AO/Business Analyst

abglobal; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

abglobal in Pune is seeking an in-office Business Analyst to join the Legal and Compliance Technology Team. You will collect and document business requirements, work with internal development teams, manage product and project lifecycles, and serve as SME for AML and surveillance tools.

You will partner with stakeholders across IT and business, coordinate offshore teams, translate needs into IT specifications, and help enhance processes using tools like Microsoft 365, JIRA, Confluence and SQL,

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of Business Analysis and Project/Product Management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area.
• 3 years of focus in Financial Services Compliance related technology.
• 3 years of Financial Industry experience.
• Experience working with AML technology required.
• Experience working with Trade Surveillance technology preferred.
• Experience managing offshore and global teams.
• Communication: Speak and write English clearly. Excellent communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Business Analyst / Product Owner for Legal and Compliance focused on AML, Trade Surveillance, Compliance Task Management and Employee Trade Compliance.
• Partner w/ senior stakeholders across business, IT, data & quality assurance teams to define enterprise technology solutions & workflow strategy.
• Coordinating and managing offshore teams to provide timely updates and deliverables to global business stakeholders.
• Conduct business analysis by analyzing complex problems & designing system solutions.
• Capture business requirements & translate them into IT & system specifications.
• Improve business processes using tools including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Co-Pilot, Visio, JIRA, Confluence, SQL Database, and other AI Tools.
• Research, plan and execute projects including acquisition, upgrading and maintenance of software and services. The scope of the projects could include both the development of new software and significant enhancements/changes to existing software.
• Manage third party vendor system implementations as well as in-house systems and ensure timely and effective project delivery.
• Track all ongoing projects and communicate their status in a timely manner to stakeholders.
• Develop and manage centralized plan for deliveries based on the business' need.
• Identify and actively manage risks. Ensure the appropriate technology controls are in place.
• Vendor management of vendor applications. This includes managing the relationship, service level agreements and total cost of ownership.
• Provide technical support, consulting, training and problem-solving to business users.
• Establish and document operational and troubleshooting procedures for use by local technical support personnel.
• Monitor system performance to ensure system availability and functionality.

Skills

Business Analysis

Project Management

Product Management

Financial Services

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Co-Pilot

Visio

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

AI Tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking an In-Office, Pune based, Business Analyst to join our Legal and Compliance Technology Team in Global Technology & Operations.

Team/Group Description

Legal and Compliance Technology provides project management, business analysis, software development, systems administration and production support to the Legal & Compliance, Audit, and Risk departments.

Compliance and Legal Technology provides global support for internally developed applications and websites, internally hosted third-party applications, and externally hosted solutions. Examples of the applications supported include Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Screening, Trade Surveillance, Compliance Management, Audit Management, Error and Incident Tracking (Risk), Vendor Management, MFN Machine, Compliance Review Tracker, Daily Restricted List, Compliance Video Training, Electronic Communication Governance, Personal Trade Surveillance and Document Management System.

Role Description

The Business Analyst is a key role for our firm providing business analysis and product management services specifically for our Anti-Money-Laundering (Oracle's OFSAA Transaction Monitoring and Customer Screening), Trade Surveillance (ACA ComplianceAlpha), Compliance Task Management (ACA ComplianceAlpha), Employee Trade Compliance (StarCompliance). The Candidate will be responsible for collecting and documenting business requirements, working with internal development teams, managing product and project lifecycles, managing relevant technology vendor relationships, and will serve as the subject matter expert for all applications he/she is responsible for. This Candidate will work closely with business users across Compliance and the firm, and will interact with internal Technology teams to implement, enhance, and maintain systems and processes.

Key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Serve as a Business Analyst / Product Owner for Legal and Compliance focused on AML, Trade Surveillance, Compliance Task Management and Employee Trade Compliance.
• Partner w/ senior stakeholders across business, IT, data & quality assurance teams to define enterprise technology solutions & workflow strategy.
• Coordinating and managing offshore teams to provide timely updates and deliverables to global business stakeholders.
• Conduct business analysis by analyzing complex problems & designing system solutions.
• Capture business requirements & translate them into IT & system specifications.
• Improve business processes using tools including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Co-Pilot, Visio, JIRA, Confluence, SQL Database, and other AI Tools.
• Research, plan and execute projects including acquisition, upgrading and maintenance of software and services. The scope of the projects could include both the development of new software and significant enhancements/changes to existing software.
• Manage third party vendor system implementations as well as in-house systems and ensure timely and effective project delivery.
• Track all ongoing projects and communicate their status in a timely manner to stakeholders.
• Develop and manage centralized plan for deliveries based on the business' need.
• Identify and actively manage risks. Ensure the appropriate technology controls are in place.
• Vendor management of vendor applications. This includes managing the relationship, service level agreements and total cost of ownership.
• Provide technical support, consulting, training and problem-solving to business users.
• Establish and document operational and troubleshooting procedures for use by local technical support personnel.
• Monitor system performance to ensure system availability and functionality.

What makes this role unique or interesting ?

This individual will play a leading role in the evolution of the firm's compliance technologies and processes. The candidate will have direct exposure to senior business and technology stakeholders across the firm.

Professional development value of this role (i.e., what learning and professional growth does the role offer The Candidate?)

The Candidate will have internal and external training opportunities in both technical and leadership areas. The Candidate will also have exposure to business and other technology groups for future career opportunities.

Job Qualifications (The ideal candidate should have the following)

Qualifications, Experience, Education

• Minimum 5 years of Business Analysis and Project/Product Management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area.
• 3 years of focus in Financial Services Compliance related technology.
• 3 years of Financial Industry experience.
• Experience working with AML technology required.
• Experience working with Trade Surveillance technology preferred.
• Experience managing offshore and global teams.
• Communication: Speak and write English clearly. Excellent communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills. Strong history of partnership with global bu