Lead Business Analyst Payments domain

Skills Mandatory

Product Management: Requirement

Elicitation, Interest in Analysis +

Detailing + Solutioning, Ability to Playback requirements using visual tools, Excellent Documentation & communication skills

Domain: Payment processing

Skills - Primary

Good knowledge in Payment domain-based products and solutions. Specific experience will be on the below -

Payment gateways, merchant acquiring, and card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.).

Digital wallets, real-time payments, and cross-border transactions.

Payment platforms such as Stripe, PayPal, Adyen, or similar solutions.

Payments processing from a payor to a payee in a B2B scenario starting from origination to settlement.

Process steps involved in various types of payments (E.g., Incountry clearing & settlement, Cross-Border payments,

PoS/Kiosks, DD, SI and others

Middle and back-office Impact of each payment transaction such as impact on general ledger, Treasury functions, FX exposure and others

Skills - Good to have

Experience of working in TCS BaNCS payments, GPP, C2P, Volante or other equivalent system as a functional expert with knowledge of end to transaction processing

Total Experience

Relevant

Experience

8+

5+

Qualification

Bachelor s degree

Work Location

Dallas USA (WFO) 3 days in a week

Project Role / Job

Title

Lead Business Analyst

Work Shifts

General /

US / UK

General US (preferably 7:30 am start)

Key Responsibilities:

Structured approach towards requirement elicitation discussions Pre-workshop research, analysis and deep study of the topic planned for workshop, structured Q&A planning etc.

Analysis Skills Natural interest to analysis and problem-solving.

Ability to go into details and extract functional details: o Collaborate with stakeholders to develop the product vision and business outcomes. o Collaborate with prospective end users / SMEs to understand their needs and translate them into product requirements related to payments, settlements, and reconciliation.

o Prioritize the Product Roadmap which aligns with the overall vision of the product

o Articulate the product requirements (written and verbal) and present it. Example: business flow diagrams, mind maps, designing wireframes, writing user stories

Documentation Skill:

o Translate Product roadmap into well-defined product requirements by documenting epics, features, user stories & acceptance criteria

o Knowledge in preparing business process flowcharts using tools like MIRO, , Visio etc.

o Familiarity with product management tools like JIRA/Azure DevOps/AHA etc.

o Create wireframes using prototyping or wireframing tools.

Ability to visualize the User Interface of features, suggest the challenges in usability and provide suggestions to UI/UX team.

Work closely with technology teams to design, test, and implement payment solutions.

Analyse payment processing workflows, identifying areas for improvement and efficiency.

Conduct market research on emerging payment trends, technologies, and regulatory requirements.

Ensure compliance with financial regulations such as PCI-DSS, PSD2, and AML/KYC guidelines.

Monitor transaction performance, fraud risks, and security measures.

Generate reports and dashboards to track payment KPIs and business metrics.

Act as a liaison between business and technical teams, ensuring alignment on payment initiatives.

Bachelor s degree in finance, Information Technology, or a related field.

Product Management Related:

Experience playing the role of a mature Business Analyst who can plan and conduct healthy requirement workshop sessions with client SMEs and Product Managers.

Strong interest to articulate (written and verbal) with good detailing & analytics skills with natural interest in problem-solving

Excellent communication skills articulate (written and verbal), discuss and finalize product business requirements with client stakeholders through usage of good visual tool based diagrams

Hands on Expertise in producing deliverables like business process flows, requirement specifications/user stories, product backlog (not restricted to delegation, but a do-er)

Experience in working with UI/UX/Visual design to guide the product s user interface process

Experience in synching with Product Owners and jointly participating in requirement grooming, sprint planning and helping product engineering team

Adequate technical exposure to understand modern web/mobile application development along with ability to visualize and understand data structures

Domain Related:

Strong understanding of payment gateways, merchant flows, and card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.).

Familiarity with digital wallets, real-time payments, and cross-border transactions.

Knowledge of payment platforms such as Stripe, PayPal, Adyen, or similar solutions.

Proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and reporting tools.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in an Agile environment is a plus.

Experience with API-based payment integrations.

Nice to have: Certifications in business analysis (CBAP, CCBA) or payments (e.g., NACHA, SWIFT).

Nice to have: Exposure to AI-driven fraud detection and risk management in payments.

Skill Sets:

Product Management & Business analysis

Experience working in Agile Environment - Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver on a common goal.

Experience with a definition of MVP and MMP

Experience working as Business Analyst with expertise in using Business Analysis Tools. Working with product managers / owners on the product roadmap

Good communication, presentation and leadership skills.

Attention to details.

Overall understanding of technologies used in the product.

Experience in using tools like MIRO, Figma, Aha, JIRA, Azure DevOps