Senior Business Analyst - Wealth Management/Trading

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of Digital Banking platforms, including Mobile App, Internet banking, Client Onboarding and client self-service functions
• Apply in-depth knowledge of various financial instruments (Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Structured products) and their trading lifecycle (pre-trade, execution, post-trade)
• Demonstrate strong understanding of Order & Execution Management Systems, Market data providers, and Portfolio Analytics in a Wealth Management Domain
• Manage and drive the full product lifecycle, ensuring Customer needs are met.
• Analyze customer journeys across various platforms, engage closely with Regional Emerging Markets Business stakeholders to understand current state processes, identify pain points and uncover improvement opportunities thereby implementing solutions to business problems
• Define customer centric requirements that enhance usability, accessibility, and overall user experience
• Lead and facilitate brainstorming sessions with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., Business Managers, Relationship Managers, Legal & Compliance Officers, Operations teams) to elicit, analyse, and document detailed business requirements.
• Leverage customer feedback, analytics, and market insights to recommend feature enhancements and new product capabilities
• Conduct detailed analysis to explore alternative solutions based on business goals & benefits and guide business accordingly
• Translate complex business problems into clear, concise functional and non-functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX/UI designers, and technical architects to design innovative and scalable digital solutions
• Use mock-ups, and prototypes for visualization of proposed solutions and gather feedback
• Develop comprehensive test plans and test cases to validate that implemented solutions meet business requirements and are free of defects
• co UAT (User Acceptance Testing) activities, including training users and assisting with issue resolution
• Effectively communicate project status, risks, and issues to all relevant stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with business users, technical teams, and external vendors
• Facilitate decision-making processes and resolve conflicts
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including functional specifications, process flows, user manuals, and training materials
• Provide training and support to end-users and internal teams on new functionalities
• Conduct market research to identify emerging trends, innovations to identify feature gaps and enhancement opportunities

Skills Requirement

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering.
• 7 -10 years of experience as a Business Analyst in banking or financial services.
• Strong domain expertise in areas such as Wealth Management/Private Banking, Credit & Lending, Investments/Capital Markets, and/or Digital Banking.
• In-depth knowledge of Banking Business Processes / Products in Wealth management domain
• In-depth understanding of various financial instruments, asset classes, and investment strategies.
• Knowledge of Core Banking platform like Avaloq or T24 and Margin Man would be an added advantage
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements impacting client reporting
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Familiarity with APIs and integration patterns within financial systems
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment