Capital Markets Business Analyst, BFS Consulting Post by Cognizant

Job Description

Capital Markets Business Analyst, BFS Consulting

Education: MBA

Experience: 5 to 10 Years

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners ONLY

Location: Mumbai

Job Description:

Key competencies / traits:

• Strong foundational skills – written and oral business communication, stakeholder management
• Strong experience in IT consulting and business analysis – process definition, requirements gathering and analysis
• Proficiency in writing BRD, FSD  and use stories. Hands on experience in using SharePoint, Confluence, Visio. Jira will be an added advantage
• Ability to communicate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to clarify delivery requirements
• Experience in Software product development; business and technology transformation; Agile methodology
• Ability to drive interactions with Program Manager, Senior Sponsors within business & technology teams
• Demonstrate ability in planning consulting/functional work, managing stakeholders, ownership of project outcomes
• Deep domain and system knowledge to turn customer needs into business requirements and workable technology outcomes
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Key behavioural skills – Effective Communication, Client Focus, Execution Excellence, Collaborative mindset, Managing Change

Key responsibilities:

• Driving requirements analysis across multiple programs
• Managing requirements backlog, prioritization, estimations and planning
• Owning the delivery of requirements documentation, business process documents, functional architecture
• Collaborating within project and program teams to deliver technology solutions for solving business problems
• Managing User Acceptance Testing and supporting business adoption

Domain Areas:

• Trade life cycle, Equities and derivatives, Fixed income, Portfolio, Private Banking, Wealth Management, Securities Lending & Borrowing, Brokerage
• Asset class coverage – Equities, F&O, Index data, Commodities, Fixed income, Mutual Funds, ETF, REITs
• Order management & trading: quote management, order matching, market controls and pre/post trade compliance (including asset servicing and fund accounting concepts)
• Broader understanding of FO, MO and BO functions.
• Good to have some Experience with Swift Message framework
• Data mapping, transformation, Data rules mapping (Basic SQL knowledge atleast)
• Facilitate the team’s Scrum ceremonies, i.e., Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog grooming.
• Guiding the team on the Agile Scrum methodology like continuous improvement
• Knowledge of PO/PM (product owner/manager) roles and responsibilities will be an added advantage

Employee Status: Full-Time Employee

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Job Posting: 29th Feb 2024

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.