Business Analyst, Ops and Settlement - VP

Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established financial institution in Singapore is seeking a Business Analyst for the Ops and Settlement Team to lead technology solutions in financial operations. This role involves functional leadership, stakeholder communication, and project management to enhance the bank's core banking systems. A degree in IT and 12-15 years of experience in financial technology are required. Competitive salary and a range of benefits included.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Holistic flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of financial technology background experience in Operations.
• Experience in SDLC, especially in solution analysis and implementation.
• Strong communication skills to handle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership for system changes.
• Maintain the roadmap for Operations Department systems.
• Assist Project Managers during the development phase.

Skills

Functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Requirements gathering

Agile methodology

Project management

Education

Degree in IT or related discipline

Tools

TEMENOS T24

Core Banking systems

SWIFT

CRM system

Order Management system

Job description

Overview

WHO WE ARE: As Singapore's longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. By taking the time to truly understand people, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires. Today, we're on a journey of transformation, leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. Our strategic ambition is to be Asia's leading financial services partner for a sustainable future. We invite you to build the bank of the future, innovate the way we deliver financial services, work in friendly, supportive teams, build lasting value in your community, and support people as they grow their assets, business, and investments. Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Position: Business Analyst, Ops and Settlement - VP

Why Join: As a Business Analyst (BA) in the Ops and Settlement Team, you'll play a key role in driving the Bank's Operations department's growth and improvement. You’ll be involved in the techno-functional analysis, design and development around the bank's Core Banking (T24) and its sub-systems. The candidate will manage the solution phase of a project and be responsible for the implementation ensuring governance. The main business domain areas are related to the Operations functionality in a wealth management environment. The candidate will need to communicate with key business users on business demand and be able to recommend solutions to meet these demands. He/she will engage different vendors and internal IT resources to source the solution. Once the project is approved, the candidate will work with the Project Manager, the users and vendors/developers to implement the project.

How you succeed

To succeed in this role, you'll need to distill complex business requirements into actionable insights that drive business outcomes. You'll work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and develop solutions that meet those needs. You’ll need to communicate complex requirement insights clearly and concisely and be able to influence business decisions.

What you do

• Provide functional leadership to system changes including projects and enhancements.
• Manage the roadmap for the bank's system platform related to Operations Department.
• Play the role of a solution manager engaging the architects, infrastructure team and project managers to provide inputs, and effort estimates to the development of the various project artifacts namely logical design, functional design, technical design, project initiation document during the solutioning phase of the project.
• Work closely with the Operations Teams (the User Community) and assist with capturing & refining requirements (User Stories/BRDs).
• Play the role as a BA to support Project Managers to execute the development phase of the project. Work closely with the internal and external development team to deliver required software application change enhancements (CRs) and Projects.
• Maintain a working knowledge of business processes and solution design.

Who you are

• Degree or equivalent in an IT related discipline.
• At least 12 to 15 years of financial technology background experience in Operations processing and knows the system functionalities used by the Operations (for example, core banking functions, SWIFT) are required. Experience in Wealth Management is a plus.
• Experience in the SDLC process, especially in the solution, analysis, testing and implementation phases. Knowledge of Agile methodology would be preferred.
• Strong experience in dealing with multiple system platforms including CRM, Order Management system, Core Banking, data warehouse where Operations are involved.
• Knowledge on Private Banking operations is a must.
• Previous experience with platforms such as TEMENOS T24 or Triple A will be considered an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, able to handle multiple projects and priorities concurrently and manage business expectations accordingly.
• Able to handle multiple projects and priorities concurrently and manage business expectations accordingly.

What we offer

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Equal opportunity. Fair employment. Selection based on ability and fit with our culture and values. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.

Note

What we offer: Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.