IT Business Analyst (Foreign Exchange markets) – C11 (5-9 yrs) - Chennai

The IT Business Intermediate Analyst is an intermediate-level position responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical and understandable way in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning.

Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders in Trading Business, Operations, Technology and PMO to run meetings, coordinate and gather business requirements
• Work with stakeholders across Business lines, for transformation projects to understand their business and process
• Understand current business process and provide functional design inputs for the proposed technology solution
• Create high quality documentation for Business and Functional Requirements
• Manage traceability of requirements from BRD till Test Plan / Results.
• Analyze huge data sets, create flow diagrams, prepare high level summaries and workflows
• Work in close co-ordination with the development leads on enhancements and defects, and assist with troubleshooting / resolution of application defects
• Engaging successfully with software developers and testers to ensure quality delivery, on time
• Assist in project execution through JIRA, providing tracking to technical teams and status updates to internal and business stakeholders
• Develop best practices to be used in evaluating, selecting and implementing technologies for use within FXLM technology more broadly
• Formulate and define systems scope and project objectives through research activities and provide guidance to new or lower level analysts
• Analyze business client needs, document requirements and new technology, and derive test cases
• Define and analyze enhancements and assist in redesigning business processes and process automation
• Prepare reports, metrics and presentations and exchange ideas/information in a concise and logical manner between business units and IT
• Identify risk and consider business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
• Test systems to ensure projects meet requirements and identify system problems to develop solutions based on analyses

Qualifications:

• 5-9 years of relevant experience
• Good knowledge of Foreign Exchange markets and Agile methodology is mandatory
• Experience in data analysis with intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Knowledge of applicable business systems and industry standards
• Proven analytical, data analysis, organization and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse project portfolio
• Consistently passionate for research, ideation and exploration with understanding of business analysis procedures and concepts
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Proven ability to work independently and in a team with understanding of how collaboration accomplishes objectives

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience