Senior Business Analyst

As a Senior Business Analyst at BNP Paribas, you will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business objectives and technical solutions. Your primary responsibility will be to drive business analysis, requirements gathering, and process improvement initiatives for the Know Your Customer (KYC) and due diligence functions within the organization. You will be translating business requirements into functional specifications that can be understood by both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders. Your role will ensure that KYC processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned with regulatory standards by leveraging Agile methodologies, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and automation testing strategies. This position will require you to work in a globally distributed organization. Your responsibilities will include leading the collection and documentation of business requirements for KYC, due diligence processes, and Tax and Regulations. You will collaborate with stakeholders from Operations, Front office, Compliance, or IT, conduct interviews/workshops to understand their needs, and translate them into Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and functional specifications. You will develop a deep understanding of business needs through data analysis, market trends, and conduct gap analysis and process mapping to identify areas for improvement. Additionally, you will take ownership of feasibility studies, design solutions in line with requirements and architecture best practices, conduct demos, proposal development, and represent in architectural committees. Your role will involve building delivery plans, defining EPICs, breaking them down into user stories, and writing acceptance criteria using tools like Gherkin. You will act as the primary liaison between business users, IT teams, and external vendors. It will be essential to ensure that Agile principles and practices are adhered to within the project team. You will lead automation efforts and guide teams to align with a shift-left and shift-right strategy by encouraging a mindset for automation first to reduce manual efforts. Collaboration with QA teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage using automation tools will be crucial. Overseeing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes to ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality standards will also be part of your responsibilities. Your role will involve managing the change process to minimize disruption and ensure successful adoption of new features. Defining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and using insights driven by KPI analysis to drive continuous improvement will be key. Additionally, you will be responsible for the level-up of team members on KYC functional skills, IT best practices, and assisting junior or new joiners in their growth. Mandatory skills for this role include proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst in designing and implementing complex systems with workflow and data flows between multiple modules. You should have strong analytical and process management skills, along with a good understanding of technical infrastructure and data governance. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to articulate complex processes into a simplified manner for diverse audiences. Hands-on experience with Automated Testing Tools like Cucumber, BDD tools like Gherkin, and API definition tools like Swagger is required. Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and creating Functional Specification Documents (FSD) and BRDs specific to APIs is also necessary. Nice to have skills include experience in KYC Applications, specifically Fenergo application, and knowledge of BPMN tools like Camunda. This position requires a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with at least 10 years of experience in a similar role. If you are looking to join a dynamic team in a globally recognized organization, this role at BNP Paribas could be the right fit for you.,