FVP, System Analyst, Group Technology

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED is seeking a senior Business Analyst to collaborate with business users, analysts and project teams across project initiation, design and post-implementation support. You will gather requirements, propose optimal solutions, translate requirements into functional specs and ensure alignment with RTM and technical design.

You will work with architects, developers and vendors to ensure timely delivery, support SIT/UAT/testing, and maintain thorough documentation per UOB

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 5+ years in banking/financial services projects.
• Experience orchestrating requirements sessions and stakeholder collaboration.
• Ability to detail interface specifications and data mapping from user requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with SDLC familiarity.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Users, BA and project team during initiation and delivery.
• Participate in requirements gathering and suggest improvements based on best practices.
• Work on solution design, estimates, and prioritization of changes.
• Develop or review functional specs and map to RTM.
• Create or review technical design specs to meet requirements.
• Coordinate with Architect, Development and vendors for delivery.
• Support testing phases (SIT, UAT) and post-implementation issues.
• Ensure documentation aligns with UOB delivery methodology.
• Verify vendor code releases against requirements.
• Monitor post-production cut-over and address incidents promptly.
• Envision end-to-end business processes and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Interface specification

Data mapping

Analytical thinking

SDLC knowledge

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant disciplines

Job description

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Users, Business Analyst and project team members on solutioning during project initiation, implementation and post-implementation support.
• Participate in requirements gathering with Business Users and Business Analyst. Suggest alternate solutions to meet or improve the desired objectives based on best practices and industry solutions and influence the desired outcomes.
• Work on / review solution design & effort estimates and prioritize projects & change requests
• Develop / Review functional specification based on Business Requirement Document and map out into Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Develop / Review Technical Design Specification to ensure the design meets the Functional Requirement.
• Work with Architect, Development and vendor team on the smooth delivery of the solution.
• Support testing during SIT, UAT and post-implementation phases.
• Ensure all application documentations are maintained and completed according to the UOB delivery methodology.
• Verify vendor code releases to ensure that it is developed as per functional and technical requirements.
• Monitor post-production cut-over and provide support on issues and incidents raised.
• Ensure timely response and address of all production incidents
• Envision and design end-to-end business processes while keeping an eye on the details.
• Evaluate and analyse existing business processes, and uncover areas for improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant disciplines
• More than 5 years of relevant system analysis, testing and/or project management experience in the banking / financial services industry
• Ability to orchestrate and facilitate requirements sessions, creating an environment for collaboration and communication.
• Experienced in interface specification and data mapping. Able to detail out interface specification based on user requirements.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving experience and ability to grasp new concepts, provide insights and solutions.
• Good working knowledge of relevant applications and software development life cycles.
• Ability to multi-task and perform well under pressure.
• Excellent functional / technical / documentation skills.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Good team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.