Business Analyst III

At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments-Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that baances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Position Description

We are seeking someone to join our Sales & Distribution Product Management team as a Product Manager in Advisory & Sales Distribution Technology to support and lead critical business technology projects for Institutional Securities from initial conception and data analysis through to deployment, including requirements gathering, user acceptance testing, planning for deployments and ongoing product ownership. The Sales & Distribution Technology team is responsible for all Institutional Client Relationship Management, Client Intelligence and Sales Revenue business processes - Insights and Analytics, Capture, Enrichment, Reporting, Risk, and Sales Enablement.

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Product Manager/Business Analyst position at the Associate level.

What you'll do in the role:

* Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.

* Analysis and documentation of workflows, processes, systems, data, anomalies, pain points, etc, including detailed current and future state diagrams

* Lead workshops to gather requirements, innovate, brainstorm solutions, and then create functional requirement user stories, including detailed acceptance criteria and coordinating with UX teams for screen mockups and prototypes where required

* Prepare use cases, process maps, data dictionaries and UAT test cases with IT counterparts.

* Prepare documentation, diagrams and recommendation of different solution proposals for executive decision making

* Leverage data to drive product roadmap decisions and prepare a well-organized backlog of user stories, and clearly communicate priorities and ranking

* Prepare change requests and impact analysis on program objectives/goals and squad roadmaps

* Prepare product release notes, reference materials, and coordinate support transition with Production Management teams. Act as escalation and SME to help teams resolve production issues or risks.

* Determine appropriate metrics and business and technical KPI's to measure and track efficacy of solutions

* Review and provide input to fleet and squad updates, communications, execution plan material and other deliverables prepared through the program lead, technical design, configurations

What you'll bring to the role:

* Ability to effectively manage multiple functions and initiatives

* Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to grasp complexities and relationship between issues

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate across a variety of audiences and levels

* Experience in creating process and systems diagrams, writing functional requirements, user documentation, UX mock-up designs, and training materials

* Strong business acumen and the ability to investigate client needs to provide input into the design/solution of system functional enhancements. Ability to consider both hard and soft data for decision making

* Experience working in Agile teams and an understanding of Agile practices

* Proficiency in breaking down requirements into smaller sprint-focused user stories, and experience writing and maintaining a well-organized backlog of user stories with clear priorities and ordering.

* Ability to collaborate with team members and across departments on solutions to address challenges and roadblocks, with a focus on business value and solutions

* Ability to analyze data sets in Excel or other analytical toolsets, present and effectively communicate analysis, and drive solutions with Stakeholders and technology teams is a must.

* Proficiency in data analysis, data visualization tools Eg. SQL/Python/Tableau would be an added plus.

* Curiosity, initiative, and the ability to self-start and run with a challenge are success indicators for this role

* At least 3 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills…