Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to conduct analysis, testing and coordinate allocated projects within the project portfolio.

Working as part of a focussed cross functional Agile delivery team, there may be a requirement to take on duties to cover for Product Managers/Owners on occasion, and in some cases taking on elements of the Product Owner role more permanently.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of analysis, testing and project coordination of allocated project work, across all products and services.
• Responsible for task managing and guiding less experienced team members working on joint initiatives where required.
• Runs projects in accordance with the agreed processes.
• Able to follow and suggest improvements to both a disciplined product development process and agile development methodology.
• Able to draw on the experience of previous client-led initiatives in order to shape approach to assigned work.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and devises contingency plans.
• Documents business requirements and produces other business-technical documentation to a high level of quality.
• Play a lead role in the creation of Epics, User Stories and Acceptance criteria for assigned initiatives, taking a collaborative, inclusive approach.
• Able to critically assess information supplied by stakeholders.
• Aids the creation of Business Cases where required, ensuring the accuracy of source material.
• Troubleshoots, and supports the troubleshooting of others, effectively.
• Commercial, results-oriented mindset, with a keen eye for revenues and costs.

Technical Knowledge

The technical knowledge required for the Business Analysis function as a whole includes but is not limited to:

• Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)
• UML
• Data modelling
• SQL server
• Industry messaging protocols, including: FiX, ISO15022, ISO20022, XML, JSON, CSV
• Microsoft office suite
• Enterprise Architect
• Salesforce
• Software development lifecycle in an Agile environment
• Behaviour Driven Development and use of gherkin syntax

Business Knowledge

The business knowledge required for the Business Analysis function as a whole includes but is not limited to:

• Roles and actors involved within funds distribution
• Functions within a fund management company and the broader funds ecosystem
• Processes involved within the lifecycle of a fund
• Types of financial product
• Role of the regulator
• Market practice
• Project management processes and techniques
• Business analysis practices and techniques
• Problem management processes and techniques
• BCS Business Analysis Diploma preferred
• CISI Investment Operations Certificate preferred