Senior Business Analyst, Investments Ops – 12-month FTC at Rest

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Analysis, Investment Asset Classes, Stakeholder Engagement, User Stories, Process Mapping, Risk Analytics, Superannuation, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Business Process Models, Data Flow Diagrams, Unified Modelling Language, BPMN, Value Stream Analysis, Investment Operating Models, Negotiation Skills

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders Closing date: 10th October 2025 Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier Job Description Rest’s Data, Technology and Delivery (DTD) business unit is accountable for planning and preparing the organisation for the future through strategic technology innovation, as well as charting our business strategy and executing for today and tomorrow. Situated in the Business Analysis Practice, the Senior Business Analyst has two main priorities: 1. Supporting the Product Owner/Business Owner/Sponsors to ensure that business needs and solutions options are understood 2. Ensuring the product/platform/project team have a shared understanding of the requirements, through written and verbal communication. The Senior Business Analyst’s responsibilities are to: Deliver clearly defined requirements and user stories that accurately capture business systems, processes, and user needs by employing rigorous analysis, validation, and mapping techniques to drive successful project outcomes. Achieve business alignment and informed decision-making by engaging, negotiating, and prioritizing stakeholder requirements, resulting in a solid foundation for solution development. Facilitate shared understanding and streamlined processes by creating actionable, visually driven models and documentation—using techniques like process and story mapping—that translate complex logic, and process flows into clear business rules. Maximize project impact and strategic value by managing a dynamic requirements lifecycle that prioritizes critical functionality based on complexity, feasibility, and overall business value. Enhance cross-functional collaboration and solution accuracy by maintaining clear, ongoing communication with Engineers, Testers, Change Managers, and external partners, ensuring all teams comprehensively understand business needs. Domain experience Strong knowledge of investment asset classes (Equities, Fixed Income, Private Markets, Whole of Fund). Demonstrated experience working with multi-asset owner/manager investment teams Understanding of superannuation investment operating models. Knowledge of investment risk analytics functions and tools. Familiarity with risk frameworks, including market, liquidity, and counterparty risk Qualifications Bachelor's degree IIBA® or similar industry standard certification preferred Required experience, understanding or credentials including: Business domain knowledge in superannuation or financial services desirable Ability to understand business functionality, business complexity and interdependencies Ability to develop compelling business cases with accurate cost and effort estimations Highly developed strategic, analytical, problem solving, issues management and evaluation skills to deliver innovative solutions Understanding of modelling techniques, such as business process models and notation (BPMN), data flow diagrams and unified modelling language (UML®), SIPOC and value stream analysis etc Demonstrated experience in writing user stories and acceptance criteria Additional Information Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include: Personal and professional development opportunities Hybrid working Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave Linkedin Learning Income Protection Insurance Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) Rest Stops - meeting free breaks If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now. Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best. We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks. Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered. *Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Responsibilities

The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for delivering clearly defined requirements and user stories while ensuring a shared understanding of business needs among project teams. They will engage with stakeholders to prioritize requirements and facilitate streamlined processes through effective communication.