Lead Business Analyst with Risk Background for Regulatory Projects (30

For our customer, an international bank located in Zurich, we are looking for a

LEAD BUSINESS ANALYST WITH RISK BACKGROUND FOR REGULATORY PROJECTS (3065)

who will work within a large and complex Change Programme to help our customer to manage risks more effectively and to ensure compliance with regulations.

The role involves:

- Identifying and documenting business requirements from key business stakeholders
- Overseeing business testing and user acceptance testing activity
- Conducting deep dive analyses, gap analyses and proposing responses
- Managing and supporting user acceptance testing
- Working in partnership with key stakeholders and programs to define business solutions that deliver requirements
- Responsibility for timely resolution of ongoing regulatory and industry group outcomes and other events on business requirements
- Providing direction and oversight to business analysts developing functional specifications that meet business requirements
- Working effectively in and leading working groups with diverse Business stakeholders to ensure requirements and priorities are successfully met
- Providing up-to-date status report throughout the release cycle

As an ideal candidate, you bring the following must-haves:

- Relevant business analysis experience within banking and financial services with prior project management
- Experience in market/credit/operational risk implementations
- Strong understanding on front to back systems, data, calculations and processes within an Investment Banking environment
- Effective stakeholder management, experience in facing senior business stakeholders, and ability to engage with quantitative experts.
- Track record of sourcing and defining clear and comprehensive requirements
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; numerically competent
- Good business analysis and functional specification design
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness of delivery
- Self-motivated and proven ability to work with little supervision
- Proven ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner (written and verbal)
- Effective time management - able to work under pressure and meet project deadlines
- Good team player - the team has a reputation of being able to deliver with quality and upholding these high standards individually and as a team will be given the highest priority

Further, you bring follong qualifications:

- University degree in relevant subject (finance/accountancy is a plus but not mandatory)
- Recognized relevant professional qualification (eg CFA, MBA, CA, risk certification)
- Familiarity with business processes, financial products, credit risk management and regulatory requirements (eg FSA Basel II/III; FINMA)
- Strong SQL skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel

If you think your profile matches with the requirements and you are looking for a new challenge then we are happy to receive your application. Please send therefore your CV on Word-Format (.doc). If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.