Business / Functional Analyst - Vision Next (VN)

Business / Functional Analyst Vision Next (VN)

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ (5 Days Onsite)

Local Candidates Only

Experience Required: 8 12 Years

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business / Functional Analyst with strong expertise in Vision Next (VN) and the banking/cards/payments ecosystem. The ideal candidate will act as a subject matter expert, driving functional analysis, business process optimization, product enhancements, and stakeholder collaboration across card and payment platforms.

Required Skills Primary Skills

• Strong understanding of Vision Next (VN) or similar core banking/cards platforms
• Deep knowledge of card lifecycle management:
  • Authorization
  • Validation
  • Personalization
  • Administration
• Understanding of banking processes:
  • Billing
  • Invoicing
  • Statements
  • Fee management (Interchange, Cash Fees, etc.)
• Expertise in regulatory compliance and financial regulations
• Experience performing functional analysis and product impact assessments
• Experience in process re-engineering and workflow automation
• Strong documentation skills for business processes, APIs, and product features

Secondary Skills

• Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
• MS SQL and data analysis
• REST APIs/OpenAPI concepts and integrations
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Vision Next SME and lead functional discussions with business stakeholders
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications aligned with Vision Next capabilities
• Define and document current-state and future-state business processes
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Engineering teams
• Manage product backlog, user stories, and sprint deliverables
• Perform functional analysis for card, billing, and customer management modules
• Support API-driven integrations and document functional use cases
• Lead functional testing, regression testing, and validation activities
• Prepare management reports, KPIs, and product insights
• Identify automation opportunities and process improvements
• Maintain JIRA dashboards and Confluence documentation repositories

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of Business Analysis experience in Agile environments
• Hands-on experience with Vision Next or similar banking/cards platforms
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payment and card processing workflows
• Experience working with API-based and microservices architectures

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong product mindset with focus on scalability and reusability
• Expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Experience creating user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria
• Experience overseeing test planning and execution
• Excellent stakeholder communication and workshop facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and process optimization capabilities

Note: Local candidates only. Candidates must be able to work onsite in Berkeley Heights, NJ, five days per week.