Societe Generale - Senior Business Analyst

Your environment :

- Societe Generale is one of the largest financial services groups in the euro-zone. The Group employs 151,000 people worldwide. Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Pvt. Ltd is the strategic arm of the bank for providing Operations and IT services to the group. SG GSC has evolved to become the 'Global Knowledge Centre' for the Group with a reputation for providing innovative solutions that combine in-depth business knowledge with exceptional technology skills. SG GSC works for multiple business lines including Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, Specialized Financial Services, Retail Banking and Global Investment Management and Services.

Your Role :

Work on application change requests and projects, taking full ownership of the change and all related activities including :

- Requirements gathering

- Solution proposal & Estimation

- Functional specifications & testing

- UAT coordination & User training

- Go live and Post Go live support

- Work closely with the user to understand the requirements and propose optimal solutions.

- Work closely with the technical team to ensure timely and quality delivery of projects.

- Adhere to the defined process through SDLC and PMLC.

- Understand agile practices followed by the team.

- Represent the team in steering committee meetings and provide accurate status on the deliverables to all the stake holders when ever required.

- Work effectively with other team members to imparting functional training and sharing best practices.

- Propose ideas to improve the application functionality and processes.

- Work on Paris or Hong Kong timings based on project requirements.

Your profile :

- Have 0 - 3 years hands on experience in projects as IT business analyst or end user of applications for Investment banks and Capital markets.

- Very good Academic credentials, Major in Finance / Commerce preferable.

- Strong fundamentals in OTC market - trading, risk management, operations and accounting.

Very good knowledge (and experience) in at least one of the following is required :

- Foreign exchange

- OTC Derivatives

- Fixed Income & Money Markets

- Good understanding of SDLC process and agile practices.

- Very good oral and written communication skills.

- Working knowledge of SQL would be an added advantage.

- Certifications in Business analysis, Risk management or market operations would be a plus.

Your career path :

Sr. Business Analyst/Functional Consultant/Application Manager/Principal Consultant