Lead Business Analyst - Payments - Accelerator Business | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in London is seeking a Lead Business Analyst focused on Payments. You will analyze complex initiatives, define business requirements, and collaborate with technology teams to ensure successful product delivery. Ideal candidates have experience with UK clearing schemes and financial messaging. This position offers a dynamic work environment with an emphasis on diversity and commitment to employee potential.

Qualifications

• Experience with payment types/schemes e.g., SEPA, FPS.
• Comfortable with Agile methodologies and project management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of complex initiatives and define business requirements.
• Create user stories and acceptance criteria for the Engineering team.
• Support implementation and training as needed.

Skills

Experience working as a Business Analyst on European / UK clearing schemes

Knowledge of financial messaging e.g., SWIFT MTxxx, ISO20022

Strong understanding of payment operations

Familiarity with financial-grade APIs

Job description

Lead Business Analyst - Payments - Accelerator Business

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real-world problems and put customers at the centre - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realise your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity, and commitment.

As a Business Analyst, Payments at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments technology team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy, and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.

While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience, and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.

Job responsibilities:

• In-depth analysis of complex initiatives, producing documentation and defining business requirements
• Use knowledge of the various SEPA clearing schemes and SWIFT network to write appropriate work packages for the Engineering team
• Create user stories and acceptance criteria
• Use technical expertise and knowledge of process modelling to help manage change with partnership from stakeholders, make judgement calls on what level of documentation/analysis is appropriate to each project
• Support implementation and testing, including operational set-up and training where required
• Collaborate with Process Engineering, Operations etc to ensure the right process flows, procedures, training materials, etc are in place in good time
• Product requirements gathering and writing
• Participate in defining operating model, procedures and R & Rs for management of the connected payment schemes
• Assist with the running of Agile ceremonies, e.g., DSUs

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience working as a Business Analyst on European / UK clearing schemes
• Knowledge of financial messaging e.g., SWIFT MTxxx, ISO20022
• Exposure to some payment types / schemes e.g., SEPA, FPS, Cross Border and connectivity models used for them
• Strong understanding of payment operations
• Comfortable working with financial-grade APIs

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Experience working directly with clearing and settlement mechanisms (CSMs)
• Project Management / Delivery qualifications e.g., Prince2, Agile
• Knowledge of the external transaction banking landscape, key players (inc. banks, PSPs, fintechs, vendors), legislative environment (Open Banking, PSD2/3 etc)

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our first-class approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength, and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy, or disability. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services, and payments. Corporations, governments, and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk, and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

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