirements that impact the business (e.g. sanctions screening, KYC, AML, ISO20022, CPS234, etc. as relevant)
- Ensure quality through reviewing (and / or creating) test plans, participating in SIT / UAT, and validating that functionality meets business needs. Ensure traceability of Test Cases back to initial Business Requirements
- Maintain detailed documentation: process flows, business rules, user journeys, data models, policies/controls
Desired Qualifications
- Having a working knowledge of domestic payments landscape in APAC is a preference
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