Data Product Business Analyst

Company Description

IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.

Job Description

A business unit within IQ-EQ, Asset Owner Solutions (AOS) support both Asset Owners and Asset Managers in their data solutions, providing them with unprecedented access to data and transparency, supported by years of industry know-hows and technological capabilities. Leveraging industry leading technologies such as the IQ-EQ Data Platform and Cosmos, we provide our clients with end-to-end managed data services so that they can understand their portfolio exposure and performance across the entire investment structure.

Responsibilities (how we will measure success)

As Data Product Business Analyst, you will be a crucial part of our data solutions and product strategy. Reporting to Head of Data Solutions, you will be responsible for business and functional requirements analysis and gathering, interacting with internal stakeholders (sales, client delivery, technical product owner, etc.), based on prioritised roadmap items. You will be deemed successful in this role when you can clearly define business requirements and translate them into functional ones that technical users can action upon.

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

• Organize and participate in workshops with relevant business stakeholders to understand and document business requirements
• Deliver Functional Requirement Documents based on defined business requirements to ensure effective implementation by Group Technology
• Own gap analysis exercises to determine ways forward from current to future state
• Maintain a backlog of Business and Functional Requirement Documents to ensure traceability and governance
• Communicate clearly and effectively with both business and technical users on expected outcome and manage expectations accordingly

Key competencies for position and level

• Business and functional requirement analysis
• Gap analysis
• Proactive stakeholder engagement
• Communicates clearly and effectively

Key behaviours we expect to see

In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:

• Can-do attitude
• Resilience
• Proactivity
• Detail orientation

Qualifications

Essential Criteria:

• 6+ years of experiences in product management, project management, implementations, or business analysis, ideally from SaaS/ Financial Services/ FinTech companies
• Great organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable communicating with diverse stakeholders such as sales, client delivery, technical product owner, etc.
  • Can-do attitude, ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Proactive in engaging with stakeholders
  • Clear and effective communication
• Comfortable working across diverse jurisdictions
• Knowledge of end-to-end managed data services from data ingestion to warehousing to reporting, including ETL process, data warehousing leveraging Snowflake or other standard SQL database, and BI tool such as Tableau or PowerBI

Desired Criteria:

• Knowledge of or experience working in a Private Equity / Investor services industry
• Degree in financial or engineering degree

Additional Information

At IQ-EQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations. With a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices.