Note

• Candidates should be based in Belgium, France, The Netherland or the UK
• The client will accept UK based candidates if they use an accredited umbrella company for this assignment
• 8 days a month at the office is mandatory

Required profile

• Knowledge:
  • Broad understanding of CSDs, CSD Regulation and the position of CSDs as FMIs within the financial markets post trade landscape.
  • A deep understanding of securities market standards developed through bodies such as SMPG, ISO (ISO15022, ISO20022).
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Business Analysis role.
  • Have successfully delivered complex projects utilising methodologies such as Waterfall, V-Model, SCRUM, SAFE.
• Skills:
  • Stakeholder Management - You are able to confidently manage all stakeholders, irrespective of their position or interest.
  • Expert in utilising and promoting business analysis methods such as:
    • Modelling - Use Cases, Story Mapping, Process Modelling (BPMN, UML), Data Modelling (conceptual/logical)
    • Requirements - Business, Stakeholder, Functional/Non-Functional, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria.
  • Excellent two-way communication skills (eg listening, verbal, written) across multiple departments, roles and levels of seniority. You are able to adjust your communication depending on the situation.
  • Excellent analytical skills, problem solving skills and a logical mind.
• Mindset:
  • Strong sense of ownership and management of the work you and your squad commit to
  • Proactive
  • Good team player/collaborator.

Your responsibilities

• Act as the key interface between business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Clearly demonstrate and communicate an understanding of the business drivers behind operational, functional, tactical or strategic initiatives/changes and the value they will bring to the organization.
• Counsel business stakeholders by understanding their problems/needs and leverage this to negotiate/propose options for viable business solutions that are acceptable to the stakeholders.
• Facilitate the implementation and deployment of system changes for business stakeholders by providing them with support, advice and guidance throughout the change process.
• Share ideas, drive improvements and promote best practice amongst the business analyst community across all IT and non-IT Divisions and across physical location.
• Provide input and support for recruitment, development and performance assessment of business analysts within the GBS UK Tribe.
• Produce and validate the scenarios needed to test the system.
• Perform execution of the various phases of testing.
• Support user and client acceptance testing.