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Business Analyst

  • IRESS
  • Full-Time
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 · 4 yrs

Role Overview: Business Analyst for Iress (FinTech), wealth management product and services provided to major banks and financial institutions within Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada and South Africa. In my role as a business analyst, I am involved in various initiatives for Iress’ product Xplan

Lead Business Analyst (Compliance Projects)

–General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance: Analysed various modules within Iress’ product Xplan to ensure the product’s adherence to GDPR rules and regulations

–Regulatory Compliance: Created reports from Xplan on key regulatory indicators based on guidelines provided by the Royal Commission for Iress’ regulatory product Lumen.

–Data Streaming Service: Responsible for analysing and providing key data points from Xplan for Iress’ data streaming service to capture change events from Xplan so a secondary data store can be build. The data is stored in a normalised view and allows the end user the ability create business intelligence dashboards

Secondment Global CRM Initiative

–Global CRM: Collaborated with regional business teams to build an in house CRM Platform. Developed reports and business intelligence using tools such as Power BI and Data Studio for CRM

Responsibilities:

-Defining user journeys based on user personas. Document user journeys and proposed solutions for the inception workshops

-Facilitating workshops and refinement sessions with Agile delivery team and technical leads collating and verifying story requirements and estimates

-Conduct kick-off sessions on user stories with the development team for a clear understanding on acceptance criteria

-Conduct functional reviews with team in readiness for a showcase with key stakeholders

-Participate in Agile ceremonies such as stand ups, showcases, retrospectives

-Undertaking research and analysis to decide the best path forward and shaping business cases.

Business Analyst

  • ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V.
  • Full-Time
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

?Partnered cross-functionally with Finance, Operations and the Change teams shaping continuous process improvements to meet changing legal and compliance needs for market regulators in the APAC region. Working in a context of very tight deadlines, competing and conflicting priorities.
?Led daily stand-ups, spring planning and estimations. Trained business users and coordinated user acceptance testing. Coached and supported the IT team on end-to-end delivery of products.

Senior Test Analyst

  • ASX
  • Full-Time
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016 · 8 mos

Project Intern

  • Emirates
  • Full-Time
  • Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 · 7 mos

-Internship as part of my Masters in International Business?
-Competitor analysis and research for current and potential markets concerning airfare, fuel surcharges, and passenger volumes. Providing detailed reports.
-Market share monitoring (MIDT) and review of Emirates and industry market share development
-Turnover and potential analysis of key account figures
-Business improvement, including the development of a key template that collated flight information from different carriers across destinations in five regions for comparison with Emirates

Project Management Intern

  • Consileon
  • Full-Time
  • Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2015 · 5 mos

?Deutshe Borse internship, as part of my Masters in International Business ?
Provided support in creating test plans for various key projects. Worked on an ongoing automation strategy framework presentation – identifying and comparing automation tools for the solution. Worked closely with the in-house automation team in creating the proof of concept.

Internship

  • Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
  • Full-Time
  • Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014 · 4 mos

Senior Test Analyst

  • ASX
  • Full-Time
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013 · 6 mos

Quality Analyst

  • Macquarie Group
  • Full-Time
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Feb 2006 - Jan 2013 · 7 yrs

Quality Assurance Test Lead

  • TSYS
  • Full-Time
  • Columbus, Georgia Area
  • May 2004 - Nov 2005 · 1 yr 7 mos

Senior Test Consultant

  • John Deere
  • Full-Time
  • Des Moines, Iowa Area
  • Mar 2003 - Oct 2003 · 8 mos

Test Team Lead

  • Y-Point
  • Full-Time
  • Hazlet, New Jersey
  • Feb 1999 - Mar 2002 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Managed an on-shore, offshore team of over 10 testers.
• Coordinated with the Project Manager, Development and Content Management teams to provide estimates required for testing, reporting and tracking of defects.
• Created Automated Test Strategy Plan for automating regression scripts.
• Test Management of various Deutsche Bank and Citicorp projects (including status tracking and reporting.

Software Test Engineer

  • AT&T
  • Full-Time
  • NJ, USA
  • Feb 1998 - Jan 1999 · 1 yr

as Test Engineer (Consultant), conducted Y2K testing of AT&T’s circuits provisioning platform for the company’s business clientele. Acted as resource backup for CMM Level 2 auditions.

Test Engineer

  • Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovations
  • Full-Time
  • NJ, USA
  • Sep 1996 - Jan 1998 · 1 yr 5 mos

Executed test cases on the company’s trouble-ticketing system for lodging complaints received from clients nationwide. Simulated data transfer between two systems to verify synchronization of various data elements.

Senior Business Analyst

  • knowis AG
  • Aug 2021 - Present

Role Overview: Senior Business Analyst for knowis, credit management and banking solutions provided to major banks in Germany. In my role as a business analyst, I am involved in product implementation projects of knowis’ banking digital platform

Projects:

  • Implemented a Know Your Customer (KYC) solution for Aareal Bank using knowis technology and banking platform
  • Assisted in creating proof of concept prototypes for prospective clients based on specific requirements gathered for treasury and managing credit risk
  • Set the scene for design sprints by presenting lightning demos to stakeholders. Actively involved in design sprints to create knowis’ unique project led sales customer journey
  • Lead Business Analyst community of practice for establishing process improvement initiatives

Senior Business Analyst

  • knowis AG
  • Aug 2021 - Present

Role Overview: Senior Business Analyst for knowis, credit management and banking solutions provided to major banks in Germany. In my role as a business analyst, I am involved in product implementation projects of knowis’ banking digital platform

Projects:

  • Implemented a Know Your Customer (KYC) solution for Aareal Bank using knowis technology and banking platform
  • Assisted in creating proof of concept prototypes for prospective clients based on specific requirements gathered for treasury and managing credit risk
  • Set the scene for design sprints by presenting lightning demos to stakeholders. Actively involved in design sprints to create knowis’ unique project led sales customer journey
  • Lead Business Analyst community of practice for establishing process improvement initiatives

Degree Programs

Master of Arts – MA, International Business

  • Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
  • 2013 - 2015

Product Management Certificate, Product Management

  • Product School
  • Mar 2022

Master of Arts – MA, German Language and Literature

  • Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya

High School

  • Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls School

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