Project Leader / Business Analyst (CSD, CSD Regulation)

Project Lead / Business Analyst – Banking Client – CSD, CSD regulations, Securities

Rate: 500 – 650 per day

Duration: 1 year contract (inside of IR35)

Remote working: 1 day in the office.

Job Description

You will be part of a squad within GBS UK Tribe, whose mission is to provide IT solutions to support both the services of UK & International and other CSDs within the clients Group.

Their Tribe ethos is for business and IT colleagues to work closely and collaboratively. Their squads aim to deliver the most value to stakeholders/clients at the earliest opportunity whilst ensuring feedback loops are in place to continually improve the solutions and how they are delivered.

We are looking for a team member to support the strengthening of our business analysis capability.

Role

You will be part of a team within UK Tribe. The Tribe is organised and structured so that business and IT colleagues work closely and collaboratively in alignment with the agile values and principles.

Your team will aim to deliver the most value at the earliest opportunity whilst ensuring feedback loops are in place to continually evolve the solutions the team delivers.

Your responsibilities

• Act as the interface between business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Clearly demonstrate an understanding of the business drivers behind operational, functional, tactical or strategic initiatives/changes and the value they will bring.
• Provide counsel to business stakeholders and negotiate / propose options for viable business solutions that are acceptable to the stakeholders.
• Facilitate the implementation and deployment of system changes for business stakeholders by providing them with support, advice and guidance throughout the change process.
• Share ideas, drive improvements and promote best practice amongst the business analyst community across all IT and non-IT Divisions and across physical location.
• Produce and validate the scenarios needed to test the system.
• Perform execution of the various phases of testing.
• Support user and client acceptance testing.

Your profile

• Knowledge:
• Understanding of UK & International’s services and the IT systems that support them.
• Broad understanding of CSDs, CSD Regulation and the position of CSDs as FMIs within the financial markets post trade landscape.
• Understanding of securities market standards developed through bodies such as SMPG, ISO (ISO15022, ISO20022).
• Experience:
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Business Analysis role.
• Have successfully delivered projects utilising methodologies such as Waterfall, V-Model, SCRUM, SAFE.
• Skills:
• Stakeholder Management – You are able to confidently manage all stakeholders, irrespective of their position or interest.
• Able to utilise business analysis methods such as:
• Modelling – Use Cases, Story Mapping, Process Modelling (BPMN, UML), Data Modelling (conceptual/logical)
• Requirements – Business, Stakeholder, Functional / Non-Functional, User StoriesAcceptance Criteria.
• Excellent two-way communication skills (e.g. listening, verbal, written)
• Excellent analytical/problem solving skills and a logical mind.
• Mindset:
• Strong sense of ownership and management of the work you and your squad commit to
• Proactive
• Good team player / collaborator

You might also have:

• IIBA/BCS Business Analysis Diploma.
• Experience in a Product Owner role.
• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
• Understanding and experience of risk-based testing

Please do send an up to date CV to eobiechefu@welovesalt.com