Role: Functional Business Analyst
Duration: 12 months contract
Stakeholder and Communications Management
▪ Manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, communications, scope, quality, change, risks and issues
▪ Continually manage stakeholder expectations through governance processes
▪ Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication
▪ Provide status reporting regarding milestones, deliverable, dependencies, communicating across GTO and business leadership and stakeholders
Process and Delivery Execution
▪ Lead and collaborate effectively with cross-functional and technical teams including business specialists, solution architect, technology services teams, and testing teams to document and confirm requirements
▪ Work with the delivery team on the smooth delivery of the solution
▪ Review Test Strategy, help plan and support the user acceptance testing and help address any issues.
▪ Ensures that there is a business perspective on how the new operations and technical capabilities will be delivered to the business.
▪ Spot potential problems, recognize the risk impact and propose risk mitigation strategies.
▪ Prepare detailed plan for all work packages of the project with coverage of non-functional requirements
▪ Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs
Monitor, track and control scope to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables
▪ Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
Key Requirements
▪ Banking experience in Retail Credit products, Credit Risk, Operations, Process and operating models
▪ Degree in an appropriate field of study or equivalent
▪ Demonstrated 5-10 years of experience in project management/business analysis in credit subject area
▪ Familiar with change management processes and project management fundamentals
▪ Understanding of technology and operational processes across functions / departments in the banks
▪ Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus
▪ Direct responsibility of project budgets of $5 - $15 million dollars
▪ Strategic forward thinking approach to challenges with executive level communications, influencing, negotiating and persuasion skills
▪ Ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure
▪ Independent, diligent and resilient individual with ability to thrive in ambiguity
