Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a structured and highly organized business analyst to provide integrated planning, requirements traceability and testing coordination across our Payments Business Risk and Resiliency Programs. The role will support SWIFT resiliency  and other resiliency programdelivery ,anomaly detection and payment traceability with particular responsibility for maintaining plans, test governance, evidence, defects, readiness and cross-workstream dependencies.

Why this role is important to us?

The three workstreams share applications, data, controls, technology dependencies and operational stakeholders. A dedicated planning and testing role will help ensure that requirements are covered, test activity is coordinated, evidence is complete and go-live decisions are based on transparent readiness criteria.

Join us if contributing to Payments Business Risk and Resiliency Programs is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

• Maintain the integrated project plan, milestone schedule, dependency log, RAID log, decision log and cross-workstream action tracker.
• Support conversion of BRDs and charter commitments into deliverables, requirements traceability matrices, user-story coverage and acceptance criteria.
• Develop the integrated test strategy and detailed plans for functional, integration, regression, UAT, operational readiness, resilience and cutover testing.
• Coordinate test environments, data, users, scripts, execution windows, entry and exit criteria, evidence standards and sign-off checkpoints.
• Maintain test cases linking Swift resiliency fail overs, anomaly rules, traceability lifecycle scenarios, access controls, dashboards, alerts, case management and other resilience scenarios to requirements.
• Manage defect logging, severity assessment, ownership, ageing, retesting and transparent reporting to workstream leads and governance forums.
• Coordinate end-to-end scenarios covering payment creation, screening, anomaly decisioning, holds, repair, market ACK/NACK, client communication and audit evidence.
• Support volume, cut-off, high-alert, access-control, failover and recovery test planning with Technology and Operations.
• Maintain go-live readiness checklists covering procedures, training, communication, access, support, controls, monitoring, data quality, outstanding risks and contingency plans.
• Prepare concise status reporting, test metrics and recommendations for go-live or remediation decisions.

What we value:

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Strong planning, testing, PMO or business analysis experience in a controlled financial-services environment.
• Ability to manage detailed requirements, test evidence, defects, dependencies and reporting across multiple workstreams.
• Understanding of payment processing, operational controls or technology delivery is highly desirable.
• Strong Excel, Jira or equivalent workflow-tool, documentation and presentation skills.
• Excellent organisation, follow-through, stakeholder coordination and attention to detail.

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, technology or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in project planning, business analysis, testing or PMO delivery.
• Testing, Agile, project management or business analysis certification is advantageous.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we make our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we have helped our clients safeguard and steward investments, providing investment servicing, data and analytics, investment research and trading, and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make every effort to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive and vary by location. You will have access to flexible work arrangements, development programmes and educational support designed to help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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