Business Analyst - Banking Domain

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end business analysis for strategic banking projects, including requirement gathering, analysis, documentation, and validation.
  
• Drive collaboration with senior business stakeholders, product owners, and IT leadership to define business needs and translate them into detailed solution requirements.
  
• Conduct comprehensive impact assessments, risk analysis, and feasibility studies for new banking products, regulatory changes, and technology initiatives.
  
• Define and enforce best practices in requirements engineering, process modeling, and business analysis standards.
  
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level business analysts on banking domain knowledge, tools, and methodologies.
  
• Lead workshops, focus groups, and stakeholder interviews to elicit business needs and build consensus.
  
• Work closely with compliance, risk management, operations, and IT teams to ensure regulatory and operational requirements are integrated into solutions.
  
• Partner with Agile product teams and project managers to ensure timely and quality delivery of banking solutions.
  
• Support senior management by preparing detailed reports, presentations, and business cases to facilitate informed decision-making.
  
• Keep abreast of emerging trends in banking technology (e.g., digital banking, open banking, blockchain) and regulatory frameworks to advise on strategic initiatives.
  
• Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT), coordinate defect resolution, and sign off on deliverables.
  
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in banking processes and systems leveraging technology.
  

Required Skills:

• 10 to 15 years of proven experience as a Business Analyst or Lead BA in banking/financial services domain.
  
• Deep knowledge of banking products (retail, corporate, treasury, lending), core banking systems, and regulatory requirements (AML, KYC, Basel III, GDPR).
  
• Strong leadership skills with experience in mentoring and managing BA teams.
  
• Expertise in requirement gathering techniques, use case development, process modeling (BPMN), and documentation.
  
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, and other BA tools.
  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with ability to influence C-level stakeholders.
  
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments as well as Waterfall.
  
• Exposure to digital transformation projects, fintech collaboration, or blockchain initiatives in banking preferred.
  
• Certification such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent highly desirable.