Key Responsibilities
Strategic Analysis & Product Ownership
- Digital Transformation Leadership: • Drive the digitalisation programme, ensuring alignment with overall business strategy and transformation objectives. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap that balances regulatory, technical, and user experience priorities.
- Business Requirements & Backlog Management: • Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather detailed business and regulatory requirements. • Translate business needs into clear, concise user stories, epics, and technical specifications. • Manage and prioritize the product backlog within an agile framework, ensuring timely delivery of high-impact features.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: • Act as the central communication hub linking business units, IT teams, UX/UI designers, and regulatory experts. • Facilitate agile ceremonies, workshops, and iterative feedback sessions to ensure all perspectives are integrated and understood.
Regulatory & Compliance Excellence
- In-Depth Regulatory Knowledge: • Maintain a comprehensive understanding of banking regulations and ensure that all digital solutions meet or exceed these requirements. • Proactively monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on digital processes and product features.
- Risk & Impact Analysis: • Conduct thorough influence and risk assessments relating to regulatory compliance, identifying potential challenges and developing proactive mitigation strategies.
UX/UI & User-Centered Design
- Design Collaboration: • Work closely with UX/UI teams to weave user-centered design principles into the product development process. • Advocate for intuitive and engaging designs that support ease-of-use and accessibility without compromising regulatory integrity.
- Continuous Improvement: • Solicit, evaluate, and integrate user feedback to improve digital interfaces, ensuring the product evolves with consumer expectations and emerging trends. • Ensure that presentation materials, process documentation, and training resources are clear, concise, and inspirational.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Experience: • At least 8 years of experience in business analysis within the banking or financial services field.
- Regulatory Expertise: • Deep understanding of banking regulations and compliance requirements as they apply to digital platforms.
- UX/UI Insight: • Proven experience collaborating on or guiding UX/UI initiatives to create user-friendly, engaging digital products.
- Communication Excellence: • Superior written and oral communication skills in English and Chinese, with the ability to translate complex information for diverse audiences. • Strong presentation skills and the capacity to clearly articulate vision, strategy, and project details.
- Agile Methodologies: • Experience working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) with a track record of managing product backlogs and iterative development processes.
- Analytical Acumen: • Ability to perform thorough analyses, create detailed documentation, and present actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Product Management, or related disciplines.
- Proven track record in leading digital transformation initiatives within a regulated industry.
- Experience in project management, including risk assessment and stakeholder management in complex programmes.
If this outstanding opportunity sounds like your next career move, please submit through "Apply Now" or send your resume in Word format to Harry Tsang at resume@pinpointasia.com and put Business Analyst / Product Owner – Banking Digitalisation Programme in the subject header.
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