Implementation Lead – London / Remote working

Our client is a rapidly growing Fintech providing solutions to large corporates and banks.

Role overview/purpose:

The Client Implementation team is responsible for the design, development, and deployment of solutions for their clients.

As an Implementation Lead, you will be responsible for leading requirements gathering, data quality testing, configuration of the platform, and client UATs. Your work will involve close working with other members of the team including mentoring and delegating to Junior Implementation Consultants.

Main duties:

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Lead the elicitation of requirements using interviews, document analysis, and requirements workshops

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Record requirements in Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and manage the review and sign-off of BRDs with clients

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Create Epics and User Stories from business requirements

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Assess client data against agreed formats and specifications to identify discrepancies or

exceptions

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Interpret term sheets and other financial legal documents to technical and reporting

requirements

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Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts,

decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a

general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs

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Collaborate with architecture, engineering, and product teams to analyse requirements and design a solution which optimises financial performance whilst ensuring stability, scalability,

and extensibility

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Manage configuration of the Platform and testing of report outputs, ensuring accuracy and conformity to agreed legal and technical specifications

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Manage execution of System Integration Testing and Data Integrity Testing

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Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal stakeholders

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Act as a liaison between clients and commercial, product, technology, and

operational teams

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Direct and mentor Junior Implementation Consultants on investigating ad-hoc issues and

requests, managing Work Orders, basic configuration, and investigating UAT issues

Education/Qualifications:

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in a numerate subject

Essential requirements:

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You have at least 5 years’ experience working in a Financial Services or Technology business

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You have demonstrable experience of leading the delivery of complex projects

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You have experience working in both Agile and Waterfall delivery settings

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You have exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in work product

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You are comfortable analysing, transforming, and generally working with large datasets

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You are great at communicating technical concepts to customers and colleagues both

verbally and in writing

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You have strong collaboration skills across functions and seniority levels

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You flourish in a dynamic high-pressure environment, and are comfortable context switching

between different projects and tasks

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You have a strong process focus, and the ability to critically evaluate processes for potential

improvement

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You have experience mentoring or managing less experienced Business Analysts/Consultants

Desired requirements:

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5 years’ experience working in IT or Finance in a BA or Consultant role

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Bachelor's degree in a numerate subject

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Understanding of relevant technologies; SFTP, SQL, PGP, XML

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Business Analyst/Project Management Qualifications

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Understanding of financial products, particularly working capital

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Understanding of accounting principles

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Demonstrable experience of working with, organising and analysing data with tools such as

Excel

For more information contact Lee Chapman at Affina Search or send your CV over