vp system analyst (cardlink), cards

RecruitFirst Pte Ltd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in Asia is looking for an experienced System Analyst with over 7 years in technology, focusing on cards applications. The ideal candidate should have strong mainframe knowledge, excellent communication skills, and proven project management experience. Responsibilities include eliciting requirements, driving design solutions, and managing cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery. This role demands deep functional understanding of the cards ecosystem and a commitment to quality deliverables while working in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years technology experience with at least 4 years as a System Analyst in cards applications.
• Strong functional knowledge of cards and payments industry.
• Experience in managing developer teams and delivering system enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Elicit detailed requirements from business and control teams.
• Ensure cross-functional analysis during grooming phase.
• Establish design solutions and share options based on requirements.

Skills

Mainframe processors knowledge

Project management skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Agile methodology experience

Technical solutions thinking

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Products

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Job-type Full-Time Job Category Banking & Finance Industries Acc & Finance Salary MYR 8,000 - 11,000 /Month

Who you'll be working for

A leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.

What requirements you'll need to be eligible

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of technology experience with at least 4 years System Analyst capacity in the cards application domain on a mainframe platform.
• Good technical/platform knowledge of mainframe processors like CardLink/CardPac/Visionplus and understanding of Cards ecosystem & trends is preferred.
• Good functional knowledge of cards to design and develop effective / efficient solutions in meeting business requirements.
• Experience with large scale Cards migration on Cardlink will be advantageous.
• Proven experience to project manage a team of developers and vendors in ensuring timely delivery of system enhancement of varying scales
• Good working knowledge skills with Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project.
• Concise understanding of the system development life cycle.
• Excellent communication skills and problem solving skills.
• Ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure.
• Experience having worked as a business analyst and provided solutions design in the Cards/Vision Plus space – across multiple functions like Cards Management, Transaction Management, Disputes, Authorization, Loans, EPP, rewards, Loyalty etc.
• Past experience having executed projects requiring cross functional analysis across business lines and technology teams.
• Ability to think through technical solutions to business problems/requirements and bridge the gap between application development teams and functional product/business owners.
• A strong understanding of the cards & payments industry fundamentals and ongoing payment industry trends.
• Ability to work with remote teams across geographies and organization lines.
• Strong team player able to motivate team to respond to multiple demands and able to manage changing priorities and meet challenging timelines.
• Prior experience working in a large Agile teams using scrum methodology is a must.
• Ability to own delivery responsibilities end to end and be accountable for driving results for the team.
• Ability to formulate processes and procedures and quickly put them in to practice.
• Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success; willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success; intense customer focus and commitment to driving quality.
• Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines Logical thinking, High analytical and problem solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented.
• Enthusiastic and quick-learner in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to remain abreast of industry technical trends and new development to maintain current skills and remain current with industry standards.
• Strong functional and technical platform knowledge on CardLink/Visionplus, mainframe (Cics/Cobol) and distributed platforms.
• Responsible for estimation and coordinate with all stakeholders to collate costs.
• Work with external vendors to walkthrough the requirements and finalize design approach and cost.
• Document the overall cost, out of scope, assumptions and risks during project pre-planning and approval.
• Write design documents and conduct walkthrough with business and internal teams.
• Manage SIT and UAT defects and work with TCOE and business to close the testing on time.
• Provide post deployment support in production to work with business and close all issues before warranty closure.
• Have extensive knowledge on Core Cards functionality eg interest, fees, loans, balance transfers.
• Have led or experience in performing Cards conversion/migration from Vision+ to Cardlink platform.

What you'll be doing on the job

• Elicit detailed requirements from all impacted business and control teams. Translate the requirement insights as user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria.
• Ensure cross functional analysis is carried out while define and grooming phase, by tapping into collective knowledge of BA practice & other technology teams.
• Contribute to establishment of design solution by sharing and validating options in context of requirements and roadmap.
• Contribute to maintaining repository of features inventory and data maps for the domain space.
• Work with design and testing teams to ensure that the requirements and solutions are correctly understood, refined as well as being translated into equivalent deliverables at each stage of execution.
• Facilitate discussion of concepts with variety of stakeholders in order to establish use cases. Assist with establishing MVP based on priorities and cost involved.
• Establish L0 sizing and Tshirt sizing by connecting needs, requirements with solution options and dependency factors.
• Contribute to driving high quality of systems design and adherence to global architecture principles.
• Be-come a superior Subject Matter Expert in specializing domains and cultivate wider insights and hands-on delivery capabilities for others.
• Contribute to establishment of design solution by sharing and validating options in context of requirements and MVP.
• Prepare FSD and ensuring documentation provided meets required bank's documentation standards.
• Provide insights to UTT team regarding priority, criticality of features to test for a product as well as review the test strategy and scripts.
• Provide function validation support during UAT phases to ensure that requirement exit criteria are met correctly.
• Engage in innovative problem-solving activities, requiring conceptual thinking creating 'out of the box' solutions with prototypes and pilots.
• Foster an environment of technology excellence and innovation.
• Work effectively with remote teams, with a focus on fostering positive working relationships.
• Ensure responsible deliverables are created by adding thoroughness, accuracy and reliability in the mix.

Consultant Contact

Posted by: Kay Poon

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