Job Description –Lead
Business Analyst
Position Purpose
Lead Business Analyst would be
responsible for driving business analysis, requirements gathering, and
process improvement initiatives for the Know Your Customer (KYC) and due
diligence functions within BNP PARIBAS.
This role would ensure that KYC
processes are efficient, compliant, and aligned with regulatory standards,
leveraging Agile methodologies, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), and
automation testing strategies.
This position will require to work
in globally distributed organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the collection and documentation of
business requirements for KYC, due diligence processes, Tax and
Regulations
- Collaborate with stakeholders from Operations,
Front office, Compliance or IT, conduct interviews/workshop to
understand their needs and translate them into BRD and functional
specifications.
- Develop deep understanding of business needs by
data analysis, market trends and conduct gap analysis and process
mapping to identify areas for improvement.
- Take ownership of feasibility studies, design
solutions in line with requirements and architecture best practices, conduct
demos, proposal development and represent in architectural committee
- Build delivery plan, define EPICs, break those down into user stories
and write acceptance criteria using Gherkin or other tool.
- Act as the primary liaison between business users, IT teams, and
external vendors.
- Ensure Agile principles and practices are
adhered to within the project team
·
Lead automation and guide teams to align with shift left and shift right
strategy by encouraging a mindset for automation first and reduce recursive
manual efforts
- Work with QA teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage using
automation tools to improve efficiency.
- Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes to ensure solutions
meet business requirements and quality standards.
- Manage the change process to minimize disruption and ensure
successful adoption of new features.
- Define KPIs and used insights driven by KPI analysis to drive
continuous improvement.
- Level-up of teams members on KYC
functional skills, IT best practices and help junior or new joiner to
grow
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Mandatory Skills:
- Proven track-record as a Lead Business Analyst
in designing and implementing complex systems with workflow and data
flows between multiple modules.
- Strong analytical and process management skills
to interpret & anticipate business needs and translate them into
application and operational requirements.
- Be able to analyze complex data sets, to consider data governance,
data lineage when building solutions in relation with workflows, data
flow in information system.
- Good understanding of technical infrastructure (databases,
web development etc.) and how it interconnects with other system for
data sharing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills, with the ability to articulate complex processes into simplified
manner for diverse audiences.
- Good knowledge of Automated Testing Tools e.g.
Cucumber.
- Hands on experience of BDD tools e.g Gherkin
and API definition tools e.g. Swagger
- Hands-on experience on SQL and PL/SQL
- Hands on experience in creating FSD, BRDs – and
those specific to APIs
Nice to have Skills:
- Experience in KYC Applications, specifically
Fenergo application.
- Knowledge of BPMN tools e.g. Camunda
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please
select up to 4 skills)
Ability to synthetize /
simplify
Ability to deliver / Results driven
Attention to detail / rigor
Creativity & Innovation / Problem solving
Transversal Skills: (Please
select up to 5 skills)
Ability to anticipate
business / strategic evolution
Ability to understand,
explain and support change
Ability to develop others
& improve their skills
Ability to set up relevant
performance indicators
Analytical Ability
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 12 years
About
BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is
a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank
with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai,
and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services
three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment
Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving
innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000
employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
About
BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European
Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in
65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in
Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity:
Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial &
personal banking and several specialized businesses including
BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection
Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate
& Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients.
Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its
clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate
and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions
spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe,
BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and
Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal
banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern
Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading
platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as
well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas
has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its
activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable
future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability
Commitment
to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity
and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are
valued, respected, and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit
Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal
employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but
not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation,
ethnicity, race, color, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental
or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly
believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in
serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
About
Business line/Function:
CIB Client Management IT has a focus on developing
and maintaining applications which provides services to Client Lifecycle
management, Due Diligence /KYC and Referential Operations teams and business
users.
Application landscape includes projects that are a
mix of established, under transition and completely new platforms.
Agile and DevSecOps practices are widely used.
