Purple Drive
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst (BA) with strong exposure to the Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Management domain. The ideal candidate will work closely with stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into functional specifications. The role requires a deep understanding of financial products, investment operations, and regulatory frameworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements (BRD, FRD, user stories).
- Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements for technology teams.
- Conduct gap analysis, impact analysis, and feasibility studies for new initiatives.
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, and QA teams in Agile/Waterfall environments.
- Prepare use cases, process flows, and wireframes to support solution design.
- Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure business objectives are met.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, risk, and governance standards.
- Provide domain expertise in capital markets, asset management, or wealth management processes.
- Act as a bridge between business users and technical teams for smooth project delivery.
- 5-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst with at least 3+ years in BFSI / Investment Management domain.
- Strong understanding of financial products, portfolio management, capital markets, trade lifecycle, risk, and compliance.
- Proficiency in requirement gathering, documentation (BRD/FRD), user stories, and process modeling.
- Experience working in Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
- Hands-on with tools like JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, or other modeling/visualization tools.
- Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Derivatives, or Wealth Management systems.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements (MiFID, FATCA, GDPR, etc.).
- Experience with data analysis, SQL, or BI tools.