Lead BSA - Javen Technologies

What you can expect:

• Provide the linkage between the business units and software delivery teams through relationship management. Facilitate communication and act as the liaison between the business units and delivery teams.
• Provide guidance and mentorship of BSA team members through formal and informal instruction.
• Expected to set standard for story writing, requirements gathering, feature to story decomposition, management of Agile boards.
• Expected to assist in leading Agile delivery team ceremonies.
• Assist BSA team in building a BSA practice, defining methodology, key artifacts, processes, role expectations and key relationships with other technical and business staff.
• Assist business in evaluating, defining, and justifying technology initiatives, and required budget.
• Assist product owners on work prioritization and road mapping.
• Identify and help prioritize/plan all maintenance related activities for the delivery team(s)
• Consult on new software selection, vendor negotiations, establishing SLAs, and ensuring compatibility and cost effectiveness.
• Leads and facilitates the process of defining requirements by working closely in a liaison role with business end users and technical development/support teams.
• Partner with solution architects, lead developers and and quality assurance to ensure technical solutions align with business needs and promote an understanding of business process and business requirements.
• Document current and to-be process flows, process pain points, system gaps, system controls, etc.
• Document data mapping for system integrations, which includes documenting payload specifications for APIs.
• Responsible for managing project scope alongside product owners.
• Develop and coordinate end-user training on IT projects.
• Transfer application knowledge to technical staff to ensure a continuity of support for end-users.
• Suggests and implements improvements to requirements gathering process.
• Expected to quickly become subject matter expert on applications, systems, and data.
• Will be expected to mentor, lead, and coach less experiences team members.
• Consult and assist on revamping of current Software Development Lifecycle Methodology

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Finance or related subject area required. Advanced degree desirable
• 7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, previous experience as a BSA lead is preferred.
• Proven experience in business systems analysis with strong understanding of both business processes and technical capabilities.
• Demonstrate sound understanding of software development process using a formal software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology. (Agile/Scrum)
• Have demonstrated aptitude in leading a development team during requirements gathering and refinements sessions using leveraging strong analytical skills.
• Experience with automated project management and documentation tools (e.g. flowcharting, data modeling, Excel, UI design, Visio, Lucid Charts).
• Technical documentation experience (e.g., data mapping, process & data flow diagrams, detailed functional requirements, technical specifications).
• 5+ years experience in Finance, Banking, Treasury Operations, Capital Markets or Financial Services
• Experience with Azure DevOps a plus.
• Experience with Money Market, Derivative and Fixed Income instruments a plus.
• Experience with loan underwriting processes a plus.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must have excellent communication (verbal, written, and listening) skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Requires ability to break down ideas/issues into solutions.
• Ability to conduct research on trends and solutions to common issues.
• Has mechanisms to stay up-to-date on trends in the BSA field, Agile development methodologies and requirements gathering techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Must possess good leadership skills.
• Ability to mentor/coach others.