The Data Architecture Sr Manager accomplishes results through the management of professional team(s) and department(s). Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Contributes to standards around which others will operate
 

Job Background/context:

• Mid-level/Senior BA with strong functional/business analysis skills with around 11+ years of experience to work with Private Bank technology group
• This role may report to the senior development/delivery manager based anywhere in Pune or Canada or US or Warsaw or Shanghai or elsewhere
• Candidate should be able to work independently and should be self-motivated
• Candidate might be required to work with vendors or third parties in joint delivery teams
• The role requires application of functional skills and knowledge of the business to develop solutions to meet business needs
• As part of large, geographically distributed team(s), the candidate  may have to manage stakeholders across multiple functional areas
• The position requires analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex material, technical or business or otherwise, from multiple sources

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and prepare requirements/use case from business needs and document as User Stories in JIRA
• Maintain project documentation in Confluence.
• Conduct Requirement Kick Offs and Dev Boxes for the Tech teams.
• Analyze and understand data flows across various upstream and downstream applications
• Must be proficient in analyzing complex issues and provide resolution
• Must be self-motivated and self-starter
• Support the various branch business groups and external systems during the UAT phase of the rollouts.
• Coordinate with teams located in various geos to ensure correct understanding of Business requirements
• Able to write complex SQL queries , assist technical teams in analyzing issues and translate requirements
• Have basic understanding of APIs and tools like Postman/SOAP UI.
• Perform the role of Scrum Master
• Manage resourcing and funding for the projects/programs
• Perform happy-path testing activities
• Utilize query tools to confirm data quality and investigate questions
• Play a consultative role to business partners and continuously seek out and propose creative solutions and innovative technology ideas to meet business goals
• Build a deep understanding of CPB business, products, processes, data, and provide a business perspective to project team
• Manage timelines, milestones and streams related to own projects
• Track, resolve and escalate issues for own projects while keeping relevant stakeholders informed
• Create effective presentations to be used with business audiences of various levels
• Communicate continually with stakeholders the statuses of deliverables and flag potential risks and delays to successful completion of all projects
• Maintain project deliverables including reporting and tracking statuses using PowerPoint, Excel, Jira and Confluence

Required Skills:

• Experience in Financial Services industry with a focus on Private Banking/Wealth Management
• Engage with internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate these into solution framework
• Able to handle projects independently with minimal supervision
• Should have worked in Agile project methodologies
• Strong knowledge of industry standards for client, account and financial data (ISO, UN, etc.)
• Strong cross-group collaboration and relationship management skills including collaboration with geographically dispersed teams to achieve deliverables
• Strong skills in developing relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders
• Be a team player with good communication skills and the ability to discuss issues and arrive at consensus. Should be able to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Have experience of testing real-time, mission critical systems.
• Have working knowledge of various databases and hands-on experience in SQL/Cypher.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in with 11 or more years’ experience in business / data analysis within a technology area
• Good organizational skills with attention to detail
• Astute analytical skills
• Strong relationship building skills
• Very self-motivated and independent thinker

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Data Architecture

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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