Associate- Business Analyst and testing Market Operations

Job Description
Promote business growth as an Associate Business Analyst, specializing in Market Operations and Testing
Job Summary:

• As an Associate in Business Testing Analysis for the Market Operations Platform Transformations, you will have the opportunity to showcase your flexibility and expertise in a cross-functional, project-based environment.
• You will manage multiple projects, meet stakeholder expectations, and support the roll-out of an automated testing solution. We value your ability to provide testing experience across various lines of business and your contribution to our global initiatives.
• You will build and nurture relationships across multiple business lines and global locations. Your role will require collaboration, effective influencing skills, and a self-starter attitude.
• You will understand and adapt to the roles of your team members to achieve project and organizational objectives. Your day-to-day activities will require minimal supervision and a hands-on approach.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage End-to-End UAT from planning, test scripting, test execution, defect management and user sign offs.
• Understand, analyze and clearly articulate to wider team including Application Development (AD), Product, Operations and Quality Assurance (QA) groups.
• Maintain documentation - test strategy, test plan, entry control and exit control as per the best practice process followed within the team.
• Execute the scenarios and capture the testing progress in qTest / JIRA. Identify the defects / gaps and track to closure.
• Track testing progress and ensure deadlines are met appropriately by working closely with AD team.
• Assist with Business Process Design where required to capture the impact of technology on current processes.
• Understand and contribute to Business Analysis if required by the program.
• Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet end objectives. Proactively communicate project status, issues & risks to management and all stakeholders
• Motivate team members and leading by example to engage in high standards of quality.
• Articulate issues and risks to management via various project management tools like RAID, Scorecards, etc

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Graduate or Postgraduate with minimum 5 years of experience working in the financial industry. Relevant testing experience within the Financial Services industry supporting multiple LOB's delivering in a highly complex and high-volume environment.
• Very strong communication skills with the ability to provide clear and succinct verbal updates on their work to team members, colleagues, senior leads, executives, and clients.
• Expertise in Agile project delivery methodology and skills to learn and work with evolving methodologies.
• Experienced in testing processes to define requirements, document user stories and test scripts through to test execution. Excellent attention to detail so errors can be prevented, and redundancies / opportunities highlighted.
• Strong organizational skills - ability to dynamically manage and oversee critical testing tasks accurately and to tight deadlines.
• Experience with Test automation using Selenium, QTP, Cypress, or any other technology, ability to strategize test automation plans in partnership with Tech teams.
• Experienced in using Business Driven Development / Test Driven Development test methodology or test case automation. Testing experience required.
• Skilled at problem solving, ability to scope and provide structure to complex issues, rapidly learn unfamiliar processes, and provide insightful and timely remediation.
• Ability to analyze and document complex current state vs future state processes. Ability to use effective systemic data driven reporting to support program reporting. Advanced numeracy and Microsoft skills.
• Ability to liaise effectively between lines of business with empathy and understanding to achieve the common and strategic goal as a team.
• Ability to articulate Program requirements, demo functionality to end users and coordinate UAT sign offs. Actively contributes to program updates, Project, and team meetings.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Understanding of Equity Derivatives Product Workflows and trade lifecycle is preferred.
• Good understanding Equity products and Equities trade lifecycle. Hands-on experience with JIRA & Confluence will be an added advantage.
• Worked in Equities, CIB business function, Global Markets, Middle Office or Security Services.
• Business Analysis skills, Test Automation skills, Agile methodology skills, Project / Agile methodology Qualification

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.
Operations teams develop and manage innovative, secure service solutions to meet clients' needs globally. Developing and using the latest technology, teams work to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it easy and convenient to do business with the firm. Teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven customer and client experiences that put users first, providing an unparalleled experience.