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Senior Business Analyst - Compliance Testing & UAT (12 month contract)

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Job Description

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

"Rethink Everything" is our philosophy - it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Senior Business Analyst - Compliance Testing & UAT (12 month contract)

Within the CORAL strategic transformation program, the Business Analyst will support key Compliance initiatives - primarily in Transaction Monitoring, with additional support to other workstreams if necessary (Client Risk Scoring, Name Screening (SmartKYC), other initiatives).

With the Target Operating Model, solution design, and system integration now complete, the program enters a critical testing cycle: System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), followed by an extended Parallel-run stage.

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong testing leadership capabilities, able to coordinate and execute complex test cycles in close collaboration with Business, IT, vendors, and program governance.

YOUR ROLE

You will ensure that the implemented solution - together with the scenario design and calibration settings - meets business requirements and fully supports the transition to the new Transaction Monitoring platform. The role focuses on test preparation, scenario based testing sequencing, coordination of execution, defect management, and maintaining complete traceability.

Testing Leadership & Coordination

Lead the end to end UAT phase, followed by the parallel run stage, across all workstreams (Data Feeds, Risk Model & Calibration, Workflows, Access Management, Front Office new workflow), ensuring a structured, scenario driven testing cycle.

Ensure business requirements and process flows are fully translated into comprehensive test scenarios and use cases, guaranteeing full end to end traceability across requirements, test cases, results, and defects.

Support UAT preparation, execution, validation and user onboarding, including training, guidance, test preparation, and clarification of expected outcomes.

Coordinate the parallel run phase using production data feeds, providing active support to all stakeholders and ensuring accurate monitoring and documentation of results.

Manage daily test governance meeting, including wrap up sessions, progress reporting, and defect triage, ensuring all defects are clearly documented, prioritized, assigned, and driven to closure with the Project Manager, SMEs, and Technology & Operations teams.

Documentation & Reporting

Maintenance of all test artefacts (plans, cases, logs, defect reports).

Provide regular and structured reporting on progress, risks, blockers, and decisions required, and contribute to operational readiness deliverables ahead of cut over.

Maintenance of dashboards to track volumes, status and risk levels of alerts generated during UAT and parallel run; reconciliation of logs to identify alerts to be investigated further and track resolution

Change Management

Support the adoption of new tools, processes, and operational practices jointly with Compliance's SMEs.

Contribute to training materials, communication packages, and user documentation.

Act as a point of contact during the early lifecycle of new solutions.

Participate to a smooth, controlled, and risk managed go live.

YOUR PROFILE

Proven experience as a Business Analyst, ideally in banking or Compliance domains (TM, CRM, AML related projects).

University degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field.

Relevant certifications such as PMI PBA or CBAP are considered a plus.

Good understanding of Transaction Monitoring and/or AML Client Risk Scoring is an asset.

Demonstrated experience in SIT/UAT coordination, test planning, and validation.

Strong analytical mindset with the ability to challenge processes constructively.

Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to work effectively with Business units, IT, and vendor teams.

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Strong data analytics and IT skills (advanced Excel and Powerpoint a must; additional data analysis and reporting tools a plus).

Fluency in English and French.

Swiss domicile.

Our Maison's DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team , united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison's DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.

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