Functional Consultant- Commercial Loan Origination

Zensar; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zensar in Pune seeks a seasoned project delivery professional to drive requirements gathering, backlog management and client workshops.

You will translate business needs into clear user stories and collaborate with product owners, QA, and development teams in an agile setup.

The role requires deep Lending domain knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to lead cross-functional efforts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in project implementations and lending domain experience.
• Experience with software development lifecycle, release and change management.
• Experience with agile delivery approaches (Kanban, SCRUM, SAFe).
• Hands-on Jira experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize project initiatives and manage the backlog.
• Articulate user stories clearly for project teams.
• Review test plans to ensure acceptance criteria are met.
• Lead client discussions and requirement workshops.
• Translate requirements into product designs with product owners.
• Support pre-sales with market/domain knowledge and demos.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business problems and translate them into user stories.
• Maintain knowledge of lending domain requirements and regulations.

Skills

Project management

Lending domain knowledge

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analysis

Tools

Jira

Job description

What you will be doing

• Prioritize project initiatives
• Articulate user stories in a manner clearly understandable to project teams.
• Manage backlog of user stories for one or more projects/features.
• Establish user story acceptance criteria, accept user stories, refines stories with client and project teams.
• Review and provide feedback on test plans to ensure application changes meet acceptance criteria.
• Monitor the project progress and provide updates to stakeholders as requested.
• Lead client discussions, requirement gatherings and review meetings.
• Interact with product owners and product managers to define/translate requirements and modifications into product designs
• Play a pivotal role in leading functional teams and various implementation projects.
• Perform client requirements gathering workshops, put together project plans, perform data mapping /requirements workshops, assist clients in performing data validation and reconciliation testing, system integration testing and UAT
• Assist PS/Pre-sales in preparing and delivering product presentations and demos to clients
• Support sales organization and process with specific market/domain expertise and product knowledge
• Research client needs, analyzing trends and best practices and creating detailed program specifications
• Gain a thorough understanding of product strategy, market, industry, and client goals.
• Work with stakeholders to understand business problem statements and convert them into user stories.
• Maintain and develop knowledge of Lending domain requirements and current regulations that apply to our current and prospective clients.

What you will bring

• At least 10 plus years of experience in project implementations, requirement gatherings, detailed knowledge and expertise on Lending (Commercial, Retail, Auto Finance, Asset Finance) domain with strong track record of progressive experience and responsibility.
• Experience with project implementation principles and methodologies; experience in software development lifecycle, release management and change management.
• Experience with agile delivery approaches including Kanban, SCRUM, and SAFe.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple end-to-end systems as well as application development.
• Acumen in business, technology, and analytical capabilities.
• Strong written verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across a variety of levels within the organization.
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced and challenging environment.
• Hands-on experience with Jira.
• Positive team-oriented attitude.