Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst/Product Owner to join our team on a long-term contract basis in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Job Description:
The successful candidate will be responsible for defining planning and implementing technology solutions to achieve Collateral Management strategic directives and industry/regulatory mandates. The individual will be responsible for working with Business and Technology counterparts across global sites as a Product Owner / Sr. Business Analyst and use their knowledge of the business systems industry and system development lifecycle methodology to direct the execution of complex projects throughout their life cycle.
Objectives:
- Implement a comprehensive collateral management platform that services client needs drives simplification and reduces redundant collateral capabilities bank wide
- Implement optimization capabilities leveraging existing rules engines and designing executing an end-to-end process flow working with both the business and development teams by acting in the capacity of a Product Owner.
- Implement standard simplified data management and systems integration to ensuring flexible robust overall offering.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead very complex and challenging business/system requirements working session by facilitating strategic user meetings.
- Work with business team to understand requirements and develop wireframes and articulate the vision to the development team and oversee end-to-end development lifecycle.
- Responsible for designing and executing an end-to-end data and process flow working with both the business and development team. Establishing end-to-end connectivity across the eco-system including SWIFT.
- Decompose abstract and complex details/concepts into business and functional requirements that can be understood by the stakeholders i.e. end users developers testers etc.
- Document project requirements and other project related documents with clear and concise language consistent with methodology framework.
- Work with the project team to develop and manage project plans including issue resolution and risk mitigation
- Consult with users developers testers and implementation specialists.
- Direct the development of end user training plans business level user acceptance test plans and implementation plans communicates to senior management and business representatives.
- Instruct guide and supervise project team in the resolution of issues risks and impediments.
- Partner with technology and business managers providing overall strategic leadership in developing and maintaining disciplined processes.
- Ensure governance with the project methodology standards documentation and approvals e.g. project artifacts tollgates etc.
- Manage participation from required stakeholders to ensure accurate deliverables
- Manage cross team dependencies with other business and IT areas.
Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of a Bachelors degree in technology finance business or equivalent.
- At least 15 years of related professional financial services with 5 years in Collateral Management.
- Background in software implementation in the Financial Services industry working as a Business Analyst and/or Product Owner.
- Experience in Colline Apex Cloud Margin etc would be a plus.
- Good working knowledge of relational and object stores with hands-on SQL experience.
- Excellent knowledge of Trade Flows Security Reference Market Data Valuations Benchmark Data and designing end-to-end operational data flow architecture.
- Development experience in Collateral Management applications is highly desired.
- Experience in custody and settlement workflows using SWIFT for security cash movements.
- Proven experience implementing financial systems using standardized SDLC methodologies and tools e.g. AGILE.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills presentation and facilitation skills.
- Very strong management project management and leadership skills.
- High Level of proficiency in Excel Access VBA and Visio tools would be desired.