Job Description

Area/Sub Function:

• The analysis and documentation of estimates to varying degrees for internal and client requested enhancements using the current estimating methodology.
• The analysis and documentation of requirement and delivery artefacts, attending client facing external workshops and reviews where required.
• Lead and facilitate meetings/workshops and confidently present to internal and external stakeholders.
• Documentation of detailed business requirements and design including changes to the system logical data model, dialog / screen design and system processing to meet business requirements. Working in close collaboration with business users along with internal and external clients.
• Work closely with and support Solution Architecture and IT Build teams, ensuring best practice principles are adhered to.
• Create requirements / documentation based on the chosen business system design as required.
• Support the testing teams during their planning, co-ordination and execution, ensuring that system changes delivered meet the business systems design and the original business requirement.
• Provide consultancy and / or the coordination of support for all stages of system and user acceptance testing along with Early Life Support/post implementation support.
• Act as a key interface within the enterprise with the ability to cross communicate requirements, needs and concepts.
• Complete weekly release status and other bespoke project reporting in line with the needs of key stakeholders/project managers, adhering to the Enterprise Change Framework guidelines.
• Complete work to required quality standards and within agreed budget.

Core Requirements

Regulatory:

• To exercise due care and diligence, ensuring the areas the role is responsible for are organised and controlled.
• To uphold responsibilities for risk and business continuity practices as appropriate to the position the role holds within the organisation.
• To comply with the regulatory regimes in which we operate, with particular consideration given to relevant Client Asset, Data Protection and Financial Crime Prevention regulations, as appropriate to the above role.

Quality:

All employees are accountable for the delivery of a Quality service, driving for excellence in all their work activities:

• To be quality driven, aiming for 100% accuracy and timeliness of delivery.
• To effectively plan the way services are delivered so that all activity is directly related to providing quality services and meeting the expectations of the customer (internal and external).
• To continuously review processes and practices relating to the role and act as a catalyst for change and improvement in individual and team performance.
• To observe proper standards of market, business and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.
• To communicate and promote the values which reinforce and support a consistent quality culture.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Over 3 years’ experience in Financial Services, ideally including business and technology roles
• Proven IT analytical and system design skills based on various analysis methodologies
• Client facing
• Logical database modelling and design
• Strong and proven interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good influencer and negotiator
• Proven champion of change
• Self-motivated
• Ability to lead and take ownership
• Strong sense of ownership to ensure a high quality deliverable
• Sound understanding of our systems and technology infrastructure, both current and proposed.
• Working experience of Analysis and Design methodology
• Experience of working in Agile methodology and documenting user stories and acceptance criteria
• Experience of GUI design
• Basic AS400 and SQL skills or their equivalents
• Extensive in-depth experience within the UK Platform / Wealth Management industry with full lifecycle experience of delivering platform solutions across multi asset types
• Understanding of key technology providers and varying operating models
• Physical database modelling and design
• BCS Diploma in Business Analysis or similar (or has started modules)
• Understanding and working knowledge of business architecture methodology (capability models/ user journeys etc.)
• Working understanding or requirement management tools (JIRA/Confluence)