Summit Functional Analyst

Our company was founded in August 2015 and our main objective consists of outsourcing the software development services provided to the European clients of Karalius Group, which unfold their activity in Romania. Another fundamental objective for us is broadening our area of activities, managing to offer our services to other potential interested companies, based in Bucharest.

• Defining and refining business cases in conjunction with the business as part of the Project initiation
• Challenging, capturing and articulating requirements according to the quality standards operating within the team
• Assess impact of the implemented change to our downstream systems
• Based on the business requirements, creating a Functional Solution Document and getting sign-off from the respective stakeholders
• Pro-active in identifying cost effective solutions to business problems
• Liaising with all parties (Business Analysts, Operation team, IT delivery team) involved to ensure successful delivery
• Walk through the proposed solution the development and QA teams
• Assisting and supporting QAT and UAT
• Ensuring agreed analysis deliverables are prepared according to deadline of the projects
• Mediating and resolving issues as and when they arise
• Close co-operation with other teams in the Bank to ensure strategic initiatives are leveraged
• Identifying areas where we can improve the analysis and delivery capabilities of the wider team
• Previous Summit functional experience, as an analyst or QA engineer, on either the core product or an existing client’s implementation.
• Solid knowledge of the analysis processes part of software delivery
• Beneficial to have understanding of financial products and high level risk management principles
• Comfortable working within a full project life cycle from initiation through to delivery
• Experience of liaison with other departments (i.e. business units, infrastructure teams, audit) across multiple countries
• Experience in identifying and documenting client technical needs, internal structures, procedures, workflows and systems
Proven track record of delivering projects in a challenging environment
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Flexible - keen to learn new technologies and to extend business domain knowledge
• Good problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable success in meeting deadlines and operating with clients and vendors

• The key objective of this role is to bridge the gap between the client’s needs and the technical delivery team and to help successfully deliver projects within this diverse and challenging space. The Functional Analyst will be heavily involved at all stages of the software delivery lifecycle from initial scoping and planning exercises through to the detailed analysis and collaboration with the development team to deliver working software.
• The Functional Analyst will be required to work effectively with the business users, the IT Project Manager and other Business and Functional Analysts within the OTC Derivatives space to successfully deliver the projects. 
• The role requires an enthusiastic, pragmatic self-starter who wants to solve problems by delivering quality and cost-effective solutions through the employment of excellent business analysis techniques and functional domain knowledge.

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, based on qualifications and experience;
• Possibilities of promotion and development of a career plan;
• A modern working environment: open, informal, fun and start-up atmosphere;