MEBA - Senior Business Analyst

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Work pro-actively with senior management, third party technical consultants and internal and external stakeholders. Co-ordinate, facilitate and drive the established in-house project management process for selected cross functional change initiatives and projects. Manage change requests during project lifecycle to avoid any delays in the scope of work. Develop a deep understanding of business areas and assist the business stakeholders in the prioritisation and phasing of requirements across the scope of work. Build artifacts as appropriate, including business case documentation, scope documentation, and process flows. Support production of test plans, test conditions, test scripts, and support the running of coordinated system tests, user acceptance and various other tests Support delivery teams as they develop, test, and deploy solutions. Review delivery team output to ensure requirements are accurately interpreted and defined. Prepare and deliver presentations and demonstrations with material as and when the need arises. Sharing updates in a clear and concise manner to IT and business teams(including senior leaders) at all stages of project lifecycle. SKILLS / COMPETENCIES Good knowledge of business analysis, project management processes and methodologies (Waterfall/Agile). Excellent communication skills and hands-on Stakeholder Management experience. High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, such as Excel, Access, Visio, etc. Experience of conducting requirement workshops and analysis to define project business cases, prioritised requirements lists, functional specifications, test scripts and sign off documentation. Solid understanding of IT systems (RDMS systems, data warehouse). Skills in SQL, Snowflake, PowerBI, IBM Cognos and QlikSense can be a plus. Experience in Financial Services but not necessarily in Funds, Asset Management and/or Life Insurance. Good knowledge of regulatory issues within the asset management and life insurance industries (e.g. EMIR, Solvency II, FACTA, AIMFD) would be an added advantage. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE 2-3+ years of relevant working experience. Bachelor’s degree in engineering with adequate business experience. ITIL, PMP, Prince2, Agile (DSDM / Scrum), CBAP certifications or equivalent will be an added advantage. Enthusiastic and energetic problem solver to join an ambitious team. Strong interpersonal and influencing skills. Ability to interact with and influence stakeholders across an organisation Demonstrated ability to take initiative, prioritize and manage time, and meet aggressive deadlines.