Junior Business Analyst – Banking Operations Transformation 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner with immediate start until 31.12.2027 with possible extension)

JULIUS BAER; Zürich; On-site; CHF 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer Group seeks a Junior Business Analyst to support Banking Operations in a transformation programme implementing a new core banking platform. You will map current processes in securities processing, focusing on trade settlement and corporate actions, and prepare operational teams for change.

You will extract and validate data to support solution design, contribute to test scenarios, and create procedural guides for the migration, working with local SMEs and international project teams.

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship in banking and/or higher education with focus in banking.
• Experience in a business analyst or coordination role within banking operations.
• Strong interest in process analysis, digital transformation and change enablement.
• Solid skills in database querying or data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, Excel, Power BI).
• Understanding of post-trade securities operations, particularly in trade settlement and corporate actions processing across equities, fixed income, funds and derivatives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Independent way of working combined with a solution-driven attitude and willingness to go the extra mile.
• Fluent in English; working knowledge of German is advantageous but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Extract, validate and interpret data to support solution design and decision-making.
• Analyse and map current and future-state processes within securities processing, with emphasis on trade settlement and corporate actions.
• Assist in defining future-state processes and assess operational impacts of system changes across asset classes.
• Contribute to the design of test scenarios and support end-to-end testing activities.
• Prepare procedural documentation, user guides and training materials for Operations teams.
• Coordinate clean-up activities and support data quality initiatives ahead of migration.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder engagement

communication

Data extraction

Change enablement

Data interpretation

Education

Apprenticeship in banking or higher education with focus in banking

Tools

SQL

Excel

Power BI

Job description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.The Junior Business Analyst supports Banking Operations in the transformation programme driven by the implementation of a new core banking platform. Focusing on securities processing, particularly in trade settlement and corporate actions, the role contributes to defining future-state processes, analysing impacts, validating data, and preparing operational teams for change. Close collaboration with local subject matter experts and international project teams is essential to ensure a smooth transition.YOUR CHALLENGEElicit, document and structure business requirements in cooperation with Operations stakeholdersAnalyse and map current and future-state processes within securities processing, with emphasis on trade settlement and corporate actionsAssess operational impact of system and process changes across asset classesContribute to the design of test scenarios and support end-to-end testing activitiesExtract, validate and interpret data to support solution design and decision-makingPrepare procedural documentation, user guides and training materials for Operations teamsSupport data quality initiatives and coordinate clean-up activities ahead of migrationYOUR PROFILECompleted apprenticeship in banking and/or higher education with focus in bankingExperience in a business analyst or coordination role within banking operationsStrong interest in process analysis, digital transformation and change enablementSolid skills in database querying or data analysis tools (e.g. SQL, Excel, Power BI)Understanding of post-trade securities operations, particularly in trade settlement and corporate actions processing across equities, fixed income, funds and derivativesExcellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilitiesIndependent way of working combined with a solution-driven attitude and willingness to go the extra mileFluent in English; working knowledge of German is advantageous but not mandatoryWe are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool.