Functional Business Analyst

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self- motivated Senior Business Functional Analyst experience to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

Job Title: Senior Business Functional Analyst

Job ID: 2410582

Position Type: Full-time

Location: Cary, NC, USA (Hybrid)

Role Description - Summary:

This is an interesting role to work in the Transaction Monitoring and Data control area as business functional analyst.

As Functional Analyst you cover the whole analysis phase of a project and can design optimal target state business processes, including aspects outside own area of responsibility to ensure target processes are designed and aligned front to back.

The Functional Analyst works together the Product Owner to assure that the Product Backlog is consistent with the MVP and Product Vision. BFA is responsible of the good quality and right granularity of the Product Backlog. He/she works closely with the development team ensuring appropriate functional details are captured, shared and understood. He/she makes sure that the Product Backlog Items are Estimable, Small and fulfil the Definition of Ready before entering in the Sprint Backlog. He/She is accountable of the good quality of the System, ensuring that all dependencies and interfaces have been analyzed (Identify risks / issues). He/She support the estimation process along with Development team (QA and DEV) and work closely with QA to ensure requirements are understood and can be turned into appropriate test cases. The Business Functional Analyst involves in all the Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, spring planning, and retrospectives) and supports the Agile delivery framework.

Your key responsibilities

* Responsible for eliciting and managing functional requirements in partnership and collaboration with the Business Analyst, architecture and delivery leads, working in an agile and iterative manner to build out appropriate solutions

* Liaises with Product Owners, SME, and technical community (architects, developers etc.) for solution identification.

* Works in a collaborative and agile manner to document user stories and refine (e.g. add Acceptance Criteria) and liaise with development teams to prioritize and deliver against the requirements

* Ensure the right granularity of user story's by applying slicing techniques in scope of estimation and completion in a single sprint

* Provide needed clarifications on requirements to team members Together with Business Analyst manage requirements using Agile framework i.e., user stories and help drive the agile process forward by participation in backlog grooming, sprint planning, QA, etc.

* Responsible for supporting the testing requirements together with the QA Team

* Supports the design and conceptualization of new business solution options and articulates identified impacts and risks

* Assures that the Product Backlog Items respect Definition of Ready before entering in the Sprint Backlog

* Together with the Scrum Master assures that a proper number of Items enter into Sprint Backlog

* Supports the Business Analysis Specialists, Product Owners, on the prioritization of change requests

* Outline business value of each requirement together with Business Analyst and Product Owners and continuously engages with Engineering, POs and Journey experts to ensure development is aligned to what is required

* Provides domain and functional expertise as required

* Understands vision of the product and ensures development activities reflect that vision into the product

* Works with engineers, to prioritize, trouble shoot and resolve reported bugs / issues / stories on applications

* Drives data discovery, sourcing, modelling and analytics to support the creation of data flows and models. This includes researching and profiling data sources in data categories of expertise

* Evaluating dependences, interfaces and specifying inputs and formatting outputs to meet the business' Responsible for defining Non Functional Requirements

*Ensure the project work is executed and implemented according to the plan or any agreed changes to the plan and according to agreed project management standards

*Ensure relevant and appropriate analysis, management information, and reporting is provided

Knowledge & Experience

* 10+ Years of experience with exposure in Payment domain including understanding of products, business and operational processes: High Value, Low value, Instant payment methods, along with SWIFT, MX, Local clearing format knowledge

*Prior surveillance knowledge is an advantage

*Demonstrable experience in leading projects to successful conclusions

*Experience in Management role

*Experienced in effectively communicating with and positively influencing project stakeholders and team members

*Working closely with Product Owners and Stakeholders along with maintaining product backlogs and driving release content throughout via prioritised stories.

* Familiar with Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.

* Able to run SQL queries on data bases

* Cloud and BigQuery knowledge is beneficial

* Ability to work in a Matrix organization with stakeholders spread across geographies.

* Understanding of agile (scrum) methodology

* Experience in conceptualization and solution definition

* Good analytical and problem solving experience

* Ability to identify and interpret stakeholders needs and requirements

* Self-motivated and flexibility to work autonomously coupled with ability to work in virtual teams and matrix/global organizations including appreciation of different cultures during collaborating and sharing.

* Ability to influence and motivate other team members and stakeholders through strong dialogue, facilitation and persuasiveness.

* Architecturally minded with an ability to simplify complex activities

* An excellent communicator (written & verbal)

· In addition to salary, this position qualifies for benefits like health insurance, paid time off (PTO), 401(K). Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, education, and/or to comply with federal or state law.

How You’ll Grow

At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.

Equality & Opportunity for All

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