Adv. BA II, Eng Services Job at Hyderabad Full Time

Job Purpose (Job Summary):

To provide

business analyst capabilities to support the technology needs of Invescos

Investment Services business, inclusive of Global Funds Services, Data

Management, and Global Portfolio Services, focused primarily on OTC and Listed

Derivatives. This role will be part of a highly collaborative, agile focused

team responsible for delivering sophisticated, synergistic solutions to our

business and will involve working with business partners, technologists, and

third party vendors.

Key

Responsibilities / Duties:

• Enforce to
  
  standards set by the Invesco project methodology.
• Analyze,
  
  document and help prioritize requirements for enhancements to systems and
  
  / or business processes. May involve investigation of third party vendors
  
  or systems.
• Assist
  
  and/or coordinate user testing, ensuring issues are resolved in a
  
  pragmatic and appropriate manner.
• Assist the
  
  design and implementation of ongoing support arrangements for delivered
  
  systems.
• Assist
  
  with developing improvements to team processes and procedures.
• Clearly
  
  document solutions and recommendations to business problems.
• Create and
  
  maintain documentation for systems and processes.
• Build cost
  
  and time estimates along with project plans to enable prioritization and
  
  execution of work.
• Provide
  
  business analysis during all phases of a project.
• Provide
  
  post implementation support.
• Review
  
  requirements and designs with relevant stakeholders to acquire agreement
  
  and sign off of proposals.
• Using
  
  agile methodologies, gather and analyze information on existing business
  
  processes in order to make recommendations that seek to improve business
  
  systems and processes.
• Work as
  
  part of an agile project team, reporting progress and calling out issues
  
  to project management in a timely manner to ensure successful completion
  
  of projects / reviews

• Minimum of
  
  5 years validated experience as an agile practitioner within the
  
  investments industry, developing the skills required for the business
  
  analyst role.
• A solid
  
  understanding of Derivative instruments used within the financial services
  
  industry, as well as Equity and Fixed Income instruments.
• Broad
  
  knowledge of the systems and business processes in use for the Front-,
  
  Mid-, and Back-office functions within Investment Services, specific to
  
  Derivatives trade flow and accounting, for example Charles River
  
  Development (CRD), BlackRock Aladdin, Eagle Star, and SS&C GlobeOp
• Understanding
  
  of Investments data and market data supporting investment processes.
  
  Demonstratable awareness of data governance and data strategy
  
  methodologies
• Able to
  
  demonstrate knowledge and use of structured business analysis techniques
• Experience
  
  analyzing business or technical problems and proposing and implementing
  
  solutions
• Experience
  
  capturing and documenting business functional requirements and
  
  specifications
• Experience
  
  crafting detailed cost / benefit analysis
• Experience
  
  with SQL databases
• Knowledge
  
  of process documentation and testing tools
• Technology
  
  literate with good knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products, including
  
  Project, Visio and Office
• Experience
  
  in AWS Cloud technologies / certification is preferred

Skills / Other

Personal Attributes Required:

• Ability to
  
  analyze requirements and problems and to propose innovative but workable
  
  solutions
• Ability to
  
  manage conflict well
• Ability to
  
  multi-task and work on more than one initiative at a time
• Ability to
  
  react positively under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Able to
  
  influence and establish relationships at all levels of staff
• Able to
  
  work in a global, multicultural environment and to work independently or
  
  as a teammate
• Disciplined
  
  time leadership skills, enjoy ambitious and thought provoking work and
  
  have a strong desire to learn and progress
• Excellent
  
  analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent
  
  verbal and written skills (to include process flow charting and formal
  
  business solutions documents)
• Flexible
  
  and able to meet changing requirements, priorities, and a matrixed work
  
  environment
• Good
  
  interpersonal skills combined with willingness to listen
• Maintenance
  
  of up-to-date knowledge in the appropriate technical areas
• Must
  
  demonstrate a strong customer focused attitude and understand the
  
  fundamentals of customer service
• Self-motivated
  
  capable of working with little or no supervision
• Structured,
  
  well-adapted approach to work, with attention to detail

Formal Education: (minimum requirement to perform job

duties)

• A
  
  Bachelors Degree in Management Information Systems or Computer Science is
  
  preferred or commensurate relevant work experience
• Formal
  
  business analysis training and/or qualification preferred; CFA, CDMS or
  
  similar certification desirable