Cross Divisional Projects & Architecture, Regional Specialist, Senior Business Analyst, Executive Director – Mumbai recruitment
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The Mumbai Technology team is responsible for supporting application and infrastructure needs across the Mumbai office for all Business Units – Equities, FICC, Federation, GSAM, IBD and GIR. The on-site team leverages the broader regional teams in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangalore for projects and day to day support.
The Cross Divisional Projects Architecture (“XDIV”) team, often described as an internal management consulting group, oversees projects involving some of the most complex business challenges that we face. XDIV also serves as the custodian of the firm’s
functional architecture and oversees all changes to the books and records of the firm. The team has personnel based in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangalore, Mumbai and Seoul. Although the department is housed within Technology, an application development or programming background is not a prerequisite.
The candidate would report to the Mumbai Technology manager locally and regionally to the XDIV manager. Candidate should have an overall hands-on project management experience of 8 or more years in financial industry with exposure to broker-dealer and investment banking businesses. Candidate would be required to work closely with Senior Business management, Compliance, Operations, Controllers and other departments on active business initiatives that require Technology build or support. As a business analyst in XDIV, the candidate will get a close, hands-on look at the business to examine their needs and, working with a project team, be responsible for defining, designing and managing the implementation of solutions.
The candidate will be responsible for the assessment, prioritization, implementation and review of large scale, cross divisional initiatives that span the India business. These projects include enabling new businesses and products, responding to industry and regulatory driven initiatives as well as implementing internal efficiency and control improvements.
Responibilities:
The role involves participating in all tasks described below, together with other team members. Daily tasks would include :
- Oversight for all active Mumbai business, Regulatory and Operational initiatives which will have impact across the Federation
- Conduct Feasibility Studies for all new Business Initiatives to understand overall Federation impact and resourcing availability. This will usually consist of working across areas such as Legal, Compliance, Finance, Technology, Operations
- Participate in senior leadership meetings such as the new products corporate governance process and the Asia projects prioritization process to introduce and update on new Mumbai initiatives
- Lead execution efforts, drive decision-making and program management including program approach, milestones, deliverables
and timeline - Interface with Regulators and Auditors on audits and inspections
- Oversee program risks, issues and determine mitigation approach
- Coordinate global releases that affect the region
- Take ownership for the current regional architecture and drive the creation of the blue-print Functional Architecture for the region
across the applicable business lines - Opportunistically drive the technology architecture for the region towards the firm’s strategic architecture, to ensure we provide forthe right balance between business expansion and technology scalability operational controls
This role is very visible and involves interaction with senior management across the Securities business and also the Federation. At the same time, the candidate will interface with local and global technology teams, trading desks and federation users in Mumbai/Bangalore/Tokyo/Hong Kong/Singapore. The candidate will be expected to come up to speed quickly and work on key tasks related to ongoing projects across all
businesses in the Mumbai office.
Development Prospects
The XDIV role is highly visible both across the Federation and Revenue divisions as well as within and outside of India. The candidate will learn the various business functions of the firm, some in great detail. The candidate will build upon business analyst and project management competencies and employ skills in a challenging and dynamic environment. An employee who succeeds in this role has opportunities throughout the firm both in Technology as well as in other areas of the firm. XDIV plays a leading role in most all firmwide initiatives in every major GS office globally.
SKILL / EXPERIENCE
Mandatory:
- 8 or more years of relevant experience in business analysis and/or project management within the financial services industry
- Understanding and experience of project management from initiation to implementation (risk/issue management, projectcommunication, project governance)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, solid presentation skill
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to conceptualize and distil issues quickly
- A self-starter; highly efficient and organized, with an enquiring mind
- Ability to work in a flexible, team-oriented environment, strong negotiation and people skill
- Excellent at multi-tasking and prioritizing own work schedule
- Knowledge of financial services and products and strong knowledge of the India Securities market
- Organizational awareness and the ability to articulate positions in order to influence senior stakeholders
The candidate must have extensive experience in working on projects involving multiple stakeholders across the region. He/she should be able to drive initiatives and build consensus at a broad range of levels of the organization.
Preferred
- In-depth knowledge of the Indian Asset Management industry will be beneficial
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