The Business Analysis Group Manager is a senior management-level position responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical and understandable way in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning.
Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple teams of business analysts supporting multiple systems or over a business analysis functional area (depending on size of business) with responsibilities including work allocation, budget and planning, performance evaluation, compensation, staffing and other duties as assigned
- Provide technical leadership and expertise to ensure the efficient design, development and implementation and to ensure essential procedures are followed
- Develop strategy and guidelines for appropriate staffing requirements, exercising control over resources, budget management and planning and contributing to defining standards
- Resolve issues that have impact beyond own area and apply in-depth understanding of business analysis concepts and procedures and basic knowledge of other areas
- Work as a team to achieve objectives and influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, communicating with external parties as needed
- Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of information in complicated, unique and dynamic situations, drawing on diverse range of internal and external sources
- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated leadership
- Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Proven interpersonal skills with ability to partner and influence across organizational lines
- Proven ability of using complex analytical, interpretive and problem-solving techniques
Education:
- Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master's degree preferred
- Lead requirements gathering, gap analysis, and solution design for Alternatives (hedge funds, private equity, real estate, infrastructure) and Mutual Fund platforms across front, middle, and back office.
- Translate complex business needs from product specialists, relationship managers, operations and product owners into precise functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Drive end-to-end business analysis for fund onboarding, subscription/redemption processing, NAV reconciliation, capital calls, and distribution workflows.
- Partner with technology, operations, compliance, and legal to deliver regulatory change programs .
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and process mapping sessions to document current-state and design future-state operating models.
- Develop and maintain detailed business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, data flow diagrams, and process maps.
- Define and execute UAT strategies; coordinate testing cycles with business users and sign off on deliverables.
- Serve as subject matter expert on alternative investment structures and mutual fund mechanics .
- Manage and mentor junior business analysts; establish BA best practices and standards within the team.
- Produce executive-level presentations, business cases, and impact assessments for senior leadership and steering committees.
- Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory developments to proactively identify business opportunities and risks.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Business Analysis / Client Services
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Time Type:
Full time
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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