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Position: Business & Product Analyst

Grade: 10 (for internal candidates)

The Location: Islamabad

Number of positions: 2

The Team: Leads initiatives to analyze business problems to be solved with integrated long term solutions. Provides product and content expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing solutions that solve and address inefficient processes and legacy practices that constrain customer migration to newer products. Provides an integrated portfolio management view of projects as well as the management of Product Analyst resources assigned to those projects, while viewing projects and their associated requirements in a strategic manner. Provides support of multi-functional efforts to identify, interpret and produce recommendations based on product needs. Ensures that policies and procedures align with corporate vision.

The Impact: 

Has a base of knowledge of the following S&P Global-wide models, tools and applications, in support of our initiatives and projects:

Analytical models Data query tools and distribution hubs (IPD, SDL, SQL etc) Internal and external products and platforms.

Has knowledge of 4 or more of the following:

• Standard requirements gathering and analysis
• Process Mapping
• Data flow diagrams
• Standard BA lifecycle
• BPM (Business Process Management)
• Requirements Management / Planning (Prioritization, Change Control)
• How to work with large, complex transactional database systems and usage cubes as well as having strong familiarity with MS-Excel macros and MS-Access

Has comprehensive knowledge and experience in at least 1 of the following and general understanding of other areas:

• Fixed Income Content, Analysis and Use
• Equity Content, Analysis and Use
• Corporate Credit Analysis
• Ratings Process
• Finance/Accounting

What’s in it for you:

Problem Solving

Has strong math/statistics skills and familiarity with their use in financial analytics and ML models.

Must be able to work within cycles of parallel activities (e.g. Business Analysis life cycle, project management life cycle, business process management and IT Engineering life cycle).

Must be able to manage multiple requests and deliver high-quality results in a consistent manner.

Interactions

Works within own team and other teams.

Networks with senior internal and external personnel in area of expertise.

This role has the potential to evolve into leading a team of BA’s or a transition into Product Management.

Typical Scope & Impact

Contributes to the achievement of team and Enterprise Project Office objectives.

Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of cross product interaction, dependencies and enterprise data requires evaluation.

Responsibilities:

• Gathers/analyzes/documents business and data requirements leading to the development of business solution features and epics; thorough requirements solicitation, including techniques such as use case writing, hosting JAD/JAR sessions, persona development, user segmentation.
• Supports the development of internal workflow design through systems, new and revised procedures and product designs. Optimises processes through applying Lean/Six Sigma and value mapping techniques.
• Supports the establishment of change programs by facilitating visioning sessions with internal users and producing associated Vision documents. Drives change programs to promote adoption of new and revised processes and procedures.
• Applies project management techniques.
• Defines and manages governance activities that are specific to the Desktop. Manages the effects and impacts of requested changes to established projects, systems and applications, as well as the identification and communication of project risks. Examples include: addition of new fields; dependency management; risk management/health reporting.
• Develops expertise in Agile Software Development Life Cycle terminology and methodology, and stays abreast of developments in BA tools workspace. Leads the implementation of new techniques as and when required outside the Agile framework.
• Assists with the governance of implementation of data requirements as a point of liaison between the Data Governance team and the ARTs. Understands the purpose for which new fields will be used. Example: addition of new fields.
• Assists in the testing of products from an end-user perspective as well as in the creation of training materials and support documentation. Assists with the creation of release management collateral. Populates an internal knowledge base with collateral repeatedly requested from the BA team.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications:

BA / BS degree in a related area such as finance, economics, information technology, or business, as well as work toward Business Analyst certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of related BA experience.

Return to Work:

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return-to-Work initiative (link to career site page when available), we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace

About Company Statement:

At S&P Global, we don’t give you intelligence—we give you essential intelligence. The essential intelligence you need to make decisions with conviction. We’re the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets. Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and S&P Global Platts. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to:  and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
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