Senior Business Analyst

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Compliance Technology - Senior Business Analyst

Job Summary

As a part of Compliance Technology, the Senior Business Analyst (BA) will help the Financial Crimes Office of the Americas (FCOA) design technology solutions to address risks and control deficiencies. The BA will act as an expert consultant and advise FCOA on the best ways to meet their needs, presenting various options. The BA will then work with Compliance Technology developers to refine designs, create detailed business requirements, and ensure delivered documentation and solution meets FCOA and PMO governance standards.

The ability to quickly grasp compliance concerns and synthesize options is critical. The BA must work closely with geographically disbursed stakeholders across a variety of businesses and functions. Polished oral and written communication skills and the ability to build relationships is essential. The BA should have a minimum of three years' in-depth experience in banking and compliance and be a proficient risk manager. The BA should also be experienced in various Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile, and have a solid understanding of technology and data.

The BA may manage other Business Analysts, mentoring and guiding and managing day-to-day tasks, set performance objectives, evaluate progress and help the team members meet their goals.

Projects will cover Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Economic Sanctions for institutional client businesses. AML includes Know Your Customer (KYC), transaction filtering, transaction monitoring, case management, Currency Transaction Reports (CTR) and AML data analysis.

Major Responsibilities

• Discuss compliance concerns with FCOA, and advise on possible solutions
• Refine proposed solutions and estimate resource requirements in consultation with technology developers
• Build wire frames, report layouts and other artifacts to help FCOA and business and technology stakeholders understand proposed solutions and refine business and functional requirements
• Review and edit Business Requirement Documents, Project Planning Documents, Functional Requirement Documents and Detailed Design Documents
• Coordinate development and testing tasks, report and ensure progress against schedules
• Act as an expert resource during project initiation and execution to ensure that the project meets business objectives and project artifacts are completed on-time and meet governance standards
• Manage Business Analysts and ensure they meet their individual and project goals

Qualifications

• Three or more years' experience implementing technology solutions at large banks or financial institutions
• Three or more years' experience managing small teams
• In-depth knowledge of Compliance Risks and Risk Management, including Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions
• Experience developing business requirements to solve complex problems in consultation with business partners
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience writing detailed business requirements and functional requirements
• Experience presenting to senior stakeholders
• Experienced in SDLC methodologies including Waterfall and Agile
• Self-starter with ability to navigate complex organizations with minimal assistance
• Knowledge of SQL and experience analyzing data preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred

CAMS certification preferred

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