Business Analyst - Tsys /Payments

Working with one of the top financial clients this role calls for a Business Analyst - TSYS /Payments who will work with the various business and technology partners, and vendors, throughout the various project phases, including initiation, concept, analysis, development, testing and implementation. This candidate will be accountable to plan, manage, lead, and oversee the end-to-end delivery of requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project in alignment with the business and/or enterprise needs and strategies. The successful candidate will be expected to have a broad and comprehensive working knowledge of the Requirements Management Life Cycle and a good understanding of the Project Delivery Life Cycle. The ideal candidate will also be expected to have a solid working knowledge of the TS2 platform (credit card transaction system).

Responsibilities:

• Provides clarification of requirements and functionality to be delivered to other project team members to assist them in the creation of their specific project deliverables (e.g., assists the testing team in the creation of the Testing Strategy and Testing Execution Plan)
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, including leading discussions, managing group dynamics, and maintaining group focus, to work towards accomplishing the stated goal(s) of the session within the context of the requested objectives
• Properly documents and tracks issues, and resolutions, in applicable artifacts. Keeps accurate artifacts, approvals, etc. in applicable tracker/logs/workflows tools
• Lead the Configuration system design of new and changed products and conduct business impact assessment (BIA) in partnership with the team and other stakeholders
• Participates in the validation of the testing output including First Occurrence Validation to ensure it meets the requirements of the business
• Engage and/or work with Solutions Architect as required
• Documents, reviews, submit and validate all documentation received from all supplier groups, and communicate applicable information back to Leadership, Business Requestor, and key stakeholders
• Identify potential downstream impacts to other internal systems of vendors, ensuring applicable stakeholders are identified and engaged in the project
• Ability to manage Large and Complex projects spanning across multiple system applications
• Ensure that appropriate approvals are obtained, documents reviewed by client’s participants governing regulatory compliance and that changes are implemented as needed to remain compliant with all current regulations – escalating issues as needed to the team or project lead
• Initiate and lead impact assessment and identifies key stakeholders who are responsible for assessing the impacts of the release (and financial impacts if applicable)

Desired Skill Set:

• Strong ability, and proficiency in soliciting and gathering business requirements
• Strong understanding of the Vendor Project methodologies (CLM, TSDM)
• In-depth knowledge of the TS2 system, and other peripheral systems
• TSYS experience
• Solid exposure to the TS2 platform (credit card transaction system)– configuration and changes of the system itself
• Analysis and solution documentation experience
• Understanding QA processes and lifecycle management
• Good knowledge of the regulatory compliance environment in Canada
• Solid knowledge of project life cycles and practices
• Ability to take ownership and lead a project – manage deliverables with minimal supervision
• Strong understanding of Card issuance, replacement, and design attributes
• Ability to manage multiple/simultaneous projects while meeting tight timelines
• Understanding of credit card products in general

Nice To Have:

• Previous banking / FI experience
• Solid business knowledge in the Finance, Banking, and Payments Industry
• Industry-specific knowledge and experience

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