All WAYSTONE employees are expected to demonstrate our core competencies as outlined below. The role Senior Business Analyst has unique requirements and duties; however, these responsibilities are to be executed within the organization’s framework of core values. WAYSTONE expects all employees to be high performing, self-motivated, learners and leaders.
Summary: Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, The Senior Business Analyst will be an integral part of the team’s success. The Senior Business Analyst will perform a hands-on role working with internal and external stakeholders, leading strategic feasibility projects with in our vertical business units, as well as horizontal enterprise-wide initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to apply their valuable experience in a fast-paced growing global organisation, and contribute to the digital landscape of this company, strengthening our business and clients experience.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Gather business requirements from stakeholders and review existing ones to produce considered and intelligent Change Requests and Business Cases.
- Run workshops using proven techniques for creating detailed business, functional, non-functional and operating model requirements.
- Assist and supervise team contribution and communication to ensure complete requirement coverage.
- Map full business processes and implement solutions for digital and lean process optimization improvements.
- Manage and coordinate multiple phases of technical areas within a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
- Apply standards and methodologies. Provide expertise and support on use of methods and tools.
- Lead task planning, process/data analysis and modelling and/or logical database design with relational databases.
- Work with the Project Manager and stakeholders, and prepare realistic plans (including QA, risk and communications plans).
- Identify and assess risks to the success of a project and proactively communicate and mitigate them.
- Track activities against the project schedule and manage stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
- Handle training and digital adoption, and build competency within the practice.
Experience:
- 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within the funds industry (preferred) or broader financial services industry, in highly regulated environments.
- Knowledge in business analysis methodologies and has awareness of new and emerging technologies and developments.
- Must have excellent process mapping skills and worked on projects that have required process improvements, experienced in MS Visio.
- Has good applications/technology knowledge, building on specialist domain knowledge.
- Experience in applying problem-solving methodologies and tools to diagnose and solve operational problems.
- Proven ability in assuring project meets quality standards by providing guidance and developing procedures relating to product quality assurance, testing planning, creation and execution.
- Advanced data analytical skills and outstanding problem-solving capabilities, particularly with loosely defined structure and scope.
- Highly proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Demonstrable professional integrity and dedication to upholding the company’s high-quality standards and customer service focus.
- Proven adherence to legal and regulatory guidelines, and in-house policies and business ethics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at both senior management and end user level.
- Must be highly motivated, self-driven, proactive and seek continuous learning opportunities.
Skills:
- Obsessed with customer-experience
- Stakeholder management - introduces and builds ways in which people can learn from each other, encourages mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
- Team work and emotional intelligence
- Good self-management and self-awareness – continuous performance is both a goal and a mind-set
- Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
- High value on openness and transparency
Qualifications:
- Relevant third level qualification or equivalent work experience
- Additional course or certification in Business Analysis
- Project management qualification desirable
What can we offer?
- A highly supportive team environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Summer Friday’s – an opportunity to take one half day off per month in the summer months.
- WFH policy.