Specialist / Principal - Business Analysis

The Business Analyst will drive end-to-end business analysis for payments solutions, working across real-time, clearing, and settlement systems. This role involves gathering and translating business requirements into functional specifications, message mappings, and user stories while ensuring alignment with ISO 20022 standards. The incumbent will collaborate closely with banks, product, and engineering teams to support delivery, testing, and production readiness across the payments lifecycle.

Strong communication skills (ability to describe the situation, articulate the problem, scenario, results and functional document writing) Comfortable working in a team, also with members of other teams (Architect and Development) when needed. Good analytical skills: understand the problem, analyse a situation, propose a solution. Ability to quickly learn new technologies, tools, and environments.

What You Bring (Skills & Qualifications)

Must-Haves

• Overall 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst ideally in SaaS, digital transformation, or fintech/payments environments.

• Experience across at least one payment type such as SWIFT, SEPA, RTGS, real-time payments (FPS, NPP, IMPS, NEFT) or local clearing systems. Payment rails like Fednow/RTP, Fedwire, ACH.

• Exposure to leading payments products/platforms (e.g., Finastra GPP, ACI UPF, FIS, Fiserv, IBM FTM, SWIFT, Vocalink) is a plus

• Strong experience in payments business analysis, including FRD/FSD creation, message mapping, ISO 20022 knowledge, and change management

• Solid understanding of the end-to-end payments lifecycle, from initiation through clearing and settlement

• Hands-on with interfaces and integrations (IRD) across banking systems and collaboration with business and technology teams

• Experience supporting SIT, UAT, production (L2/L3), defect triage, user stories, and requirements traceability

Nice-to-Haves

Ability to quickly learn new technologies, tools and environments. Strong articulation skills Hands-on experience in JIRA and Confluence.

Drive end-to-end business analysis for payments solutions: gather and translate requirements into FRDs/FSDs, message mappings, and user stories aligned to ISO 20022. Collaborate with banks, product, and engineering teams to support interfaces/integrations, SIT/UAT, production readiness (L2/L3), defect triage, and requirements traceability across clearing, real-time, and settlement systems. The summary above was generated by AI

Volante Technologies is the leading global provider of low-code cloud Payments as a Service solution for financial businesses. We are disruptors and innovators and we are growing fast. For the last three years, we have been the #1 seller of wholesale payment systems worldwide. At Volante, we are all about revolutionizing the world of Payments., At Volante Technologies, we believe diversity drives innovation and inclusion fuels success. We are committed to creating a performance driven workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and ensure equitable opportunities for growth. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. Together as ONE TEAM, we celebrate differences and foster collaboration, creativity, and belonging.