Senior Business Analyst

All WAYSTONE employees are expected to demonstrate our core competencies as outlined below. The role Senior Business Analyst has unique requirements and duties; however, these responsibilities are to be executed within the organization’s framework of core values. WAYSTONE expects all employees to be high performing, self-motivated, learners and leaders.

Summary: Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer, The Senior Business Analyst will be an integral part of the team’s success. The Senior Business Analyst will perform a hands-on role working with internal and external stakeholders, leading strategic feasibility projects with in our vertical business units, as well as horizontal enterprise-wide initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to apply their valuable experience in a fast-paced growing global organisation, and contribute to the digital landscape of this company, strengthening our business and clients experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gather business requirements from stakeholders and review existing ones to produce considered and intelligent Change Requests and Business Cases.
• Run workshops using proven techniques for creating detailed business, functional, non-functional and operating model requirements.
• Assist and supervise team contribution and communication to ensure complete requirement coverage.
• Map full business processes and implement solutions for digital and lean process optimization improvements.
• Manage and coordinate multiple phases of technical areas within a project and/or multiple small projects of moderate scope and sometimes complex assignments.
• Apply standards and methodologies. Provide expertise and support on use of methods and tools.
• Lead task planning, process/data analysis and modelling and/or logical database design with relational databases.
• Work with the Project Manager and stakeholders, and prepare realistic plans (including QA, risk and communications plans).
• Identify and assess risks to the success of a project and proactively communicate and mitigate them.
• Track activities against the project schedule and manage stakeholder involvement as appropriate.
• Handle training and digital adoption, and build competency within the practice.

Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally within the funds industry (preferred) or broader financial services industry, in highly regulated environments.

• Knowledge in business analysis methodologies and has awareness of new and emerging technologies and developments.
• Must have excellent process mapping skills and worked on projects that have required process improvements, experienced in MS Visio.
• Has good applications/technology knowledge, building on specialist domain knowledge.
• Experience in applying problem-solving methodologies and tools to diagnose and solve operational problems.
• Proven ability in assuring project meets quality standards by providing guidance and developing procedures relating to product quality assurance, testing planning, creation and execution.

• Advanced data analytical skills and outstanding problem-solving capabilities, particularly with loosely defined structure and scope.

• Highly proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

• Demonstrable professional integrity and dedication to upholding the company’s high-quality standards and customer service focus.
• Proven adherence to legal and regulatory guidelines, and in-house policies and business ethics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at both senior management and end user level.
• Must be highly motivated, self-driven, proactive and seek continuous learning opportunities.

Skills:

• Obsessed with customer-experience
• Stakeholder management - introduces and builds ways in which people can learn from each other, encourages mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions
• Team work and emotional intelligence
• Good self-management and self-awareness – continuous performance is both a goal and a mind-set
• Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance
• High value on openness and transparency

Qualifications:

• Relevant third level qualification or equivalent work experience
• Additional course or certification in Business Analysis
• Project management qualification desirable

What can we offer?

• A highly supportive team environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Summer Friday’s – an opportunity to take one half day off per month in the summer months.
• WFH policy.