Position: Lead IT Business Analyst (Free Job)

Job Description

ABOUT STONESTEP AND THE ROLE

Stonestep is a growing insurtech company, which provides new security to mass- and micro- customers via partners like mobile operators, mobile money providers, retailers, and others. The entry countries are the Philippines, Myanmar, Nepal, and Malaysia.

We are looking for a clever, productive, and collegial person with the right experience to join us in Nepal as a Lead IT Business Analyst. This role reports to our CEO and works closely with the entire executive team. The job is to coordinate and manage all aspects of process-innovation including coordinating with all of Stonestep IT-based development in all countrywide implementation, and design of new solutions using new technologies. This hands-on role needs to produce detailed business requirements and keep multiple projects on track simultaneously.

This position provides a unique opportunity in a growth-stage company with an experienced team working in exciting places on exciting topics. The right candidate will have the right technical experience to document business and IT requirements for and even prototype IT solutions coupled with the necessary entrepreneurial drive to get things done. The role requires a self-starter attitude and confidence in iterative work with our internal partnership management colleagues and external partner’s IT resources to reach a successful IT implementation at the end.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Turn great ideas into business requirements, actionable prototypes, and then into scalable business solutions by working with leaders across the business
• Analyses and leads all IT technical requirements and documentation such as BRD, Project Plan, Partner Integration, Workflows, and Process.
• Manage resources, budget, and timelines to implement core platform in multiple countries in Asia
• Represent IT in discussions with major partners such as mobile network operators, mobile money providers, insurers, and non-bank financial institutions.
• Manage contracting with vendors
• Manage inter-dependencies including oversight of any risks and issues arising
• Basic financial management activities, including budget management, reporting
• Hire, train and oversee delivery against objectives of dedicated staff
• Handles overall Project Management: Product, Process and Technical Design, System integration, Infrastructure Set up, API connectivity (Vendors and Merchants), UAT testing and deployment
• Assist and provide inputs to the business case
• Plan and monitor system development 

• Understand, write and organize system requirements 

• Write and perform test scripts and analyze test result
• Coordinate test and bug fixes actions with developers
• Write and perform test scripts and analyze test result
• Write business requirements
• Manage, organize and communicate business requirements
• Analyze business requirement translating it to system requirements 

• Define configuration specifications
• Perform quality assurance and system tests
• Define reports and alerts requirements 
Own and develop a relationship with Stonestep partners, working with them to optimize and enhance our integration 

• Support map, design, document and maintain system processes 
Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make 
recommendations to the product team
• Communicate key insights and findings to operations and product team
• Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and 
deliver better value to the customer.

Job Specification

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Successful track record of business analysis and project management in information technology for financial services with insurance experience. 

• Believe the vision and make the right things happen to achieve it. 

• Identify risks and opportunities and prioritize/deliver what’s important. Communicate. Keep others informed as necessary to achieve goals in multiple 
markets. 

• Eliminate uncertainty, prioritize objectives, and help the team achieve all it 
can. 

• Confident produce work product and improve it based on feedback from 
peers. 

• Previous experience in Business / Systems Analysis or Quality Assurance in the 
Insurance Industry. 

• Proven experience in eliciting requirements and testing 

• Proven experience in preparing workflows and mapping processes 

• Experience in analyzing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data 
visualization techniques and tools 

• Solid experience in translating and writing Business Requirement Documents 

• Proven experience in preparing or contributing to the Functional Requirement 
Specification (FRS) document 

• Proven database knowledge (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) in order to write small 
queries whenever required. 

• Strong Business Requirement and experience with Insurance, Telco, Mobile Wallet is 
a big plus 

• Strong knowledge in mapping and generating process documentation 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills 

• Previous experience with PowerBI is nice to have.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 


• Bachelor’s degree in Business Informatics, Information Systems, or a related field 

• 5+ years of total working experience with a strong preference for insurance technology experience 

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and understand staff and stakeholders in a multicultural context 

• Strong attention to detail and personal work-ethic. We need “doers” who grow as managers. 

• Local market experience is crucial 

• Fluent English, written and spoken, required 


WHAT WE OFFER 


• Competitive growth-company remuneration and friendly experienced colleagues.
• Optional 2-3 trips per year with a minimum of 25% travel required to the various countries.
• Stonestep fosters a positive work environment where hard-working and entrepreneurial individuals can thrive. 

• Do work that matters and make a consequential decision
• Learn more faster than you thought possible in a financed growth-stage company 

• Improve outcomes for millions of people in multiple markets
• Being part of a fast-growing company, with plans to expand throughout Asia 

• A core team mission to promote societal development in emerging markets. 

• Impact the future of the company globally

Apply Instruction

All interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter at: [email protected] no later than 30^th September 2019.