Want to join Azqore, named "Best Core-Banking Platform" 2024? 

A subsidiary of Indosuez Wealth Management, the wealth management arm of the Crédit Agricole Group, and Capgemini, Azqore is an international company specializing in Information Systems outsourcing and Banking Operations Processing for private banking players. 

We provide our customers with an Integrated Information System (S2i), and a full range of digital banking products and services. 

We also handle our customers' back office operations from two hubs, in Switzerland and Singapore. By 2020, Azqore will have 200 billion (CHF) in assets under management, represented by some thirty banks. 

Our Banking Operations department stands out for the excellence of its unique tailor-made service, recognized by customers and the market alike. Nearly 200 employees work closely together in Switzerland and Singapore to handle the banking operations of demanding customers. 

At the heart of our strategy, we are looking for a Business Analyst with strong expertise in payment projects.

🤓 The team

You will be part of the Payment team of 20 employees. 

Team is composed of the Manager + 8 software engineers (Cobol & Java) + 2 Tech lead + 2 Project Managers + 7 Business Analysts (in charge of the tests also).

You will also liaise with a part of the technical teams based in our Singapore & Portugal offices.

👨‍🔧 Your responsibilities

The Business Analyst works in liaison with business stakeholders to understand business problems and opportunities in the context of translating complex business needs into technology supported business solutions and recommend solutions that enable to achieve business goals.

He/she contributes to the development and execution of the project plan and is therefore involved throughout the project life cycle, from functional definition, analysis and design, testing and deployment. He/she is fully aligned with Off-shore Technical BA to support project requirements.

Within this role, he/she will be closely working with customers, team colleagues, projects managers, delivery managers and technical experts to define and deliver Core Banking solutions in different Private Banking business areas.

Here are the different activities:

• Lead engagement with the client/business to gather, analyse, refine and document business requirements for delivering the business solution
• Analysis of customers' business requests, definition of needs and translate them into functional specifications
• Lead workshops, brain storming sessions and joint development workshops to define/design & deliver specification such as use cases & user stories
• Work with Technical Expert to ensure full accountability of the PDS (Product Detailed specifications). Provide clarifications to project tream during the development phase of the project to any queries pertaining to business and functional specifications.
• Arrange and chair meeting with business stakeholders and technology teams to ensure new requirements are understood, complete and accurate.
• Recommend changes to client in business processes to align with proposed Core Banking System’s processes and to maximize the benefits from the proposed solution
• Ownership of Artifacts & Collaborative documentation across all phases of project life cycle
• As part of the development of the project plan, contribute by providing workload estimates
• Contribute to preparation of Test Strategy and Test Plan (functional, regression, peripheral testing)
• Prepare and perform functional testing to support UAT. Arbitration of defects - validation against signed-off requirements and assignment to respective teams.
• Contribute to post Go-live checks covering core and external systems impacted.
• Contribute to the realization of entrusted projects
• Support clients throughout the project phases (requirement gathering, tests, deployment, presentations ...)
• Define and develop various services around/for the products and develop the competency required.

🧙‍♂️ Your core competencies

• Bachelors or Masters degree in IT
• Experience in banking environment
• First Business Analysis experience on payment / cash management
• Technology acquaintance : COBOL, SQL, APIs & Digital Banking
• Relevant knowledge in Operations (back & middle office):
  o Financial Messaging - Payments incl.
  o ISO 20022 migration for payment flows (SEPA/SIC/SWIFT/Singapore MEPS/HK, …)
  o PSD2 payments API’s
  o Fraud detection for payments
  o Payment cards management

• You have good communication skills and can adapt to different hierarchical levels. You will be in contact with our customers, so you will be able to deliver a high level of quality.

• You are autonomous, tenacious and rigorous. Boredom won't be part of your day, but you need to know how to organize yourself to manage the multiple issues underway.

• You are recognized for your ability to synthesize and develop the most efficient path (process/data) to reach an objective
  
  

💥 Benefits

• Generous healthcare contribution (300 CHF/month).
• 27 days of annual leave for work-life balance.
• Attractive pension plan.
• Collaboration with international teams based in Geneva, Lausanne, Singapore, India and Portugal.
• Opportunities for professional development within Azqore and the Crédit Agricole Group
• Ongoing training
• Stimulating projects in a constantly evolving sector
• Home office (100 days/year for Swiss residents - 88 days/year for others)

🎯 About the recruitment process?

• As Talent Acquisition Manager, I will contact you for an initial discussion.
• If we decide (you & me) to go ahead with the process, you'll have a meeting with the manager.
• Taking the next step in the process? An HR interview is waiting to get to know you better.
• You will also complete a test on your motivational levers (PULSIONS) if you progress to the final selection process.

👩‍🦯 Inclusion and diversity

Acting every day in the interests of our customers and society, we are a group committed to diversity in all its forms and to inclusion.

We are committed to combating cognitive bias, and train our managers accordingly.

As a company operating in the IT sector, which suffers from a structural lack of female representation, we attach particular importance to developing the gender mix of our teams.
All our positions are open to people with disabilities.
We're not looking for a standard profile, we're looking to identify your unique talent.