Business Systems Analyst II

ameriprise; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise India LLP is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to partner with business stakeholders, Product Owners and Scrum teams to deliver high-quality financial solutions. You will lead requirements, user stories, testing and implementation support across complex systems, mentoring junior analysts and coordinating with on‑shore partners.

The role demands strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, plus extensive Agile/Scrum experience and the ability to articulate business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 2–5 years relevant work experience.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with Scrum team, especially with Product owner.
• Scrum team liaison between developers/testers/UX/Solution Architect.
• Experience in creating, refining, and grooming User stories.
• Experience with wireframes and understanding Mainframe/CICS based apps.

Responsibilities

• Project delivery and business analysis across defined methodologies (waterfall, agile, iterative).
• Self-starter who can work independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills.
• Plan and lead work efforts as needed with clear communication.
• Develop and maintain traceability from business needs to IT delivery.
• Contribute to UAT, test scripts, and implementation planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Agile/Scrum experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Visio

MS Excel

MS Office

MS PowerPoint

JIRA

BlueWorks Live

Job description

About Our Company

Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm's focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection.

Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You'll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Job Description

The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) will partner closely with business stakeholders, Product Owners, and Scrum teams to deliver high‑quality solutions across complex financial systems. This role is responsible for leading business analysis activities throughout the project lifecycle, including discovery, requirements definition, user story creation, testing, and implementation support. The BSA will act as a liaison between business and technology teams, ensuring clear traceability from business needs to technical delivery. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, extensive experience working within Agile/Scrum environments, and a solid understanding of financial services applications. This role also involves mentoring junior analysts, leading requirements and testing efforts, and collaborating with on‑shore partners to successfully deliver initiatives aligned with business objectives.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and minimum 2-5 years relevant work experience.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with Scrum team, especially with Product owner.
• Scrum team liaison between developers/testers/UX/Solution Architect.
• Experience in creating, refining, and grooming User stories.
• Experienced in using/incorporating Wireframes.
• Experience in understanding/leveraging historical Mainframe/CICS based applications and user interface.
• Experience with project methodology and project life cycles.
• In depth knowledge of business operations and processes with the ability to articulate these processes to others.
• Experience with analysis planning, requirements elicitation, carrying out UAT, executing test scripts, implementation planning, and implementation execution.
• Understand and apply technology as it relates to the business
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple work assignments while being able to shift priorities to meet the current business environment needs.
• Effective written communication skills to deliver articulate communications and concisely summarize information.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge with the following applications: MS Visio MS Excel MS Office MS PowerPoint JIRA BlueWorks Live

PREFERRED

• Project related experience with financial or brokerage applications: Retail/Commercial Banking, Asset management, Investment Banking, Payments/Transfers
• Experience developing and revising business processes.
• Flexibility to work in night shifts

Job Responsibilities

• Additional Detail-
• Project delivery Business Analysis experience using defined project methodology and project life cycles. (waterfall, agile, iterative, combinations).
• Self- starter and can work independently -- get work done without oversight.
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills.
• Can plan and lead work efforts as needed.
• Great communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Understands and applies technology as it relates to the business
• Track record of successful completion of business analysis activities and deliverables (as is process flows, to-be process flows, business and user requirements, data dictionary, business rules, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, SCRUM processes)
• Working knowledge and experience with the financial industry
• Contribute to the definition of project scope boundaries.
• Contribute to project plan, detailing analysis tasks in the plan and providing estimates and updates to those tasks to the project manager on regular basis.
• Actively participate in systems requirements and design walkthroughs to ensure understanding and traceability to business needs and requirements.
• Develop the user acceptance test plan and test conditions/scenarios.
• Develop the user acceptance test cases and scripts.
• Develop/Mine test data for user acceptance testing.
• Execute test plans and test cases on a scheduled and ad hoc basis.
• Contribute to implementation planning and post-implementation tra