Job Description: Payments Business Analyst
Location: Sydney
Role type: Contract 12 months
Core Responsibilities:

Requirements Gathering: Facilitate the gathering and definition of requirements between business, strategy, and technology partners to support the delivery of strategic solutions that achieve necessary business outcomes.
Industry Standards: Possess detailed knowledge of ISO 20022 messaging formats and industry standards.
Payments Systems: Have experience with payments systems such as SWIFT, ISO, IMT, RTGS, STP, and GPP.
Agile Methodologies: Utilize Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Business Genetics, Jira) to ensure efficient and effective project delivery.
Strategic Influence: Influence business and technology investment decisions through the interpretation and alignment of business and technology strategies.
Stakeholder Management: Build, influence, and manage stakeholder relationships (both internal and external) to support business outcomes and adhere to group architecture standards.
Architectural Consultation: Consult with architects, system owners, and other stakeholders to understand affected systems, processes, and constraints, and develop options to meet business objectives and requirements.

Experience Required:

Business and Technical Analysis: Advanced experience in business and technical analysis, including payments-related projects (ideally involving cross-border and high-value payments).
Industry Initiatives: Extensive experience with current payments industry initiatives, such as ISO 20022 migration, RTGS, cross-border payments, and NPP.
Payments Messaging Standards: Advanced knowledge of payments messaging standards, including ISO 20022 and MT messaging formats, and expertise in data mapping per these standards.
Lifecycle Understanding: Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of high-value payments.
XML/XSD Knowledge: Proficiency in XML and XSD, with an understanding of how ISO 20022 changes impact systems.
Software Delivery Lifecycle: Experience in the software and solution delivery lifecycle, particularly in payments-related projects involving complex integration.
Agile Team Experience: Proven experience working in Agile teams.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to independently manage business stakeholders and facilitate requirements workshops.
Agile Business Analysis Techniques: Advanced knowledge of Agile business analysis processes and techniques, including user stories, epics, use cases, and business process modeling.

Key Skills:

ISO 20022 Messaging Formats
SWIFT, ISO, IMT, RTGS, STP, GPP
Agile Methodologies (Business Genetics, Jira)
Stakeholder Management
Cross-Border and High-Value Payments
XML/XSD
Software Delivery Lifecycle
Business Analysis Techniques (User Stories, Epics, Use Cases, Business Process Modeling)

This job description outlines the core responsibilities and required experience for the Payments Business Analyst role based in Sydney. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payments systems, ISO 20022 messaging standards, and Agile methodologies, with proven experience in managing stakeholders and delivering complex technology-enabled project
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