Business Analyst - Director - Business Analysis at Morgan Stanley

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Data Research, QA/Testing, Agile Framework, Jira, MS Office, Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Problem Solving, Relationship Building, Functional Requirements, User Stories, Risk Management, Process Optimization

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Document business and functional requirements, business rules, and User Stories and Epics. Become a subject matter expert for Mutual Funds Middle Office Applications. Assist Product Owners, Operations users and development teams by undertaking data research/analysis tasks and answering questions. Assist with QA/Testing to review/refine test plans and create more detailed test cases. Work with the project team and business to identify and resolve issues that arise during projects or as part of day-to-day business operations. Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans. Build, develop, and grow relationships with IT and business areas vital to the success of the project. Lead all aspects of Business Requirements from elicitation to business process flow mapping to proposing new functionalities to users for optimizing their processes. Conduct gap analysis, scope estimation and impact analysis working with cross-functional teams. Create, maintain, and groom the Product Backlog, writing User Stories defining acceptance criteria, thereby enabling new functionalities in FPH area. Identify vertical and horizontal integration touch points. Call out dependencies and risks to ensure smooth development. Work with geographically dispersed teams (NYC, Alpharetta, Mumbai, and Bangalore). 6-8 years in banking or finance organizations as a Business Analyst. Experience with requirements gathering, requirements analysis, and requirements documentation. Excellent analytical skills: including a thorough understanding of business needs while assessing various technical options to determine optimal solutions. Competent and proficient understanding of general technology environments (e.g., platforms, business front-to-back processes, organizational structure, culture, and teams). Experience of collaborating with teams in different geographical locations; including business, technology, and vendor partners. Ability to effectively balance and execute tasks in a demanding environment. Experience of working within Agile Framework during Software Development Life Cycle. Proficiency with Jira and MS Office applications: Excel, Project, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work. To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

Responsibilities

The Business Analyst - Director will document business and functional requirements, assist with QA/testing, and manage project scope and risks. They will also lead business requirements from elicitation to proposing new functionalities to optimize processes.