Business Analyst in Banking Operations

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

In your role as Business Analyst, you will be part of Avaloq’s Banking Operations division (BO). With our services, we are the back office for more than 30 banks globally and ensure their processes run smoothly, compliant, and efficiently. You will join the BO Business Engineering team, which is responsible for projects, continuous improvement, and business analysis for Banking Operations.

As a Business Analyst, you play a crucial role in the team by contributing to the continuous improvement and efficiency increase of our back office. You will drive initiatives by identifying and subsequently executing automation potential. You work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and other members within Banking Operations to ensure a smooth and transparent change environment.

• Improvement of efficiency in the BO division
• Continuous improvement of Banking Operations processes through automation and process changes
• Lead projects end-to-end from business case to go-live in production
• Build a strong network within the Banking Operations organization and your counterparties in the various IT divisions
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to further improve the customer satisfaction

• University or higher education degree
• At least 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst
• Background in banking operations with focus on Securities processing and settlement and Portfolio Transfer
• Familiarity with Project Management methodologies and software development lifecycle
• Proven track record in change & project management
• Experience in Automation solutions such as Power Automate, Excel Macros or similar
• Very strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Positive, pro-active, and can-do attitude with a high degree of independence, integrity and reliability
• Structures way of working; ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities well
• Business-fluent in both English adn German; very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of Robotics tools and Artificial Intelligence is a plus
• Knowledge of Asset Master Data and Derivates is a plus

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

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