Business Analyst - 6 month contract

Business Analyst

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6-month contract

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our IT Corporate team in Luxembourg on a 6-month contract.

As a Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in performing core analysis tasks within your domain. Your knowledge and experience will enable you to apply different tools and techniques in the most appropriate manner for each task.

Adaptability is key in your role, as you will need to handle various tasks and navigate changing demands. Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders will be essential to ensure efficient collaboration and achieve collective objectives.

In addition to your analytical responsibilities, you will also have the opportunity to actively contribute to improving the ways of working for the team. Your insights and suggestions will be valued as we strive for continuous improvement.

What you’ll do

• Business Analysis:
• Support Product Owners and Epic Owners/ Analysts to define and structure features and stories to be delivered by the Product team
• Lead analysis tasks which contribute to the delivery of working software required by the Product Owner
• Contribute to the analysis, development, build and testing of working software required by the Product Owner
• Operating Models:
• The creation of Target Operating Models (TOMs) for enterprise value streams or discrete business domains and functions, aligned to the firm’s strategic business, data and solutions architecture and in accordance with Lean principles
• Business Architecture:
• The design, roll out, governance and ownership of the Schroders Business Capability Model, Lifecycle view and other key Business Architecture artefacts
• Change Management:
• Creation of the business case for initiatives being considered, with the aim of concluding on the potential value add / cost-benefit analysis of embarking on that initiative.  (Encompasses financial analysis, definition of business drivers, assessment of risks etc.)
• Advisory to the Steering Committee for projects / programmes of work with the aim of ensuring successful delivery, maintenance of strategic programme objectives and adherence to the agreed business architecture
• Creation of high-level plans / agile roadmaps to describe the necessary elements to achieve a target state
• Design of Product Service Model (PSM) aligned Agile delivery structures for change programmes
• Effective communication, interpretation and hand over of TOM output to agile delivery team
• Other:
• Facilitation of workshops
• Educate and advise on the application of enterprise architecture principles across strategic change initiatives
• Participate enthusiastically and effectively in Schroders Agile ceremonies
• Ensure continued improvement through conducting regular retrospective reviews and executing high priority actions that emerge
• Contribute to agile planning, including sizing stories, parsing feature to user stories etc.
• Work with colleagues from other agile teams and shared service teams to both communicate dependencies
• Support other team members to improve their analysis skills where it is their non-core specialism
• Perform the role of Scrum Master for the agile team if required to do so

Role Competencies & Expectations

Periodic application of:

·        Solution Design & Architecture of standards, through business case creation to target state design

·        Stakeholder Management

·        Documentation standards

·        Ways of Working standards

·        Business Value Focus, including target operating models and business value

·        Commercial Awareness, including vendor management

·        Enterprise Thinking, including strategic direction

·        Market Research

·        Maintainability standards, including operational readiness and training

·        Security & Risk standards

·        Business Domain Experience

·        Core Analysis Skills, throughout the SDLC

Consistent application of:

·        Collaboration & Teamwork

·        Innovation

·        Continuous Improvement

The knowledge and experience you need

·        Structured analysis techniques

·        Able to engage with stakeholders in both Business and Technology

·        Able to challenge stakeholders diplomatically but robustly when appropriate

·        Multi-disciplined and able to provide support throughout SDLC

·        Capable of balancing timely delivery against strategic development

·        Detailed and logical approach with full traceability of analysis

·        Pro-active and delivery-focused

What you’ll be like

·        You'll enjoy working in teams with many different people

·        You'll be able to remain friendly and positive when under pressure, working on several priorities at once

·        You'll be someone who shows initiative and thrives in a fast-paced and time-critical business environment

·        Flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn

·        A critical thinker who’s able to look at things from different angles

·        Able to work under pressure, on several priorities at once

·        Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders within the business and wider GT in both written and verbal form

·        Great at working with other people, sharing and communicating decisions

·        Keen to improve what we do for our clients

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics