Business Analyst – Technology Solutions – Corporate (Trade), VP

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Job Description:

While this is a BA role in IT department, we are looking at senior BA or Product Owner who has the knowledge and experience to conceptualize and drive Product Development in the Trade domain for both business and for operations

This includes ongoing, long term product roadmap for continuous enhancement of the Trade platform

To be able to effectively and efficiently engage business to understand their business strategy and product requirement and propose a build & implementation strategy that can meet their needs

Proposed a design process flow that will drive usage and adoption of the platform

Engagement with business, capture business requirements accurately, comprehensively and without ambiguity, facilitate traceability and in harmony with existing system functionality

Play a consultant role to business in coming with multiple options for solutions and initiatives

Be the bridge between Business and Technology team during solution and all phases of SDLC and/or Agile/SCRUM sprints/delivery.

Know market intelligence, regulatory requirements for trade finance business

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

To engage business managers and end users to understand requirements

Elicit requirements, prioritise and analyse requests, design business processes, workflows and user interfaces, review of functional specifications and data mapping templates

Perform specific cross-asset class analysis on in scope countries to aid decision-making on the most appropriate solution, for e.g. entities in scope, unique identifiers etc

Work with Delivery and Project Office as well as other internal IT departments, IS and vendor organizations to design optimal solutions, ensure requirements are transformed into effective solutions, within cost and schedules and quality adhering to the bank’s standards, guidelines and policies

Involve in high level technical design/implementation discussions and contribute from business perspective

Prepare / review test scenarios and test cases, support test utility team for SIT, support user for UAT and other related activities to ensure business needs are met

Ensure gaps in deliverables are identified early and addressed effectively

Collaborate with Application / Service Owners as the Process Management to manage service

Provide thought leadership within own area of responsibility and BA profession within the bank

Provide SME support to extended IT teams such as EDW by articulating requirements

Provide support to architecture committee and project teams to ensure that target operating models are progressing in line with the preferred strategic architecture / chosen architectures

Requirement:

At least 10 years of relevant business analysis experience in financial services environment

Strong IT delivery track record and business knowledge of Trade Finance products including Letter of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Standby Credits, Collections, Trade Financing, Participation Loans, Supply Chain Management, Factoring, Fund Transfers, Forex Payments, Accounting and SWIFT – in a regional, hub environment . N ote: Given the specialized nature of the project deliverables, we are seeking Business Analysts with substantial experience in Trade Finance. Applications from candidates lacking this domain knowledge will not be progressed.

Has at least 3+yrs experience as a Team lead in coaching junior BAs

Good cross product and end to end knowledge - impact of trade to loans and limits

Able to demonstrate end to end flow of product and roles and responsibilities from Channels to front office to middle office to back office

Strong analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and gain consensus from multiple stakeholders when required

Good oral and written communication skills, including documentation and presentation skills

Comfortable communicating across business divisions and levels of seniority

Strong team player with the ability to take ownership and deliver outcome independently

Able to work under pressure with tight deadlines and/or multiple projects

Strong interpersonal skills required to liaise with other subject matter experts to problem solving issues or generating ideas

Possess initiative, drive and excellent attention to detail

Understanding of technology and development lifecycle – experience in both SDLC & Agile/SCRUM delivery

Experience in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Powerpoint, Excel, SQL

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.