Business Functional Analyst

DWS - Business Functional Analyst Passive

Job Title: DWS - Business Functional Analyst Passive

Corporate Title: AVP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• Our technology teams are responsible for all flavours of technology applications of DWS for the passive investment area.
• The focus is on the analysis, process defining and support of development team of the software.
• We are looking for a business functional analyst for a project with a focus on passive investment. In this role you are responsible for the creation of Business Requirement Documents (BRD's) as part of the Xtrackers SEA project - the new investment platform for our passive business. You play an important interface role between the business on the one side and engineering teams to enable goal-oriented project implementation.

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy,

• Best in class leave policy.
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Collect, create and adapt specifications (e.g. BRDs, user stories) to support the development team
• Working closely with the business (product owner, portfolio managers) to understand the vision and added value of the project
• Organize workshops with the stakeholders, research and contribute material (e.g. to clarify and coordinate requirements to cover all aspects re functional design)
• Together with selected stakeholders, review and test the project results to ensure that the requirements have been implemented and met
• Close cooperation and coordination with other business analysts within and outside of the project team on an international level.
• Support of the project manager, development and test team, from design, through development to testing, as well as the post-deployment phase
• Pro-active and open communication and collaboration with all stakeholders to identify and analyse requirements and processes.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree from a known university
• Strong analysis and organizational skills as well as time management, with the ability to be flexible
• Knowledge regarding passive investment processes and products
• Content and scope management
• Pronounced soft skills, especially in communication with internal clients and technicians. Logical thinking, critical and constructive questions, especially within a complex environment, in order to be able to create precise solution solutions
• Negotiation skills to build consensus between competing groups to make decisions
• Ability to identify and define priorities with clients
• Proven experience (and passion) to organize / moderate workshops or brain storming, in which requirements and specifications for sophisticated web frontends are developed (navigation look & feel etc.)
• Proven experience as a business analyst in the financial industry especially within passive fund management
• Willingness to work in an international team with an agile project approach
• English fluent spoken and written.

How we'll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Coaching and support from experts in your team.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

About us and our teams

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We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.