About Us
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. We advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals. 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. We provide you a superior foundation for building a professional career where you can learn, achieve and grow.
Technology/Role/Department at Morgan Stanley
Technology is the key differentiator that ensures that we manage our global businesses and serve clients on a market-leading platform that is resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast and flexible. Technology redefines how we do business in global, complex and dynamic financial markets. We have a large number of award winning technology platforms that help to propel our Firm's businesses to be the top in the market. We have built strong techno-functional teams which partner with our offices globally taking global ownership of systems and products. We have a vibrant and diverse mix of technologists working on different technologies and functional domains. There is a large focus on innovation, inclusion, giving back to the community and sharing knowledge.
The Firmwide Data Office (FDO) is a group within Cyber Data Risk and Resiliency Division that focuses on data as a key priority of Morgan Stanley's overall Strategy. FDO develops common principles for ownership, distribution and consumption of data, tooling and standards for data accessibility, a framework for governing data and help address data architecture and data quality issues for new and existing initiatives at the firm by collaborating heavily with various business units and technology functions in the firm.
Position Description
This Business Analyst position is for a technical product used by development teams across the firm to catalog their technical system metadata into the Firmwide Data Catalog within the SDLC process. The capabilities of the product enable several data governance outcomes to be met and includes core engineering work to integrate various applications to central Firmwide Data Catalog and Data Quality controls. The candidate will lead discussions to understand needs of stakeholders and translate these into capabilities/features to be delivered through the squad, and advocate for the adoption of the product across the firm.
Job Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated team player with acumen towards solving problems.
Key responsibilities of this role are -
o Identify capabilities/features to meet needs of the customer, translate into user stories.
o Stakeholder management (across divisions, programs, and fleet) and understand/advocate the relative priority of capabilities/features for the product.
o Collaborate with squad to refine user stories and shape solutions.
o Leading Product Reviews to share advancements in the product and to collect 'voice of the customer' feedback.
o Present requirements/business design into decision making forums to govern decisions.
o Guide and mentor junior BAs within the team.
o Ensure consistency and interoperability of their product with other products in the platform.
o Knowledge sharing with our global team.
o Maximizing the product's value; ensure measurable adoption of new capabilities and features.
o Publishing documentation, guidance, and training for the product.
This role offers the opportunity to -
o Participate in transforming the firm towards a Data Driven culture.
o Build relationships and influence senior stakeholders across the firm.
o Develop domain expertise in Data Governance and Enterprise Metadata Management. QUALIFICATIONS
Skills Required: Must Have
o Financial Services industry experience with a solid understanding of Capital Markets/Banking/ Finance domain.
o Prior experience as a business analyst.
o Ability to conduct data analysis to make data driven decisions.
o Understanding of software enterprise architecture patterns.
o Understanding of software development processes, and tools that developers use to deploy their changes as a part of CI/CD pipelines.
o Understanding of methods used by systems to communicate/transfer data (e.g. databases, APIs, files, message queues).
o Ability to create detailed user stories, working with users and squad to refine stories.
o Strong problem-solving skills, business acumen, and demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
o Experience of working as part of a global team with senior Stakeholder Management.
o Agile software development practices, TDD, Continuous Integration.
Skills Desired: Good to have
o Experience on Data Governance - Concepts, Policies and Principles.
o Certifications relevant to Governance, Modelling, Architecture
o Experience in any Data Governance Tool like Collibra etc.
o Hands on software development experience.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.