FS Business Analysis, Assoc. Manager

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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Lead the Business Analysis function for FinTech products and services, managing a team of business analysts and acting as the key link between business and technology teams. Drive business requirements analysis, roadmap planning, and solution definition to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives aligned with company objectives. Collaborate closely with architecture, technical, finance, and external partners to define business needs, develop requirements and user stories, support Agile delivery, and ensure end-to-end realization of business benefits across product development initiatives.

Who you are

Role:

• Managing a team of business analysts for fintech products and services.
• Provide consultation service for Business Units with the support of the Architecture and Technical Domain teams.
• Actively participate in the IT business roadmap planning activities, by supporting the business departments in creating a feasible roadmap that is in alignment with the company’s strategy and main goals.
• Ensures E2E responsibility for the business goals to be met by the project’s deliverables. Understands the requirement and provides technical background information on the existing capabilities.
• Collect business goals and agree on the deliverable benefits of the requirements to provide best concept and solution for a requirement.
• Actively cooperates with contacts both within Technology (local, regional, global) internal and external SPOCs.
• Interacts with Solution Architects and Technical domains / testing team during the project lifecycle to achieve best solution for the company.
• Supports the Agile methodology by identifying developments suitable for squad operation.
• Creates Request For Proposal /EPIC/User Story material.
• Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to elicit functional requirements, flowcharts, modelling those requirements in an organized manner
• Provide coaching and institutional knowledge to all stakeholders to ensure that all relevant information is understood and explainable.
• Work closely with finance /Insights team to reach to best reporting model.
• Maintain all product development plan [Technical and business ] with internal and external vendors.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• 6+ years in business analysis or equivalent
• Excellent knowledge of the agile methodology
• Excellent knowledge of the banking sector (Wallets, Payments & Banking products)
• Proven experience in eliciting requirements
• Experience in analysing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills in English
• Strong project management skills and multitasking.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PSPO, Certified SAFe® Product Owner (PO)) is plus
• Ability to write concise and clear
• Ability to lead and actively participate in team and client meetings

Must have technical/professional qualifications:

• Engineering graduate

• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and efficiently

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal,
• Excellent time management with a strong sense of urgency.

• Strong relationship building skills.
• Innovative and decision-making skills
• Conflict management.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.