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Join Us as a Senior Business Analyst!
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst with over 8 years of proven expertise in the financial sector and services industry. At Smartera 3S Solutions and Systems, we leverage technology trends to resolve business challenges and deliver value.

Location: Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
• Analyze complex financial business requirements and identify optimization opportunities.
• Prepare and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), user stories, and process flows.
• Perform AS-IS and TO-BE analysis and gap assessments.
• Collaborate closely with IT, development, QA, and product teams for successful solution delivery.
• Support regulatory and compliance initiatives within financial services.
• Conduct impact analysis for system enhancements and new implementations.
• Participate in UAT planning, execution, and sign-off.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.
• Provide data analysis and reporting insights for decision-making.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in financial systems and services.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial products and core banking systems.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio/Lucidchart.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis.

Preferred Technical Skills:

• SQL knowledge for data analysis and validation.
• Experience with APIs and system integrations.
• Familiarity with digital banking or payment systems.

Core Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Leadership and mentoring abilities.
• High attention to detail.

Overview: As a Senior Business Analyst Specialist at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), you will play a critical role in analyzing complex systems and providing innovative solutions to improve business processes. Located at IsDB HQ in Jeddah, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the enhancement of our technological landscape and directly support internal clients in meeting their requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform business analysis, clarifying and translating business requirements into functional and technical requirements.
• Conduct workshops with stakeholders to assess current capabilities and identify areas for improvement.
• Support decision-making through options analysis and technical assessments.
• Coordination of changes and enhancements, ensuring documentation and quality assurance across projects.
• Engage in user acceptance testing and produce user manuals aligned with changes.
• Continuously suggest enhancements to streamline business processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in an IT environment with a focus on business analysis.
• Fluent in English (Arabic and French preferred).

Skills:

• Knowledge of SAP and collaboration platforms.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Join us in shaping the future of development through innovative solutions!

Join a Leading Company as a Senior Business Analyst!
We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst with over 8 years of proven experience in the financial sector and services industry to join the team at Smartera 3S Solutions and Systems in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
• Analyze complex financial business requirements and processes and identify optimization opportunities.
• Prepare and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), user stories, and process flows.
• Perform AS-IS and TO-BE analysis and gap assessments.
• Collaborate closely with IT, development, QA, and product teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Support regulatory and compliance-related initiatives within financial services.
• Conduct impact analysis for system enhancements and new implementations.
• Participate in UAT planning, execution, and sign-off.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.
• Provide data analysis and reporting insights to support decision-making.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in financial systems and services.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven experience in banking, financial services, fintech, or related financial domain.
• Strong understanding of financial products such as loans, payments, cards, treasury, and risk.
• Experience working with core banking systems or financial platforms.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Visio/Lucidchart.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and data analysis.

Preferred Technical Skills:

• SQL knowledge for data analysis and validation.
• Experience with APIs and system integrations.
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements (*, AML, KYC, IFRS, Basel, etc.).
• Experience with reporting tools like Power BI and Tableau.
• Familiarity with digital banking or payment systems.
• Core Banking Experience.

Core Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Leadership and mentoring abilities.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.