We are looking for a VP Technical Business Analyst to join our Enterprise Delivery team in London.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the Business Analysis phase including the capture and translation of business requirements turning these into functional requirements, and non-functional requirements (i.e. architectural, infrastructure, security, testing, migration, operational, DR). Ensuring appropriate documentation of requirements is captured and recorded (e.g. 'Requirement Story' in JIRA).
- Analysing end to end business streams to establish data requirements in line with XML/XSD modelling, specifically FpML, of entities across multiple business areas across multiple geographical regions.
- Logical Data Modelling working closely with both business and IT teams.
- Identification of common data requirements and helping to drive shared data platforms.
- Cleaning, mapping, and extending data sets to improve business processes and tools.
- Coordination and delivery management of solutions across Enterprise Delivery teams in support of end to end testing and production delivery.
- Adherence to existing global, local and department project standards for documentation, security, testing and release management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent.
- Excellent technical analysis and investigatory skills.
- Ability to work with both business and IT staff in a pressured environment.
- Business analysis within an Agile development project.
- Strong data analysis skills to ensure accurate system data extracts and reconciliations working with large datasets.
- Proven track record of writing structured business requirements and functional specifications.
- Working knowledge of financial instruments: government bonds, SAS bonds, credit bonds, exchange traded bond futures, interest rate swaps, repos, stock lending and equities.
- Well-structured and logical approach to working.
- Good knowledge of Compliance business processes.
- Proven track record of supporting Back/Middle Office systems.
- Proven experience of developing mutually beneficial relationships with business stake holders, users, software solution providers, and other IT teams.
- Proven experience of full involvement in project life cycles within Investment Banking.
- Proven experience performing system testing and guiding users with building their functional plans for user testing.
- Ability to handle multiple work streams and assignments simultaneously.
- Proven experience of issue resolution through data mining and investigation.
We champion a flexible work environment, as we understand the need for people to meet other commitments or simply strike a good work-life balance. As such, we are happy to talk flexible working for this role such as reduced working hours. The role will also include homeworking.
At Mizuho we are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities.
If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mhcb.co.uk and we will be happy to help.