Project Manager / Technical Business Analyst

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Project Manager / Technical Business Analyst

Location(s): New York, NY

(Hybrid - 3 days a week on site)

• We are looking to hire a talented Project Manager / Technical Business Analyst having 10+ years of experience to join the Wealth Management Product Technology team.
• The team is responsible for maintaining and building systems for the Home Loans business.
• The Home Loans Technology platform depends on multiple internal and 3rd party vendor systems that offer unique services in support of mortgage origination and servicing.
• Home Loans Technology, partnering with the Home Loans Business Change Mgmt, manages the Vendor & Risk Management team to reduce Risk of our internal, vendor & third-party systems; to execute on a comprehensive workflow and oversight model; and to ensure transparency across multiple Technology, Risk, Business & US Banks stakeholders.
• The role of Project Manager / Technical Business Analyst is to lead the Vendor & Risk Management team within Technology in onboarding of systems into the firm, providing ongoing maintenance and risk management of systems, and decommissioning systems.

• Onboard new vendors for MS Home Loans by conducting vendor assessment/reviews, including information security, architecture, data lifecycle management, BCP, etc.
• Ensure vendors implement secure technology solutions, per MS policy (ex: Cloud migrations, Material Changes to architecture or PII Data).
• Manage incidents, such as Cyber Security & Production outages, including appropriate communication to stakeholders and adherence to SLAs.
• Identify risks and plan mitigations.
• Oversee vendor decommission and offboarding, including managing data security.
• Interact with business, technology, operations to conduct Business Analysis documentation of current and future state solutions.
• Assist in the coordination and preparation of key meetings that are required for stakeholders to close critical projects and assessments.
• Work with global / regional counterparts to provide synergies between regions and ensure the collaboration is intact.
• Document work into stories and manage JIRA board for prioritization.
• Detail the stories with examples and scenarios for clear development / QA understanding.
• Take the story to definition of ready (DoR) for the squad to discuss in refinement and planning sessions.
• Prepare material for sprint review with business and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to domain competence within the squad.

• At least 10+ years of hand-on Project Management and Business Analyst experience
• Extensive experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - Verification and Validation, Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies used for the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software.
• Comprehensive knowledge in Technical and Business Writing, Data and Business Process Flow Modeling.
• Proficient in writing Functional Specifications Document (FSD), Systems Requirements and Use Case Specifications.
• Expertise in producing detailed User Stories in JIRA and using Fibonacci User Points for estimation to prioritize and manage Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog.
• Professional approach of interaction with Product Owners.
• Expertise in facilitating meetings: Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review and Sprint Retro.
• Ability to handle complex information with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, building and maintaining relationships, self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities.

• Experience in wealth management or Asset management domains
• Experience of working with 3rd party vendor solutions and integrations

• Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.