ion - Senior Business Analyst (contractor), London

• Working knowledge of financial markets, some experience of payments • Working knowledge of typical financial flows and architecture • Understanding of business process modelling • Ability to gather and document business requirements • Understanding of agile methodologies including the creation of epics / user stories and the effective management of backlogs • Stakeholder management • Excellent communication skills; able to represent the team, project and firm in all manner of client situations • Willingness and ability to get “hands-on” as needed; developing detailed specification and numerical examples • Experience with business analysis projects both as an individual and as part of a team • Experience with business analysis in the financial markets environment • Experience working with IT teams to deliver products / solutions • Experience with projects from inception through to delivery • Experience working in an agile environment • ## Who are you? • You want to help clients gain a deep understanding of their business processes and work with them to identify new and improved ways of working • You like to see things through from idea to final product • You keep up with the latest business trends in the market • You keep up with the latest techniques, e.g. Deep Learning, NLP, AI and how they can be used to solve problems, increase productivity • You pay attention to the details • You have the sufficient confidence and credibility to represent Lab49 to the client • You have the ability to understand the client need and articulate that to our internal teams • You have the drive and ability to be successful in new environments and domains. • You actively learn and develop your capabilities through self-study, and your network of peers and expert groups and organizations