Payment Business Analyst (Fintech)

TL;DR

Payment Business Analyst (Fintech): Analyzing and defining functionality for payment solutions, focusing on universality of payment solutions and optimizing issuing and processing capabilities. With an accent on detailed analysis, stakeholder liaison, and backlog management within a Scrum team. Focus on ensuring thorough understanding of user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and supporting development teams in a rapidly evolving setting.

Location: Hybrid, Montevideo, Uruguay

Company

hirify.global is a global player in employee benefits and engagement operating in 31 countries, helping companies attract, engage, and retain talent with diverse solutions.

What you will do

• Translate user stories into comprehensive deliverables that capture scope and business value.
• Perform in-depth analysis for each user story to ensure thorough understanding of components.
• Engage closely with the development team to provide clear explanations of stories and ensure acceptance criteria are understood.
• Offer domain-specific support to the development team throughout the development phase.
• Participate actively in daily stand-up meetings to maintain alignment with team objectives and progress.
• Facilitate the agreement and sign-off of business requirements with the Product Owner or client.
• Identify the scope for client implementation features and establish precise acceptance criteria.
• Organize and lead kick-off sessions to walk delivery teams through client implementation features.
• Present demonstrations of each feature upon its completion to stakeholders.
• Consistently manage the user story backlog to prioritize features effectively.
• Keep a prioritized input queue for squads to ensure a focused and efficient workflow.

Requirements

• Based in Montevideo, Uruguay (Hybrid).
• Fluency in English.
• Keen understanding of industry developments and their impact on the Payments landscape.
• Proficiency in constructing UML diagrams, including Sequence Diagrams and State Diagrams, using modeling tools or Visio.
• Expertise in crafting and refining User Stories in line with industry best practices.
• A track record of working within a Kanban or Scrum software development framework.
• Exceptional analytical abilities and attention to detail.
• Experience as a Payments professional with a successful track record in a similar international position.
• Solid experience of prepaid product management and issuing / processing.
• Relevant business / computer science degree or relevant experience.
• Flexibility to travel (around 30%).

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with multiple retail Payment Schemes such as SCT Inst, SEPA, FPS, RTGS.
• Comprehension of ISO8593, ISO20022 payment messages, schemas, and the application of specific fields.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful job helping build the future of employee benefits and making an impact on millions of lives.
• Be part of a multicultural team that moves as one in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
• Respect and care authentically about people, embrace wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Empowering environment that proudly embraces diversity and values the uniqueness of talents.
• Fostering an inclusive workplace where all abilities are celebrated and equal learning and growing opportunities are provided.