IT Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

· Business Planning - begin eliciting business requirements and modeling processes (as-is/to-be, using Business Processing Mapping), recording in standard documentation, and socializing the project with leadership and other technology teams (i.e., Architecture, DevOps, Service Management)

· Supporting Senior Stakeholders to understand the business strategy and create Business Process Management Transformation Roadmaps and document technology deliverables.

· Definition and Design - facilitate workshops to evolve scope, gather detailed requirements, develop use cases, and begin visualizing the end result, using standard tools and techniques

· Ensure scope is well understood and documented and risk management processes are in place

· Manages project work streams throughout the project lifecycle delivering results that meet the success parameters stated in the business case and ensuring full-service delivery.

· Ensures all projects adhere to LSEG Group Standards for project methodology, governance, and risk management

· Work with Solutions Architect in defining potential technology solutions and ensuring adherence to architectural principles

· Collaborate with business and functional leads to socialize technology projects and obtain cross functional approvals from Legal, Group Risk, Compliance, LCH Ltd/LCH SA,

· Operations and Service Management - Ensure smooth transition to Support, agree SLA/KPI

· Where appropriate sits within the scrum team (If Agile project)

o Support product owner on maintaining the backlog

o Perform due diligence on user stories to ensure that they include all of the relevant detail as per definition of ready

o Work with stakeholders to ensure that the priorities for each sprint/release are understood

o Agree test script / service acceptance

Candidate Profile / Key Skills:

· Previous experience programme / project management and in team co-ordination / management

· Demonstrable experience working throughout a project lifecycle, engaging with various stakeholders, and managing and/or reviewing appropriate project documentation

· Strong experience in business analysis / business process mapping and ideation techniques

· Business Process Management

· Process Excellence / Process Discovery / Process Design and Implementation

· Stakeholder Management

· Operational Excellence

· Benchmarking KPI Monitoring

· Degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience

· Proven training in software development lifecycle or methodologies

· Good background in SaaS and knowledge of technology estates

· Understanding of Agile

· High level of proficiency with MS Office applications

· Certification in Business Analysis, by a recognizable institution is a plus

· Experience in large investment banking or financial services organizations is a plus

· Lean Six Sigma Methodologies a plus

Soft Skills:

· Strong Planning, organizational and stakeholder holder management, with confidence to challenge preconceptions of outcomes and solutions

· Good communication, presentation, documentation, and customer engagement skills with proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels

· Global experience - working successfully with teams in multiple locations simultaneously