Senior Business Analyst - Card Payments/Merchant Acquring - Contract - URGENT!

Senior Business Analyst - Card Payments/Acquiring - Contract - URGENT!

My client, a leading a payments giant is looking to hire a strong Business Analyst from a payments acquiring and authorisation background. MUST HAVE CARD PAYMENTS/MERCHANT ACQUIRING EXPERIENCE.

This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to meticulously document requirements, empowering our technical teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and document business requirements, identifying current business needs and recommending solutions.
• Create detailed data mapping from source to target systems, ensuring clarity and precision.
• Evaluate client requirements to determine their compatibility with existing functionalities, define user stories and detailed acceptance criteria for each user story.
• Analyse complex issues and translate them into actionable steps.
• Anticipate post-production implications of delivered requirements and assess impacts on stakeholders.
• Determine stakeholder involvement and assess the effectiveness of implemented solutions.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in Agile methodologies, preferably SAFE, and using JIRA for drafting features and user stories with well-articulated acceptance criteria.
• 5-6 years of business analysis experience, with a proven track record in understanding complex issues and translating them into actionable steps.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal guidance while rapidly adapting to changing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, including clients, developers, testers, and subject matter experts.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with payment industry standards and hands-on experience with authorization and or clearing systems.
• SQL Scripting capabilities, alongside knowledge of financial services or payments.
• Experience in payments and transaction processing, transaction pricing, and scheme fees.
• Experience in transaction workflow modelling and software development support.
• Proactive mindset and a strong eagerness to learn and adapt.