Business Analyst

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24×7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

About BNP Paribas Group:

 BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group’s performance and stability

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.

About Business line/Function:

The DATA AI team under Distribution

 

Job Title:

SENIOR BA (Business Analyst) under Data and AI Solutions Division

Date:

04/06//2024

  

Department:

WMIS IT HUB

Location:

CHENNAI

  

Business Line / Function:

WM-ITHUB

Reports to:

(Direct)

NA

  

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

  

Number of Direct Reports:

Directorship / Registration:

    

Position Purpose

  

Provide a brief description of the overall purpose of the position, why this position exists and how it will contribute in achieving the team’s goal.

Under the direct responsibility of the project manager for DATA SOLUTIONS   

The SENIOR BA position will add to the needed capacity of the team to fulfill the demands expressed by Wealth Management Business to provide the solution for the DATA SOLUTIONS Division in the area of Data Warehousing.

     

Direct Responsibilities BA Role

·         Gather the requirements from the business product owners.

·         Provide DFS (detailed functional specification) from the business requirements (GFS) that will form the basis of the technical specification and development. 

·         Ensure alignment between DFS and technical specification written by technical teams.

·         Ensure standards/process and processes per the Wealth management governance for projects are followed.

·         Provide effort estimation on FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT when required.

·         Support the SIT/UAT in the capacity of BA.

Ensure commitments/milestones are met with good quality and within budget.

  

Functional & Behavioral Competencies

  

·         Must have a strong knowledge and experience in providing functional requirements around data warehousing particularly in data sourcing, data interfacing, reporting or for data analytical needs.  Minimum of 8 – 10 yrs relevant experience.

·         Must have a strong knowledge on Investment products used in Wealth Management context, its product life cycle from inception till maturity, its data composition (i.e. information comprising the product that are commonly stored in the information system) and how it is processed, managed in a typical core banking system..

·         Must have a strong knowledge and exposure on management reporting, compliance or for regulatory reporting (e.g  MAS, HKMA, Basel, etc.) and have experience providing functional requirements as such.. 

·         Client focused/Critical thinker with good organization skills aand has ability to synthesize and simplify.

·         Must be able to articulate thoughts well both orally and written.

·         Ability to collaborate/teamwork

·         Ability to manage/facilitate a meeting / committee

·         A good team player with problem-solving attitude.

·         Analytical and precise: Capacity to challenge the solution to propose a more efficient one.

·         Multi-tasking: ability to accommodate concurrent projects and is self motivated.

·         Must have the ability to challenge the business needs and solutions proposed.

·         Must have the ability to assess the functional impact of changes and gauge the effectiveness of the solution being proposed.

 

Contributing Responsibilities

– Responsible for implementing and enforcing the WMIT Governance as the development framework to optimize IT activities & processes.  In so doing, to assist the organization in attaining the level of quality as determined by the IT Management.

  

Specific Qualifications (if required)

  

·         Must have strong knowledge on Data Warehousing.

·         Must have strong knowledge and experience on Wealth Management and the investment products typically used.

·         Must have strong knowledge or experience or exposure on CORE BANKING SYSTEM in a Wealth Management context to be able to articulate requirements.

·         IT knowledge/background. Must be experienced in the use of SQL on ORACLE/LINUX environment.

·         Must have working experience in BI reporting tools such as SAP BI4 , Tableau or POWER BI.

                                            

 

Skills Referential                                                                   

Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to synthetize / simplify

Critical thinking

Communication skills – oral & written

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Analytical Ability

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…

Ability to inspire others & generate people’s commitment

Ability to understand, explain and support change

Education Level:

Master Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 10 years

Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)