Lead Business Analyst - Singapore - WE-PLUS PTE. LTD.

Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Role Summary

The Lead Business Analyst will be responsible for managing and ensuring the delivery of the business analyst team. Even with the supervisorial role, the lead business analysts will also need to take on the BA role for certain MO/BO areas. This involves analyzing the current state and documenting operational processes for various functional areas within the middle & back office, covering Trade Management, Cash Operations, Fund Operations, Corporate actions, Reconciliations, Derivative & Collateral and Private Assets Operations.

This individual will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather data, document business processes, develop functional specifications and participate actively in target-state solution exercises.

The ideal candidate should have strong managerial, analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Experience in developing requirements definitions and documenting process flows is highly desirable. The Business Analyst must be able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage team of business analysts to ensure delivery across the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather data and analyze current state workflows related to Trade Management, Cash Operations, Fund Operations, Corporate actions, Reconciliations, Derivative & Collateral and Private Assets Operations.
• Work with third-party vendors to coordinate due diligence on middle-office operational processes.
• Identify, document, and manage project risks and issues related to due diligence process.
• Develop functional specifications and document business processes for various functional areas.
• Prepare materials for requirements definition documents, including process flows, use cases, and user stories.
• Participate actively in DD workshops including leading discussions for areas where BA has been involved in documentation.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and communicate project status, risks, and issues effectively.
• Continuously improve processes and methodologies for documenting current state operational workflows.
• Participate actively in development of test scenarios & validating test results.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or relevant fields.
• More than 15 years' experience working as lead and/or supporting business analysts.
• Experience & familiarity with all the functional aspects of the investments operations of a large asset management company e.g. trade management, corporate actions, derivative life cycle & collateral management, fund order processing, cash processing, reconciliations, portfolio accounting & reporting
• Experience & familiarity with operational aspects of different asset classes e.g., equities, fixed income, time deposits, FX, OTC & ETD, funds, private assets.
• Strong preference given to those with prior experience in implementation of operational areas using Aladdin and/or implementation of outsourcing of asset management processing projects.
• Experience in working with test managers on developing operational test scenarios, validation of test results on behalf of operation users.
• Experience with working with variety of stakeholders to manage documentation of business process / workflows / business requirements.
• Strong delivery drive & self-starter.
• Pragmatism and ability to operate in an ambiguous or complex environment.
• Time management and prioritization
• Strong ability to elicit information, documentation & presentation skillset.

Tell employers what skills you have

Asset Management
Due Diligence
Outsourcing
User Stories
Investments
Corporate Actions
Information Technology
Time Management
Deposits
Business Process
Business Analyst
Fixed Income
Back Office
Able To Work Independently
Equities
Business Requirements