Senior Business Analyst

About Position

Help clients navigate the changing FX marketplace – reducing risk and creating efficiencies. Our innovative, forward-looking products make the trading process faster, easier, safer and more cost-effective – empowering our clients’ success.

We are seeking an experienced business analyst who can demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. You will be a great fit, if you are a self-starter, who is passionate about your work and willing to take ownership.

Role: Senior Business Analyst

Location: New York / New Jersey

Experience: 10 Years and above

Job Type: FTE

What You'll Do

• Deliver detailed business requirement/functional requirements/use cases/user stories/wireframes/ data mappings/training materials.
• Partner with key stakeholders to help shape and prioritize product roadmap
• Work with development teams to identify solutions and help build better products.
• Work closely with QA and development team to ensure implementation meets requirements and usability guidelines.
• Develop subject matter expertise in your area of responsibility.
• Provide SME support, product demonstrations and training to internal & external users.

Expertise You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology/Finance/Business/Science or related field of study is essential
• Must have excellent knowledge of ISO 20022 messaging standards, in particular payment (e.g. pacs.009, pacs.002, etc.) and cash management (e.g. camt.052, camt.053, etc.) messages
• Must have excellent knowledge of SWIFT MT messaging standards, in particular payment (e.g. MT 202, MT 012 / 019, etc.) and cash management (e.g. MT 900, MT 910, MT 920, MT 941/2, MT 950, etc.) messages
• Must have good knowledge of Fedwire FAIM messaging standards, specifically fund transfer (e.g. FTR811, etc.) and statement (e.g. FTR041, FTR043, etc.) messages.
• Must have excellent knowledge and experience of creating Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS), specifically mapping document that describe how messages from one format can be translated to messages into another format (e.g. ISO 20022 to/from MT, ISO 2022 to/from an internal system format, etc.).
• Must have experience of working with RTGS system packages, such as Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH), SWIFT Alliance Access (SAA) and PayPlusUSA.
• Must have a strong knowledge of banking, front to back trade life cycle, settlement systems and practices
• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), familiarity with waterfall and agile methodologies
• Advanced knowledge and experience of using business analysis tools and techniques such as requirements gathering, process mapping, gap analysis is essential
• Prior experience in FX trading/matching/confirmation systems preferred
• Knowledge of SQL, data analytics and visualization tools, APIs will be beneficial
• Must be a strong team player who can share knowledge and help others succeed
• Must have a positive can do attitude
• Must be passionate about the quality of your work, strive to continuously improve and challenge the status quo
• Good client facing skills and the ability to work/communicate with business & technical stakeholders is essential[i]

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent

“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”