Business Analyst

Role: Business Analyst (Consultant)

Position Description

As part of strategy to design and implement our company's - E*TRADE integration, Global Banking Technology team is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to work closely with the squad to define the scope, functionality and requirements for this book of work. The BA will lead requirements gathering epic and user story creation for insourcing retirement distribution capabilities to MS for E*TRADE retirements accounts. Candidate will interface on a regular basis with different teams and stakeholders, including E*TRADE technology, Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE business and operation teams across Wealth Management, development, QA, and global development team.

The candidate should have previous experience in Agile framework with requirements writing in the form of User Stories. To be successful, the role will require the individual to understand the banking technology landscape, and to offer creative solutions that integrate current capabilities, vendor capabilities, proprietary system builds, and the ability to adapt to changing business requirements. The ideal candidate will embody the firms? core values, is team oriented and collaborates across the organization, and leads with excellence and innovation.

Responsibilities

* Work as part of the our company's- E*TRADE banking Agile Squad/Fleet on defining platform features and functional capabilities

* Analyze business processes, functions and procedures across multiple business units

* Create user stories for business and functional requirements, including workflow, business rules, and use cases.

* Design business intelligence tools and dashboards to show project KPIs.

* Meet business unit objectives including cost estimates, date commitments and functionality

* Act as liaison between business units and software development teams, management and users.

* Provide subject matter expertise (as required) for banking product data.

* Assist data consumers and development teams by taking on data research/analysis tasks and answering questions about the data.

* Assist with QA/Testing to develop test plans and more detailed test cases.

* Work with the project team and business to identify and resolve issues that arise during projects or as part of day to day business operations.

* Actively contribute and participate in design and architecture discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile Sprint planning sessions

Required Skills

* 5-7 years of experience in a business analyst role.

* Understanding of basics of systems design such as multi-tier platforms

* Flexible and open-minded for alternative solutions and able to drive implementation quickly with high degree of quality.

* Strong analytical and people skills, including thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements

* Excellent verbal and presentation skills.

* Self-motivated, innovative and can work independently as well as in a team environment

* Proficient in MS Office applications: Excel, MS Project, Visio, Word and PowerPoint

* Willingness to learn and grow.

* Experience within an Agile framework and related tools (e.g., JIRA)

Desired Skills

* Understand how to create user flows and UI mockups

* Ability to read basic Java or pseudo code

* Previous financial services experience with emphasis on cash management and payments experience