Experience with Derivatives - e.g forwards, futures, options, and swaps – is required. This is an IT BA role, with strong knowledge of derivatives.
Responsibilities will include:
*Provide leadership to and act as a liaison between business and IT Stakeholders.
*Understand organizational policies and regulations (including SOX and Risk).
*Understand and use elicitation techniques that are appropriate to the audience to obtain actual requirements.
*Translate business scope (Charter) into complete and accurate written business requirements that are consistent, uniquely identified, and prioritized.
*Fully comprehend solution requirements and get verification from stakeholders that the documented requirements meet the stated business needs. Responsible for all written documentation, communication, models, and tasks produced in the requirements discipline, including traceability.
*Translate stakeholder requirements into technical requirements.
*Assist with evaluating technical capabilities and identifying and communicating risks to stakeholders.
*Analyze and document functions and rules (logic) that need to be built to support the exchange of information, both internal and external.
*Complete assigned project activities utilizing available tools and adhering to processes as required by the SDLC. May act as key player in the development and maintenance of the test strategy. Responsible for assigned test activities including writing test plans and determination of expected results.
*Uniquely identify all business requirements and test cases to be able to trace back from test cases to design and to business requirements meeting the stated business needs.
*Manage project and product lifecycle change using validation techniques throughout the lifecycle and maintaining the integrity of the requirements document to ensure it is always up-to-date.
To be considered for this position, candidates should have:
*Bachelor's degree required with 8 years of experience in business systems analysis and/or system testing
*Experience with Derivatives - e.g forwards, futures, options, and swaps - required
*Proven ability to interact effectively with business and IT stakeholders, to coordinate and facilitate meetings, to utilize planning/organization skills, proven use of elicitation techniques, proven ability to effectively document clear, accurate and measurable business requirements, and the ability to communicate effectively and to validate and coordinate change.
*Analytical, problem solver, creative thinker, proven ability to interact at all levels of the division; ability to manage ambiguity; effective leadership skills, organizational and communicative skills required.
*Experience with Microsoft Office applications for project planning and project deliverables; use of diagram and modeling techniques highly recommended.