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VP / AVP, Senior Business Analyst - Project Genesis, Transformation Group

Business Function
Here at the DBS Transformation Group, we focus on nurturing the culture of the "World's Best Digital Bank" (Euromoney, 2016 & 2018) and Best Bank in the World (Euromoney 2019). Our approach is a combination of both science and art; we immerse our stakeholders in the world of design thinking and experimentation, drive rigorous creativity along our pipeline, and build connections between corporate entrepreneurs and start-ups. We are a cross-disciplinary team focused on the invention of solutions that will radically improve the way people live, work and play. We are passionate and committed to make banking joyful (while having lots of fun)!

To further strengthen our Platform model, a multi-year Genesis Program is underway, to ensure that the right supporting policies / processes, culture and systems are built to enable the Platforms and to reduce employee pain points. The selected candidate is required to take on the role of Senior Business Analyst (BA)/Workstream Product Owner, who is responsible for defining system capabilities, "to be" processes and driving implementation of the same in partnership with the Technology Delivery Team .

Responsibilities

• Understand root cause of pain points impact to budgeting, work accounting, project portfolio management, capacity management etc.
• Work with the Chief Product Owner and Program stakeholders including Business, Technology, Platform Transformation Team, Finance and HR, to:

• Manage a small team of 1-2 Business Analysts and drive the implementation in Agile sprints (definition& refinement of user stories, screen design with the UX team, definition of user acceptance criteria, in-sprint testing etc.)in partnership with the Technology delivery team.
• Guide users and provide inputs to Technology delivery team for system (user interface, data logic processing and presentation) development.
• Engage stakeholders and manage expectations; Provide regular updates to the Program Council; Escalate impediments on a timely basis to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Work with development team to design data model according to requirements; coordinate data clean-up/migration activities as needed.
• Coordinate and manage end-user involvement for in-sprint testing and/or User Acceptance Testing.
• Work with the Change Management team to plan for user rollout, adoption and change communication.

• Bachelor Degree in Finance or Banking with at least 6 - 7 years relevant experience in business analysis within the financial services industry, with experience of working in an agile set-up.
• Know-how of Agile Way of Working is a must.
• Domain knowledge of Project Portfolio Management related processes (budgeting, project financials management and re-charge, capacity management) is a distinct advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to gather, organize, analyze information with attention to details and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written); understand business requirements and translate for system implementation.
• Meticulous, highly organize and able to work under pressure in a time-critical environment.
• Purpose driven with strong drive to deliver real outcomes and impact.
• Innovative and think out of the box in co-creation of solutions to overcome challenges.
• Good knowledge of the technology, business & finance processes.