Strategy Analyst

U3 PROJECTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company based in Singapore is looking for a product management professional. The candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in the financial industry, with strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include product lifecycle management, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of working experience in the financial industry, IT project management, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience in business analysis functions and product management.
• Good understanding of user experience (UX) design principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of business processes and industry trends.
• Assist in prioritization of features and track product performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and engineering teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Agile methodologies

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the business processes and industry trends and work closelywith front office business users to understand needs.
• Be involved in the full product lifecycle, from defining the product vision and planning through development, launch and post-launch enhancements.
• Assist in prioritization of features and tasks. Track and review the product direction frequently, and measure performance using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, technology leads, and work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and data teams.
• Work with peer teams on multidiscipline projects and front-office and back-office initiatives.
• Drive best practices and ensure the highest quality and standards are applied.
• Ensure dynamic, incremental, and continuous delivery of the product that brings value to the business in an agile and sustainable manner.
• Interact with financial institutions, international banks and brokers, vendors and solution providers for new business requirements/initiatives.

Skillset Required

• A good team player who is independent, keen to learn, has strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• At least 3 years of working experience in the financial industry (either in Public Markets, or Private Markets), IT project management, software development, business analysis, and/or product management.
• Hands on experience in conducting business analysis functions, product discovery, stakeholder management, solution designing, and software test planning.
• Good understanding of design principles and user experience (UX) design, and able to work effectively with designers in prototyping and translating ideas into effective business solutions.
• Hands-on experience in working with teams that operate in Agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience in production support of front office applications is an added advantage