Business Functional Analyst, AVP

Role Overview: You will be working as a Business Functional Analyst at Deutsche Bank, Pune, India. Your main responsibility will be to gather, analyze, and document business and regulatory requirements related to regulatory reporting applications such as TDW. You will collaborate with the development team to ensure that the solutions align with business needs and end-state architecture. Additionally, you will support testing activities, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to process improvements within the team. This role requires hands-on experience in business-driven development. Key Responsibilities: - Gather and analyze business and regulatory requirements from stakeholders. - Prepare clear and comprehensive functional design documents. - Collaborate with development teams to ensure solutions align with business needs and end-state architecture. - Bridge communication between business users and technical teams. - Support and participate in testing activities to ensure quality deliverables. - Ensure solutions meet regulatory and compliance standards. - Facilitate agile development by clarifying requirements and prioritizing features. - Monitor implementation to ensure alignment with business objectives. - Contribute to process improvements and best practices within the team. Qualifications Required: - Strong understanding of financial regulations (e.g., MIFID, SFTR, CSDR). - Knowledge of securities (bonds/equities) and derivatives trade lifecycle. - Proven experience in developing distributed, high-throughput, highly available, and scalable systems. - Ability to gather and analyze basic application performance metrics. - Skilled in aligning functional solutions with target architecture and contributing to effective solution design. - Extensive experience in formal business and functional process analysis. - Hands-on software development expertise, with a focus on unit and integration testing as standard practice. - Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies, including participation in daily stand-ups and iterative delivery. - Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate issues and risks to management and stakeholders. - Excellent interpersonal skills; able to work effectively in a diverse, global team. - Self-directed, proactive, and results-driven approach. - Ability to prioritize and focus in high-pressure environments. - Experience collaborating closely with Development and Quality Assurance teams. - Ability to analyze and resolve software defects promptly.,