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Tech Business Analyst - Asset Management LondonOutsideIR35Seeking an experienced Business Analyst to manage projects of varying size and complexity, collaborating with stakeholders to prioritise tasks, perform cost-benefit analysis, and ensure timely and cost-effective delivery. Responsibilities include analysing business processes, translating user requirements into specifications or user stories, and coordinating with the change function to prioritise and deliver features.Responsibilities: * Work on projects of varying size, ranging from large-scale, complex projects often involving multiple internal and external components and matrix partners, to smaller tactical deliveries. * Work with stakeholders to prioritise or sequence priorities / create input for cost-benefit analysis * Undertaking assigned projects and see changes through to completion in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. * Analyse existing large and/ or complex business processes to identify alternative solutions and recommend innovative approaches. * Translate user requirements into varying formats of recognised artefacts including specifications, user stories and modelling processes. Documenting workflows and results of business analysis and obtain sign-off from relevant stakeholders. * Coordinate activities with the change function to prioritise features/ functionality development, preparing features and associated user stories for inclusion in a particular release and a particular sprint. Working with project leads, programme/ portfolio management, senior stakeholders to create and define user stories and supporting artefacts for product features and enhancements. * Publication of high-quality business requirements and maintenance of functional specifications including the peer review of other Business Analyst outputs and artefacts to ensure quality of documented project input/output. * Assess feasibility of alternative solutions (for both technical and business sustainability) and collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure that delivered systems meet the business need. * Engage stakeholders to support the link between the business/ change development teams and any third parties regarding software functionality and/ or solution design, throughout the development lifecycle. * Question and challenge peers and managers where processes and procedures do not meet expectations and any activity that may impact colleagues and/ or customers. * Day-to-day management of changes to requirements in relation to the delivery plans to ensure agreed scope and deadlines are met. * Involvement with defining test cases and support of system and acceptance testing. * Fault investigation and defect tracking (post-live support). * Production and presentation of training and user guide documentation. * Respond to changes/ business requests and helpdesk requests (where necessary). * Constructively engage with the project team, in support of project objectives (where required). * Function as a role model for Business Analysis as a professional service. * Contribute to continuous improvements to competency and quality standards. * Represent requests to update/ change IT systems via any agreed Design, Project, or Change Authority Board.Skills: * Skilled in identifying, capturing, and documenting effective and detailed business requirements. * Proven record in the facilitation of business stakeholders to draw out clear, concise, focused, and unambiguous requirements. * End to end experience of the project/ development lifecycle. * Proven experience interacting directly with end users and business stakeholders. * Excellent organisational and time management skills. * Excellent verbal and written communications skills, from technical staff through to board members and similar external contacts. * Ability to create and/or support business case development and cost benefit analysis * 3-4 years of experience of analysing, documenting, and delivering business processes of a consistent high quality. * 3-4 years of experience eliciting requirements specifications for IT based Systems. * Over 5 years of business analysis experience, ideally within asset or wealth management. * Proven ability of using core Microsoft Office products. * Demonstrable experience of both agile and traditional/ waterfall delivery project frameworks. * Demonstrable knowledge of project management planning and governance. * Skilled knowledge in modelling notations (e.g. UML, BPNL) * Extensive operational and technical knowledge to be able propose potential target operating model solutions. * Ability to work in a complex operating environment where systems documentation is sometimes not available. * Demonstrable experience in working large scale transformation projects. * Knowledge of business processes and project delivery in the context of asset managementKey Business Interactions:Leadership Teams - Key stakeholders that will perform project sponsor, business lead and solution lead roles. * Technology team (internal and external) - In particular, teams/ stakeholders as required to support project delivery. * Change & PMO - Team meetings, support, resources, knowledge sharing, training, reporting. * All UK Colleagues - As required in the context of project delivery * Strategic Partners/ 3rd Party Suppliers - As required for operational and project deliveryQualifications: * Recognised BA qualification (e.g. BCS Diploma in Business Analysis) Preferred * CFA L1/2 Preferred
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Tech Business Analyst - London
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