Please send resume in WORD format should you be interested in this Business Analyst position with one of our clients located in New York City, NY. This is a full-time, contract-to-hire role with a salary of $100-115K/year (depending upon experience) plus excellent benefits.
Title: Business Analyst
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $100,000 - $115,000 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) with benefits and PTO or $60 - $65/hr (1099)
Work Environment: HYBRID (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
Term: Contract-to-Hire (3-6 month contract before potential full-time hire)
Bachelor’s degree required: REQUIRED
Referral Fee: $500 - should your referral start with our client
Please send an updated resume in Microsoft Word format
Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned Business Analyst to join our Financial Crimes Risk Management team in supporting the development of a high-impact banking payments risk platform. This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in banking payments processing, risk detection, and financial crimes compliance who is excited to work in a dynamic environment. The Business Analyst will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering and data specialists, to drive platform enhancements and meet the evolving needs of the business.
Responsibilities:
- Leverage expertise in banking payments to define and document business requirements.
- Analyze business challenges and develop actionable insights.
- Create use cases, user personas, and user stories.
- Document business workflows, models, and processes.
- Gather and analyze user feedback to gauge customer satisfaction.
- Prioritize features based on customer feedback, market needs, and trends.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure goal alignment and high-quality product delivery.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform product innovation.
- Develop and track KPIs to drive product decisions and performance enhancements.
- Address product-related inquiries from stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
- 8-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst in commercial banking payments.
- Expertise in bank payment processing technologies (e.g., SWIFT, mobile payments, P2P transfers, online payments).
- Knowledge of regulatory and operational requirements for Money Service Businesses.
- Proficiency in data analysis for product decision-making.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence is preferred.
- Knowledge of KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and compliance technology is a plus.
- CAMS or similar certification is preferred.
