Product & Pricing - LEAD- Thiruvananthapuram

Embark; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Embark is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst to elicit and document complex banking requirements for a SaaS solution. You will lead fit-gap analysis, define user stories, and prepare key deliverables while coordinating with cross-functional teams to address gaps.

You will drive test strategy, ensure enterprise-wide understanding of processes, and support transformation engagements for global banking clients with deep expertise in Retail, Corporate, or Commercial Banking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related fields.
• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis or Functional consulting in the Banking industry
• Data analytical skills; ability to analyze and triage new configuration requests on the Zafin application
• Broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes, and capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance within the banking and financial services domain
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations
• Team player, able to collaborate and work effectively at all levels of the organization with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus
• Goal-oriented, getting the job done in a positive, reliable, and inspiring manner
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
• Strong negotiation skills bundled with the ability to explain details/recommendations to customers logically
• Proactive attitude, high willingness, and capability to pick up and slice complex requirements quickly while collaborating closely within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to act as liaison conveying information needs of the business accurately to both internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, clarify, and document business requirements
• Articulate key functional capabilities of SaaS solution suite
• Lead fit-gap analysis with cross-functional teams to address gaps
• Establish user stories and backlog items, and prepare test specifications
• Prepare key implementation deliverables: BRD, functional spec, and test strategy
• Organize and execute functional tests as well as integration tests
• Articulate the solution from a business perspective across the enterprise
• Deliver strategy and transformation engagements for global banking clients
• Deep expertise in Retail, Corporate, or Commercial Banking
• Experience in domains: Product & Pricing Strategy; Rates & Fees; Billing & Revenue; Deposits & Payments; Relationship Pricing; Core Banking Transformation; Operating Model

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder communication

Requirements elicitation

SaaS domain knowledge

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision-making

Negotiation

Proactive attitude

Liaison with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related fields

Tools

Zafin

Job description

Who We Are Looking For

• Elicit, clarify, and document business requirements
• Strong ability to articulate key functional capabilities of SaaS solution suite
• Lead in fit-gap analysis exercise to assess business requirements and align them with out of the box capabilities and work closely with cross-functional teams to determine action plan to address gaps
• Confidential - Encrypted
• Establish user stories and backlog items, and prepare test specifications utilizing agile methodology
• Prepare key implementation deliverables business requirements documentation, functional specification document and test strategy document
• Organize and execute functional tests as well as integration tests within and across functional areas
• Articulate the solution as part of the enterprise from a business perspective
• Proven track record of delivering strategy and transformation engagements for global banking clients.
• Deep expertise in Retail, Corporate, or Commercial Banking.
• Experience in one or more of the following domains:
  • Product & Pricing Strategy
  • Rates & Fees Management
  • Billing & Revenue Optimization
  • Deposits & Payments
  • Relationship Pricing
  • Core Banking Transformation
  • Banking Operating Model & Process Transformation

Requirements

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree (relevant experience can alternatively be considered) in Computer Science, Finance, or related fields.
• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis or Functional consulting in the Banking industry
• Data analytical skills; ability to analyze and triage new configuration requests on the Zafin application
• Broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy, processes, and capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance within the banking and financial services domain
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations
• Team player, able to collaborate and work effectively at all levels of the organization with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus
• Goal-oriented, getting the job done in a positive, reliable, and inspiring manner
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
• Strong negotiation skills bundled with the ability to explain details/recommendations to customers logically
• Proactive attitude, high willingness, and capability to pick up and slice complex requirements quickly while collaborating closely within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to act as liaison conveying information needs of the business accurately to both internal and external stakeholders.