Functional Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

1. Stakeholder Relationship Management

a. Acts as a trusted advisor for business for all new business demands requiring technology or operations enablement / solution

b. Supports Biz T&O Head prioritizing business requests provide insights

c. Supports Biz T&O Head for project pipeline, pre-project planning activities, QR prioritization

d. Supports effective business change by building relationships with business leaders, technology and operational business partners

1. High Level Solutioning

a. Develop high-level solution to illustrate feasibility of achieving target business outcomes

b. Aligning high-level solution with organizational technology roadmap and strategy working in consultation with enterprise architecture and business technology service steams

c. Work effectively with the business users and internal technology teams to ensure all aspects of the business requirement is defined and analysed

d. Develop robust solution -holistic taking into account of end-to-end flow (process / system)

e. Initiate the implementation plan for Group T&O projects. This will include all activities that the business needs to do to prepare for new operation process and technical components.

1. Change Implementation Planning & Management

a. Undertake scoping and evaluation of new initiatives. Defining overall considerations, including scalability, maintainability, cost, operations and technology principal risk to provide a recommendation

b. Lead and collaborate with cross-functional and technical teams including business analysts, solution architect, business technology services teams, and testing teams to define/clarify requirements

c. Work with business technology services team on the smooth delivery of the solution

d. 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

Requirements

• Strong business domain knowledge in Banking Risk Management, PDPA, Client Tax (CRS) reporting is an added plus
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving and process design skills that can translate analysis into solutions that meet business objectives
• Hands-on resourceful team player. Must feel comfortable in data analysis, excel macros, and doing quick mock-ups in Excel as a data dashboard
• Should be able to work under minimal supervision and not lose sight of overall delivery
• Understanding of technology and operational processes across functions / departments in the bank/market.
• Familiar with change management processes and project management fundamentals
• Strategic forward thinking approach to challenges with outstanding communications, influencing, negotiating and persuasion skills
• Passionate, diligent and resilient individual with ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Experience in scoping and evaluation - Defining overall considerations, including scalability, maintainability, cost, operations and technology principal risk to provide a recommendation
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/ business/ finance or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of relevant banking and/or consulting experience

Key Domain/ Technical Skills
. SQL, Data modeling, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Power Point, Visio, UML, JIRA, Confluence